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Company Site - http://www.rgmwatches.com
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From their history page - http://www.rgmwatches.com/rgm1.html
RGM is not a conventional luxury watch brand. Some of our watches feature exceptional complicated movement such as a Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar, a Tourbillon, an Automatic Chronograph with Moonphase and a rose gold Skeleton Chronograph - just a few of RGM's highlights. RGM's reputation rests on its technical prowess and aesthetic beauty rather than a famous name.
"You' re not likely to see the person next to you on a airplane wearing an RGM," Mr. Murphy says. "It is an exclusive timepiece for special collectors."
Mr. Murphy himself has a distinguished background. He is a 1986 graduate of the famous WOSTEP program in Switzerland, having previously studied watchmaking at Bowman school in Lancaster, PA. His dream was to create his own high-quality complicated watches. That dream began in the late 1980s when Mr. Murphy was working in product development for a large Swiss watch company. He grew disillusioned with big watch corporations churning out mediocre watches.
Tired of compromises, he ventured out on a solo quest to produce his own high quality mechanical watch collection in the spirit of the finest practitioners of the craft. Mr. Murphy's decision is the watch collector's reward. The company christened with his initials, RGM, introduced its first watch in 1993 to rave reviews. Today it is among the most respected watch brands among serious watch connoisseurs.
"I make watches I like, and I hope other people like them," Mr. Murphy says. "Because RGM is small, each watch has its own special appeal--not just a commodity pumped out of a factory that changes ownership every five years. I may not have a 150-year history with a famous name, but I have the highest quality watches in each price range compared to others." And certainly the most respectable line of fine watches made in America over the last three decades.
An RGM watch can be had starting at about $1,750, although the majority of the collection ranges from $4,500 to $26,000. Major watch complications, like its Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar or Tourbillon, are the crown jewels of the collection exceeding $80,000 to over $100,000. Even still, RGM is considered a bargain. The quality of the $1,700 RGM watch matches that of many other brands' watches costing many times as much.
Custom-built watches are also a specialty of RGM. Not many brands exist today that will make a single watch or even a small series on the demand of a customer. This is the realm of the hands-on watchmaker and is what helps set RGM apart from other small watchmaking firms. Your one-of-a-kind RGM might have a custom-built case of precious metal or simply use an existing case from the RGM line. You may choose to have Mr. Murphy custom-design a complication, or use a fine vintage movement, or specially decorate a movement of current manufacture. You may select from variations of existing dial designs or work with RGM's chief designer to create a personalized dial unlike any in the world. At large corporations, its nearly impossible to access someone who knows everything about their watches. At RGM, Mr. Murphy is just a phone call away, adding a unique personal touch in today's impersonal business world. "RGM watches are designed, finished, manufactured and sold through me, a watchmaker, or one of my representatives, not through a corporate sales machine," Mr. Murphy says. In fact, you will often find Mr. Murphy himself hosting product demonstrations at his highly-regarded retail outlets or representing his company at watch-collector conventions.
Did you know that many popular "Swiss watches" are not entirely Swiss made? Loopholes allow many brands to carry the "Swiss Made" moniker simply because their watches are assembled in Switzerland, despite the fact many of the parts are made in Asia. Although RGM's components are Swiss, German- or American-made, RGM no longer applies an artificial Swiss-made stamp on its dial because it's not necessary. The quality, which exceeds that of most Swiss watch brands, speaks for itself.
Recent additions to the RGM line include a Master Chronograph that uses as hand-decorated, vintage Valjoux 23 movement with column-wheel control of the timing functions. This venerable machine is decorated with perlage added by Mr. Murphy himself. Another special piece is a rose gold dress watch adorned on the dial with an image of the USS Constellation. The year 2004 marks the 150th anniversary of the launching of America's last all-sail warship and RGM has chosen to help celebrate this milestone with a limited edition of 25 watches. RGM also includes in it's catalog two series of watches utilizing stainless steel cases. These watches, the Classic and Pilot's Series, offer the same fine RGM attention to detail, but at prices more accessible to modest collectors. The Pilot's Series includes fine Swiss automatic and hand-wound clibers with easily readable military-style dials. Some are cased in elegant, thin cases and some in robust, oversized cases as is the current fashion. The Classic Series includes more formal and dressy watches in steel or gold. The focal point of these watches is the singular design of the guilloche dial. As lovely as these dials are in photographs, they cannot prepare one for the effect of seeing them in person.
Keep an eye on RGM. We are writing a new chapter of watchmaking--not just from an American perspective--and, without setting out to do so, are forcing the makers of fine watches worldwide to take notice.
