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This site is about the history of the Gruen Watch Company and their mechnical watches. If you're looking for information about quartz watches, please see the FAQ. |
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| I N T R O D U C T I O N | ||
| What kind of title is The Art & Mystery of Watchmaking, anyway? | ||
| (Updated February 20, 2001) |
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| 1 8 6 7 - 1 8 9 4 | Dietrich Gruen and the Columbus Watch Company | |
| 1867 | Dietrich Gruen comes to America; | |
| 1874 | he patents a safety pinion for watches; | |
| 1876 | he starts the Columbus Watch Company; | |
| 1894 | he is forced to leave the company | |
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(Updated May 29, 2006) |
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| 1 8 9 4 - 1 9 0 4 | D. Gruen & Sons and the VeriThin | |
| 1894 | Dietrich and his son form a new watch company; | |
| 1898 | a second son joins and they move to Cincinnati; | |
| 1904 | the VeriThin pocket watch | |
| (Updated May 29, 2006) |
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| 1 9 0 4 - 1 9 1 7 | Early wristwatches | |
| sidebar | Gruen's other thin pocket watches; | |
| 1908 | the first wristwatches; | |
| 1911 | the Dietrich Gruen line; | |
| sidebar | the confusing nature of early Gruen history | |
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(Updated October 24, 2000) |
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| 1 9 1 7 - 1 9 2 2 | The Gruen Guild | |
| 1917 | Time Hill; | |
| 1921 | The Precision Factory | |
| (Updated December 19, 1999) |
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| 1 9 2 1 - 1 9 2 2 | Rectangle and Pentagon | |
| 1921 | the women's Cartouche wristwatches; | |
| 1922 | the famous Pentagon pocket watch | |
| (Updated March 7, 2001) |
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| 1 9 2 2 - 1 9 2 9 | Pocket watch accuracy on your wrist | |
| 1922 | Consolidation of the Gruen Watch Company; | |
| 1924 | the 50th Anniversary pocket watch; | |
| 1925 | the Quadron men's wristwatches; | |
| 1928 | Baguette, a slim watch for women; | |
| 1928 | the Techni-Quadron "doctor's watch"; | |
| sidebar | the relationship between Gruen and Rolex | |
| (Updated April 18, 2000) |
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| 1 9 2 9 - 1 9 4 0 | The Great Depression | |
| 1929 | the Depression forces changes; | |
| 1931 | the unusual Carré; | |
| 1935 | the Curvex, Gruen's most famous wristwatch; | |
| sidebar | original watch prices; | |
| 1937 | the Ristside driver's watches; | |
| 1938 | the Veri-Thin wristwatches | |
| (Updated April 22, 2000) |
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| 1 9 4 0 - 1 9 5 8 | WWII and the postwar era | |
| 1940 | The War Instruments Division; | |
| 1945 | the 24-hour-dial Pan American watches; | |
| sidebar | Swiss watches invade the U.S. market; | |
| 1949 | the American-made Gruen 21; | |
| 11th hour | Gruen's decline; | |
| today | the remnants of an American industry | |
| (Updated February 12, 2000) |
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| S O U R C E S | ||
| A bibliography, with comments on the accuracy of Gruen information in various publications. This will eventually include corrections to some popular watch books. If you know of any books or other material that I've missed, I'd appreciate hearing from you. | ||
| (Updated February 17, 2001) |
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| R E L A T E D L I N K S | ||
| Links to several other watch history sites, as well as vintage watch sales sites and other links which might be of interest. I'd welcome suggestions to include here. | ||
| (Updated December 19, 2000) |
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| 1 8 7 4 P A T E N T | ||
| The complete text and drawings from Dietrich Gruen's safety pinion patent. | ||
| (Updated December 19, 1999) |
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| F R E Q U E N T L Y - A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S ( F A Q ) | ||
| Where can I get my old Gruen watch repaired? Who makes the modern quartz Gruen watches? What is my old watch worth? What care does an old watch need? | ||
| (Updated February 18, 2001) | ||
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Copyright © 1999-2001 Paul Schliesser
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