Saturday, June 11, 2011

The era of the Green Antique Watches


Gruen vintage watches began in 1874 with the "Center for pinion Watch" patent pending Gruen in. A few years later, in 1876, began Detrich Columbus Watch Manufacturing Company. Until 1879 they were making about 10 watches per day. The success of the Green attracted new partners in 1882 and the company was reorganized in the Columbus Watch. Times were good for GRUAN and his partner, until the "Panic of 1893", a depression in today'sConditions. This depression Elgin combined with the strong competition from Walther and led the Gruen's leave in 1894 and the company eventually failed 1903rd It was noted that Fred Gruen Columbus to see the left serial number 229 000 and the state of watches him leave Columbus not have a name.

Ditrich Gruen Gruen and his son, Frederick D. Gruen and Son started in 1894 producing high quality watches. In 1911 they opened a watch factory inCincinnati, Ohio, called Time Hill and continue to grow until 1953. This year was the high point because it is the best sales year in history was green. That same year, the Gruen family sold their interest in the Presidents took place after a scandal forced. Until 1958, the company today Gruen Industries, had lost direction, ran into serious legal questions, and accumulated huge debts. To compensate for this they lay off employees and began selling out of its properties, including the historical time Hill. In 1976Company eventually went bankrupt and the Green name has been sold MZ Berger. Although Gruen watches by today it produces pretty watches ended the era of the original green vintage.

During her reign Gruen watches were some of the most expensive watches and celebrity of her time. The thin line with a platinum and diamond case for $ 1250 in 1929 (over $ 30,000 in today's dollars) sold. Even the lower end watches in the semi-thin linesold for $ 25, compared to approve a sale of the watches of the day for only $. Some other notable lines are observed: the VeriThin (1904), the Cartouche (1921), the Pentagon (1922), the Quadron (1925) and the Technical Quadron (1928).

The green line VeriThin vintage watches was introduced 1904th Gruen watches already made ​​smaller and now decided to move to thin the field of manufacturing. The VeriThin did this by the standardMovement of overlapping layers with 4 parts up to 3 layers. Although it was the first approach does not make thin watches with this they were the first to do it with commercial success. These watches are about 7mm thick, about 2 / 3 of the thickness of a comparable size to see only.

The number of clocks UlltraThin VeriThin took the movement a step further by removing one more level in the movement. This reduction in operating cost layersonly two.

The Cartouche, as its name implies, light, was a rectangle with rounded corners watch. Published in 1921 it was designed as an elegant look to women. The cartridge uses the first green movement specifically designed for wrist watches. There are over 500 different models in the line Cartouche.

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