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About Vintage Gruen Watches

Dietrich Gruen helped found the Columbus Watch Manufacturing Co. in 1876 in Columbus, Ohio. The company finished and cased movements from Switzerland, eventually becoming successful enough to introduce a new pocket watch, the 16 size, which was lighter than the heavy 18 size popular at the time. Dietrich and his son split off in 1894 to found D. Gruen and Son, which in 1908 released one of the earliest wristwatches (most wristwatches didn't sell well until after WW1).

Gruen wristwatches were immensely popular through WW2, but deaths in the family and management changes ultimately drove the company under.


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An Interview with Wristwatch Collector, Restorer, and Appraiser Don Levison

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Gruen: The Art and Mystery of Watchmaking

Gruen: The Art and Mystery of Watchmaking

Paul Schliesser's elegant site offers a comprehensive history of the Gruen Watch Company of Ohio. The easy-to-navig… [read review or visit site]

Old-Omegas.com

Old-Omegas.com

Steve Waddington’s vintage Omega watch site, featuring in-depth pages on models like Omega’s Pilot Line, Chrono… [read review or visit site]

OnTheDash

OnTheDash

Jeffrey Stein's great reference site on Heuer chronographs and dashboard timepieces. This site offers everything yo… [read review or visit site]

The Accutron Watch Page

The Accutron Watch Page

Rob Berkavicius' labor of love for Accutrons and Accutron technical information contains extraordinarily detailed d… [read review or visit site]

Patek Phillipe Museum

Patek Phillipe Museum

This website, from the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva, gives visitors a satisfying glimpse into the world of watch… [read review or visit site]

National Watch and Clock Museum

National Watch and Clock Museum

This virtual museum, created by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, lets you stroll through tim… [read review or visit site]

Nerd Watch Museum

Nerd Watch Museum

This gallery of hundreds of LCD and calculator watches from the 1980s includes nerd-friendly brands like Casio, Sei… [read review or visit site]