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Company Site - http://www.rgmwatches.com
From their history page - http://www.rgmwatches.com/rgm1.html
RGM is not a conventional luxury watch brand. Some of our watches feature exceptional complicated movement such as a Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar, a Tourbillon, an Automatic Chronograph with Moonphase and a rose gold Skeleton Chronograph - just a few of RGM's highlights. RGM's reputation rests on its technical prowess and aesthetic beauty rather than a famous name.
"You' re not likely to see the person next to you on a airplane wearing an RGM," Mr. Murphy says. "It is an exclusive timepiece for special collectors."
Mr. Murphy himself has a distinguished background. He is a 1986 graduate of the famous WOSTEP program in Switzerland, having previously studied watchmaking at Bowman school in Lancaster, PA. His dream was to create his own high-quality complicated watches. That dream began in the late 1980s when Mr. Murphy was working in product development for a large Swiss watch company. He grew disillusioned with big watch corporations churning out mediocre watches.
Tired of compromises, he ventured out on a solo quest to produce his own high quality mechanical watch collection in the spirit of the finest practitioners of the craft. Mr. Murphy's decision is the watch collector's reward. The company christened with his initials, RGM, introduced its first watch in 1993 to rave reviews. Today it is among the most respected watch brands among serious watch connoisseurs.
"I make watches I like, and I hope other people like them," Mr. Murphy says. "Because RGM is small, each watch has its own special appeal--not just a commodity pumped out of a factory that changes ownership every five years. I may not have a 150-year history with a famous name, but I have the highest quality watches in each price range compared to others." And certainly the most respectable line of fine watches made in America over the last three decades.
An RGM watch can be had starting at about $1,750, although the majority of the collection ranges from $4,500 to $26,000. Major watch complications, like its Minute Repeater Perpetual Calendar or Tourbillon, are the crown jewels of the collection exceeding $80,000 to over $100,000. Even still, RGM is considered a bargain. The quality of the $1,700 RGM watch matches that of many other brands' watches costing many times as much.
Custom-built watches are also a specialty of RGM. Not many brands exist today that will make a single watch or even a small series on the demand of a customer. This is the realm of the hands-on watchmaker and is what helps set RGM apart from other small watchmaking firms. Your one-of-a-kind RGM might have a custom-built case of precious metal or simply use an existing case from the RGM line. You may choose to have Mr. Murphy custom-design a complication, or use a fine vintage movement, or specially decorate a movement of current manufacture. You may select from variations of existing dial designs or work with RGM's chief designer to create a personalized dial unlike any in the world. At large corporations, its nearly impossible to access someone who knows everything about their watches. At RGM, Mr. Murphy is just a phone call away, adding a unique personal touch in today's impersonal business world. "RGM watches are designed, finished, manufactured and sold through me, a watchmaker, or one of my representatives, not through a corporate sales machine," Mr. Murphy says. In fact, you will often find Mr. Murphy himself hosting product demonstrations at his highly-regarded retail outlets or representing his company at watch-collector conventions.
Did you know that many popular "Swiss watches" are not entirely Swiss made? Loopholes allow many brands to carry the "Swiss Made" moniker simply because their watches are assembled in Switzerland, despite the fact many of the parts are made in Asia. Although RGM's components are Swiss, German- or American-made, RGM no longer applies an artificial Swiss-made stamp on its dial because it's not necessary. The quality, which exceeds that of most Swiss watch brands, speaks for itself.
Recent additions to the RGM line include a Master Chronograph that uses as hand-decorated, vintage Valjoux 23 movement with column-wheel control of the timing functions. This venerable machine is decorated with perlage added by Mr. Murphy himself. Another special piece is a rose gold dress watch adorned on the dial with an image of the USS Constellation. The year 2004 marks the 150th anniversary of the launching of America's last all-sail warship and RGM has chosen to help celebrate this milestone with a limited edition of 25 watches. RGM also includes in it's catalog two series of watches utilizing stainless steel cases. These watches, the Classic and Pilot's Series, offer the same fine RGM attention to detail, but at prices more accessible to modest collectors. The Pilot's Series includes fine Swiss automatic and hand-wound clibers with easily readable military-style dials. Some are cased in elegant, thin cases and some in robust, oversized cases as is the current fashion. The Classic Series includes more formal and dressy watches in steel or gold. The focal point of these watches is the singular design of the guilloche dial. As lovely as these dials are in photographs, they cannot prepare one for the effect of seeing them in person.
Keep an eye on RGM. We are writing a new chapter of watchmaking--not just from an American perspective--and, without setting out to do so, are forcing the makers of fine watches worldwide to take notice.
