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Erpin · 11 September 2018, 03:04 PM

I have been searching for Gruen Ocean Chief for a couple of years already and to my surprise, two pieces were offered to me last week. Both are in very good condition specially the gloss dials with radium lumes. The cases appear to be unpolished and the other watch came with a beads of rice bracelet without the Gruen Logo. It looks exactly like the one in old Gruen print ads so could it be that the bracelets originally used did not have the logo? The watch case itself is only 36mm in diameter. It is the concave bezel that makes the watch look big since it measures 39mm across.

I also bought a third one but its missing the desirable concave bezel. What is intriguing is the sterile dial which under the loop does not show any sign of printing that was erased or radium lumes applied.

The Gruens are indeed great additions to my collection.

Gruen 1

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Gruen 2

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Gruen 3

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My twin Gruen Ocean Chief

Gruen 3 without bezel and with sterile dial.

11 September 2018, 03:04 PM	#1
Erpin "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Real Name: Eric Location: Philippines Watch: Rolex DRSD Posts: 663	My Twin Gruen Ocean Chief Diver I have been searching for Gruen Ocean Chief for a couple of years already and to my surprise, two pieces were offered to me last week. Both are in very good condition specially the gloss dials with radium lumes. The cases appear to be unpolished and the other watch came with a beads of rice bracelet without the Gruen Logo. It looks exactly like the one in old Gruen print ads so could it be that the bracelets originally used did not have the logo? The watch case itself is only 36mm in diameter. It is the concave bezel that makes the watch look big since it measures 39mm across. I also bought a third one but its missing the desirable concave bezel. What is intriguing is the sterile dial which under the loop does not show any sign of printing that was erased or radium lumes applied. The Gruens are indeed great additions to my collection. Gruen 1 [IMG] [/IMG] Gruen 2 [IMG][/IMG] [/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [/IMG] Gruen 3 [/IMG] My twin Gruen Ocean Chief Gruen 3 without bezel and with sterile dial.