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$9.99~art Deco Platinum 1.50ct Diamond~gruen~watch-23gr$1,025 Ends in 14 hours 15 bids 79 watchers
Vintage 14k White Gf Gruen Doctors Watch Cal: 877 S$555.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 48 watchers
Gruen Curvex 10k Gold Art Deco Vintage Watch 1940's$388.77 Ends Sunday 11 bids 27 watchers
Rare Original Solid 14k Gold Men's Gruen Curvex Watch$255.00 Ends in 12 hours 13 bids 10 watchers
Gruen Precision 17 Jewel 14k Solid Gold Wristwatch$187.50 Ends Sunday 11 bids 16 watchers
Gruen Air Flight Jumping Hour Ca.1960$175.00 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 8 watchers
Gruen Veri-thin Vintage Watch$158.56 Ends Sunday 18 bids 12 watchers
Men's Vintage Gruen Watch 14k$132.30 Ends in 10 hours 12 bids 14 watchers
Gruen Curvex 17j 14k Rose Gold Wristwatch No Reserve!$122.50 Ends Thursday 10 bids 20 watchers
1930s Gruen Curvex 47mmlong Watch ..311 Curved Movem,t$118.92 Ends in 2 hours 6 bids 29 watchers
Stunning Rare Gruen Precision Vintage Mens Gold Watch!$108.50 Ends Sunday 20 bids 15 watchers
Mens 1940's Gold Gruen Curvex Wrist Watch Mint Dial Nr!$104.00 Ends Thursday 4 bids 8 watchers
Scarse Vintage Gruen Precision Chronograph Ss Ca.1950's$100.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 59 watchers
1950s Vintage Gruen 17j 550 Ss Automatic 10k Gf$99.99 Ends Sunday 10 bids 18 watchers
Vintage 30's Deco Gold Filled Mans Gruen Watch $78.01 Ends Sunday 9 bids 11 watchers
Vintage Mens Gruen Curvex Beautiful Thick Lugs Watch Nr$73.00 Ends Sunday 14 bids 7 watchers
25) Men's Vintage Gruen "curvex" Wristwatch! Wow$66.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 15 watchers
Vintage Gf Mans Gruen Long Curvex Watch 41mm Cal:330 $66.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids 57 watchers
Vintage Mens Wrist Watch - Gruen -curvex Dial-big Curve$61.00 Ends Wednesday 6 bids 20 watchers
Man’s 1948 Precision Gruen-linen Dial-21 Jewels$56.56 Ends Wednesday 7 bids 5 watchers
Vintage Gruen Curvex Art Deco Wristwatch W Sub Dial$51.00 Ends Monday 6 bids 22 watchers
Ladies Gruen 1924 Art Deco-reinforced White Gold Case$41.00 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 23 watchers
Vintage Gruen Veri-thin Movement$39.20 Ends in 22 hours 5 bids 7 watchers
Gruen Precision Automatic Swiss 25 J Fully Serviced$39.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 6 watchers
Vintage Working Gruen Veri -thin 21 Jewel 10k Gf Watch$37.54 Ends in 6 hours 7 bids 9 watchers
Vintage Gruen Curvex Verithin Men's 17j 430 Wristwatch$37.50 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 14 watchers
1940s Gruen Hamilton Patek Phillipe Rado Watches Lot 7$36.00 Ends Monday 3 bids 23 watchers
Gold Gruen Precision Bumper Auto With Great Lugs$34.00 Ends in 12 hours 5 bids 10 watchers
Gruen~veri-thin~17j~rare Alarm Vintage Mens Watch$34.00 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 10 watchers
Gruen Curvex Rare Drivers Model No Reserve$34.00 Ends Thursday 3 bids 13 watchers
Gruen Precision Day/date Manual Winding Watch$33.00 Ends in 17 hours 5 bids 8 watchers
Mens 1940s Gruen Precision Watch Fancy Lug Parts/repair$32.54 Ends in 9 hours 5 bids 6 watchers
Vintage Gruen Veri-thin Mechanical Men's Watch$32.00 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 2 watchers
10k Pink Gold Fill Gruen Curvex Caliber 330 For Parts.$32.00 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 3 watchers
Gruen~nickel Case~15j~vintage Mens Watch$31.00 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 3 watchers
Mens Gruen Precision 10k Rgp Gold Watch Large Vintage$30.00 Ends in 4 hours 3 bids 6 watchers
Vintage Gruen Curvex Watch$29.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 7 watchers
Vintage Gruen 15 Jewel Manual Wind Wrist Watch$29.88 Ends in 9 hours 4 bids 11 watchers
Art Deco Watch Lot Parts/repair Gruen Curvex Elgin M$26.00 Ends Thursday 3 bids 6 watchers
Vtg Gruen Curvex 17 Jewel 10k Gold Filled Watch Runs$25.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 15 watchers
Vintage Gruen Curvex Lady W/watch 30s 40s$24.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 2 watchers
1940's Deco Gruen Drivers Style Mens Watch$24.00 Ends in 13 hours 1 bid 9 watchers
Vintage Gruen Mens Veri-thin Gold Filled Watch + Case$23.38 Ends Wednesday 6 bids 3 watchers
Excellent Vintage Gruen Curvex Nice Dial Mans Watch$22.50 Ends Monday 3 bids 21 watchers
1950's Men's Gruen Precision Deco Classic Wp Gold Watch$22.50 Ends Wednesday 24 bids 6 watchers
Vintage Gruen Veri-thin Clean Larger Size Swiss 431 Mov$22.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 7 watchers
Men's Gruen-swiss Curvex Wrist-watch!!!$20.50 Ends in 8 hours 2 bids 3 watchers
Man’s 1948 Precision Gruen-2-tone Silver Dial-21 Jewels$20.50 Ends Thursday 2 bids 4 watchers
Mens All Titanium Chronograph Gruen Swiss Watch$20.50 Ends Monday 4 bids 11 watchers
Vintage Gruen Automatic $19.95 Ends Sunday 1 bid 10 watchers
Mens Wrist Watch Clinton/gruen Lot 2$19.95 Ends in 12 hours 1 bid 3 watchers
Vintage Gruen Curvex 15j Watch 10k Gold Filled Nr Fix R$19.95 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 13 watchers
Gruen Veri-thin Watch. 17 Jewel.from The 1940s.$19.50 Ends in 3 hours 5 bids 10 watchers

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