Gruen Pan Am

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Waltesefalcon

·Sep 25, 2026

I just finished up my 1945 Gruen Pan Am, and I've got to say that I'm happy with the result. This one was a total basket case that needed a visit to a proper watch maker due to striped screws in settings and super glued jewels.

If we have any Gruen experts in the house, I do have a question. The movement and case both date to 1945, from what I can find, but this case style wasn't introduced until 1946.

 

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Larry S

·Sep 25, 2026·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Killer!

 

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Speed2Sea

·Sep 25, 2026

Congratulations that's a sharp looking timepiece. Love your paring it with that leather strap. Win-win

 

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Tony C.

·Sep 25, 2026·Ωf Jury member

Very nice! I own several Pan ams, but not with that interesting case style.

 

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Waltesefalcon

·Sep 29, 2026

Tony C.

Very nice! I own several Pan ams, but not with that interesting case style.

Thanks Tony. One of the reasons I went for it was the case. The stainless, deco looking arched lugs against the yellow gold filled case really appealed to me. The other reason I got it was that the serial number of both mov't and case pointed to 45 and that seemed awfully early for a "civilian" model. I learned over on the NAWCC forum that Gruen started selling these to non Pan Am employees in Oct. of 45. So, this one has to be from the first couple of months of post war production.

 

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Tony C.

·Sep 29, 2026·Ωf Jury member

Waltesefalcon

I learned over on the NAWCC forum that Gruen started selling these to non Pan Am employees in Oct. of 45. So, this one has to be from the first couple of months of post war production.

Very interesting!

 

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Waltesefalcon

·Sun. 9:46am

I bought a pair of war time Pan Am ads to go with my Pan Am. I'll have to frame them and hang them near my watch box.

 

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Pascal S

·Sun. 11:08am

Very cool! 👍

 

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