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Gruen 15J grade 500 wrist watch #2-145642, case #614950 model 501-266, vintage mechanical manual-wind movement, SS champagne-toned metal dial with an unusual brushed finish pattern where different sections have the finish going in different directions, creating a subtle 2-tone effect, black imitation double sunk (DS) line, raised fancy gold Arabic numbers, a black-marked outer minute register and a black-marked subsidiary seconds register, dial has a few very small specks and a tiny section missing from the outer register, gold steel moon-style hands.

Impressive yellow gold filled (YGF) & stainless steel (SS) rectangular case with a tapered supporting a slightly domed glass crystal, a recessed wide frame detail on the top & bottom and extra long tapered extended lugs that, when taken as a whole with the frame, give the overall appearance of one of Gruen's Curvex-style cases although the flat back is representative of traditional cases, case is showing normal even wear with some thin lines of brass just starting on the top of the lugs and some heavy spots of wear to the brass on the back of the lugs, measures approx. 21mm wide x 46mm lug to lug x 9mm thick (crystal included).

Distinctive YGF (marked) bracelet-style watch band with large sculpted links connected with open rectangular links to create the entire length of the band, long YGF clasp with recessed edges and a slide length extension system, band is showing normal wear with some small spots of brass starting to show on the top of a few links and some small spots of heavy brass showing on the back of the buckle, watch has a wearable length of approx. 178mm with the ability extend up to 20mm more, we can replace the band with a new leather strap band for no charge on request. This watch also comes with a nice generic red leatherette box with a white satin & white velvet interior. A very attractive vintage Gruen from the 1930s in excellent overall condition!

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