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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.

Justindo · 12 September 2018, 03:35 PM

Nice looking vintage diver!

Erpin · 12 September 2018, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Justindo

Nice looking vintage diver!

Thanks. Quite lucky for me to find 2 since not many were made.

1William · 12 September 2018, 08:53 PM

Very nice.

Jazzie · 12 September 2018, 11:06 PM

Nice

J!m · 13 September 2018, 12:00 AM

Great to see some diversity of collections here.

I'm a big fan of the old Gruen offerings. This looks to be a Fifty Fathoms "tribute" and I like it a lot.

The last one may be/have been a collection of parts over several years. I noticed right away the seconds hand is not the same as the other two. But if they are that rare, it probably took someone years to get that close, which I can certainly relate to!

Erpin · 17 September 2018, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by J!m

Great to see some diversity of collections here.

I'm a big fan of the old Gruen offerings. This looks to be a Fifty Fathoms "tribute" and I like it a lot.

The last one may be/have been a collection of parts over several years. I noticed right away the seconds hand is not the same as the other two. But if they are that rare, it probably took someone years to get that close, which I can certainly relate to!

It had no second hand when I got the 3rd watch. I just put a old one from my spares just to see if its still functioning.

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.

12 September 2018, 03:35 PM	#2
Justindo "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: California Posts: 2,176	Nice looking vintage diver!

12 September 2018, 08:53 PM	#4
1William 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Carolina Watch: Rolex/Others Posts: 44,652	Very nice.

12 September 2018, 11:06 PM	#5
Jazzie Banned Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: United states Posts: 109	Nice

13 September 2018, 12:00 AM	#6
J!m "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Real Name: Jim Location: Connecticut Watch: this! Hold my beer Posts: 2,813	Great to see some diversity of collections here. I'm a big fan of the old Gruen offerings. This looks to be a Fifty Fathoms "tribute" and I like it a lot. The last one may be/have been a collection of parts over several years. I noticed right away the seconds hand is not the same as the other two. But if they are that rare, it probably took someone years to get that close, which I can certainly relate to!

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