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looks beautiful! funny i just watched a video shot in the 40s of the Hamilton factory showing/explaining how their watches were made. shame they went belly up in the 50s
thanks for all the advice everyone! good to know that its more misinformation/money making scheme by watch companies to push getting your watch looked at 5-10 years or whatever than a necessity. like posters here said as long as it keeps time and runs great i wont worry about it. one thing that's always on my mind is keeping water off of it! its my greatest fear! i'll never understand how watches of that era survived (or didn't) the rigors of WWI warfare. i know some had 'waterproof' cases and 'unbreakable glass' and stuff but i doubt every solider had a watch built like that. i was eyeing a Longines from 1916(?) for about $900, but this Gruen was $250. maybe in the future the Longines will still be up for sale when I have 1K to blow on a watch lol.
i would say if you have enough $$ it shouldn't matter. but if your joe blow from the street and happen to meet an elitest AD who gets off on the power trip of treating people like trash than yea, you might have trouble. but it's a situation ive never been in. if i ever have 20k to blow on a watch id probably get a Cartier Tank or an Omega, and as far as I know at those places you can walk in the store and the salesmen treat you like humans and you leave the same day with the product.
personally i'd like to see Rolex blow up. the arrogance from the company is just too much. they are not selling cures for cancer...it's friggin watches!
wonderful gift! and i like that the company is a husband+wife combo and not some zoomer scammer from East Europe or whatever. too many of those fake companies around!
looks like my Gruen 1917 I just picked up! I just wish it had the radioactive lume, and looking at the case I really doubt its waterproof so I always take mind when wearing. but it's in great condition and runs wonderfully!
Nice! I just picked up a Gruen 1917 trench watch style to replace my Omega from the same era. Loving it so far!
