GRUEN Veri-Thin Ladies Gold Wrist Watch, in Original Night Blue Velvet Box with warranty paper, from the 1940’s, is in very good condition. Clean working order, in its original Midnight-Blue Velvet Clamshell Box with the original warranty paper work. The care and repair history of the watch is jewellers enscribed on this inside backcover, see photos, and the outside backcover is also engraved with "Betty Johns". A truly beautiful piece of original American jewellery!
In 1903 Gruen introduced its "Veri-Thin" line of watches. In 1938, continuing the success of their VeriThin pocket watches, Gruen also launched a series of Veri-Thin wristwatches. Contemporary Curvex and Veri-Thin movements often are closely related, and can share many parts. By the 1940s, most Gruen wristwatches were either Veri-Thin or Curvex models.
HISTORY OF GRUEN WATCH: The Gruen Watch Company was formerly one of the largest watch manufacturers in the United States. It was in business from about 1894 to 1958 and was based in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded in 1894 by German-born watchmaker Dietrich Grün, who changed the spelling of his name to "Gruen" because the letter ü does not exist in English.
