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Posted 1 year ago
Luisa
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I found this mechanical Gruen watch at a Salvation Army store for twenty dollars or so. It has a 17 jewel movement with a beautiful gold speckled maroon face.
On the back of the casing the characters A1243DR84B are engraved; I haven't been able to find anything relating to this, it might have been servicing notes by a watchmaker?
Would love to date and price this, the size of the band is too short to wear myself. Any info on when this might have been made, I am hoping someone might recognize the style.
Gruen WristwatchesCommon as they are today, wristwatches are a relatively new entry into the …
Thanks AR8Jason, that maroon made me think the same era, too. There are number scratchings as well, the numbers above seem to be part of the case manufacturers intent.