Gruen Championship Watches: Georgia Tech Pentagons

Much has been written about other championship Gruens (ie Yankees, Babe Ruth watches). But I’ve never seen one of these GT watches live. Georgia Tech won the 1928 National Championship in college football, by winning the Rose Bowl on New Years Day 1929.

The official presentation occurred Monday, Feb 18, 1929. Here are the 53 original watches presented, with recipient names, but note there were a few more to come—there’s a souvenir for some lucky fans!

Here is a close up of one (unpresented), from a later ad I shared today. Anyone seen a live example?

I'd like to add these clippings to your research thread. Never seen one live.

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