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Yes, there are bits of information scattered here and there. The chance to play the starring role in your own mini version of CSI (a popular crime show on the CBS Television Network in case you've been living in a cave for about the last decade or so) is irresistible to some. But, ironically for some, it is a great source of fun and fascination, as the process of dating a given specimen often involves piecing nuggets of information together from far-flung resources. The wonderful Gruen Guild Book that the company put out between 1929 and about 1931 (and widely available online) is arguably close to a 'Masterbook' of Gruen watches, particularly wristwatchesР’В made up to that time period.Р”В«ut from about the mid 1930s to 1958 (when Gruen ceased production of watches at their factory in Cincinnati), the number of movement calibers exploded, and the serializing of those movements took on byzantine characteristics that make Egyptian hieroglyphic look like a Kindergarten reading primer by comparison.Р”Р‡or most collectors, this is frustrating. Not so for Gruen, being the 'orphan child' without a birth certificate because of a rather complicated method of serializing their movements, the records for which have been long lost, and most likely destroyed.Р”В¬uriously, the process for dating the earliest Gruen wristwatches - from about 1915 to 1935 or so - is probably the easiest because of the limited number of movements that Gruen had available, and the resulting relatively small number of specific models.

ORIENT VINTAGE WATCH EBAY SERIAL NUMBER

These and other brands have volumes of material and definitive movement serial number listings that allow for precise dating down to the year, and in some instances even the MONTH, in which a given specimen was manufactured. There is precious little information 'out there,' unlike many other popular brands such Hamilton, Rolex, Omega, Elgin and others.

If you've collected Gruen watches for any length of time, you know how difficult it is determine - at least with any degree of accuracy - just when a specific model of Gruen was made. Breakthrough Research Smooths Rough Road for Gruen Wristwatch Collectors

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