Well-known Gruen Vintage watches

There are a large number of vintage Gruen watches available. Over the past century, Gruen produced some high-quality clocks, many of which still keep track of time today. For collectors, investors, or people just looking for a classic look, these models are a good place to start.

Green Techni-Quadron – Watch The Techni-Quadron watches that were released in 1928 had a rectangular face and were similar to the Quadron. The upper and lower dials were of similar large sizes, while the former consisted of the hour/minute, the latter consisted of the seconds hand.

Techni-Quadrons were often referred to as “doctor’s watches” as the huge second hand was easy to see while taking your pulse. The watch was also admired by various technical professionals, especially engineers. Note that all Gruen double-dial watches were not doctor’s watches. On a Techni-Quadron, the dial consisting of an hour/minute hand is mounted above where the crown enters the case, rather than in the center of the dial. Some of them also had an expanding buckle that allowed them to slide up the arm, thus freeing up the hand and wrist.

Carr Square – The Carr, French for square, which was released in 1931, was a practical, square-shaped pocket watch. The numbers 12, 3, 6 and 9 were arranged in the 4 corners giving it the shape of a diamond. It could be used by both genders and was therefore marketed as a men’s pocket watch and a women’s purse watch, as well as a portable table clock. Several models came with luminous hands and numbers so they could be seen in the dark. The Carr was finished in the year 1934 and cost around $55 (~$1400 today).

The famous Curvex line – The Curvex, which was launched in 1935, was named the Curvex Governor for men and the Curvex Queen (1936) for women. Not only was it the most famous watch in Gruen’s vintage collection, but it was also the flagship watch until the late 1940s. Production of this watch ended after 1954.

An elite and unique aspect of the Curvex was that the watch, as well as the movement within it, were curved. The patented movement (1,855,952) was applied in these watches and therefore the configuration of the gears was curved. Numerous other curved watches in the 1930s were forced to use smaller movements that were not as accurate and were also very fragile.

All real men’s Curvex watches were precision grade and had one of four movements. In fact, what makes these watches unique is the movement, without it, it’s not a Curvex. The four movements are caliber 311 (1953) – a long, thin movement, caliber 330 (1937) – a long, thin, curved (Custom Curved) movement, caliber 440 (1940) – a short, square/oval movement. , and the caliber 370 (1948) – a short and wide (Curvametric) movement.

The unique Ristside – Designed and designed to be worn on the wrist side and in line with the thumb, Ristside watches were launched in 1937 and pronounced wrist side. These watches were especially desired by collectors, but they turned out to be rare as Gruen did not sell many. Also, there is a chance that some collectors will try to sell any local watch with articulated lugs like Ristside. Aside from the Fraternity (mentioned below) and a single additional similar model, all Ristsides are rectangular in shape and have curved cases.

The watches that are considered part of the Gruen family of vintage watches, Curvex and Ristside, are the Curvex-Ristside watches. Movement 330; described as long, thin and curved movement in the previous paragraphs; it was used in all three types of watches; namely: the Curvex Coronet, the Curvex Lord, and the Curvex Admiral. The Curvex-Ristside Fraternity consisted of hinged lugs and used the 440 movement.