RGM

RGM is an American watch manufacture. RGM was founded in 1992 by watchmaker Roland G. Murphy who still leads the company. RGM is most famous for manufacturing in-house calibers, it also manufactures other watch parts and cases. RGM is one of the few independent watch brands that offers grand complication watches. Among the collections are the RGM Chronograph, RGM American Made, RGM Pilot, RGM Specialty, RGM Classic, RGM Grand Complications.

NEWS:

WatchTime New York 2018: Introducing the Brands

The fourth annual WatchTime New York show is a little over a month away and the 2018 edition is prepared to be our largest and most exciting yet. We’ve got 31 brands showcasing on the floor plus a variety of panels highlighting independent watchmakers, American microbrands, and a state-of-the-industry discussion featuring a number of renowned...

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Sep 13, 2018 by WatchTime

Sponsored: Adding Versatility in Size, Citizen Debuts 37mm Promaster

Citizen has mastered its creation of water-resistant timepieces in the decades since the debut of the Parawater in 1959, followed by the release of the Promaster collection in 1989. Gaining renown over the years, the Promaster collection is a flagship of Citizen’s dive models, balancing complex functionality with streamlined design. In its latest development of...

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Jun 5, 2023 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York 2018: The New RGM William Penn Limited Edition

RGM Watch Company, named for the initials of its founder, Roland G. Murphy, is famously based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, an area with a rich watchmaking history. Murphy chose to honor the state’s founder, William Penn, with an eponymous timepiece in the early years of his company’s founding. The so-called William Penn Model returns this year,...

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Aug 8, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 38 mm

Like many United States-based watch enthusiasts, Hamilton has long held a soft spot in my heart. Founded in Pennsylvania in 1892, Hamilton has symbolized American excellence from its start as a railroad companion through its prominent appearance in every war up to the 1980s. It’s a brand that has become so synonymous with American watchmaking...

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Feb 25, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH TO WATCH

RGM Model 350-TZBD: An American-Made Watch for International Travelers

Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based RGM, the only watch company to serially produce a high-end mechanical watch movement in the United States since the 1960s, is ushering in its 2018 production year with a new complication. The Model 350-TZBD, which combines a big date display with a second-time-zone indication, is this week’s Watch to Watch. The RGM Model...

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Feb 15, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

Five Timepieces from Independent Brands at WatchTime New York 2017

One of things we look forward to the most about WatchTime New York each year is getting to work with the independent brands that aren’t always visible to the horological mainstream. From an American watchmaking rockstar hell-bent on returning Pennsylvania to its former horological glory to a Finnish luminary operating at the peak of his...

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Oct 23, 2017 by Logan R. Baker

RGM and C.F. Martin Unveil Custom Watch-and-Guitar Collaboration at WatchTime New York 2017

To celebrate leading acoustic guitar maker C.F. Martin & Co.’s 2 millionth guitar, RGM Watch Co., also based in Pennsylvania, helped create a one-of-a-kind model with a manual-wind RGM watch, based on the company’s Caliber 20, built into the headstock of the instrument. Both watch and guitar will be on display at WatchTime New York,...

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Oct 7, 2017 by Roger Ruegger

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: RGM 151-COE “Corps of Engineers”

RGM makes some very interesting watches in the U.S.A. — two of which have a clear historical connection to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pocketwatches from the World War I era: the 801-COE and 151-COE “Corps of Engineers,” the latter of which will be this article’s focus.

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Aug 6, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

Made in America: RGM PA Series 801 Watch Celebrates Chess

RGM has re-created the dial of a historic chess master's pocketwatch, with chess pieces indicating the hours. The RGM “Chess in Enamel” marks the first time the brand has released a double-sunk grand feu enamel dial in one of its models and also marks the beginning of the celebration of RGM’s 25th anniversary.

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Jul 4, 2017 by WatchTime

RGM to Duet with Martin Guitar

RGM D200: The Sound of Time

To celebrate Martin Guitar’s 2 millionth guitar, RGM Watch Co. (also based in Pennsylvania) helped create a one-of-a-kind model with a manual-wind RGM watch (based on the company's Caliber 20) built into the headstock of the instrument.

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Dec 19, 2016 by Roger Ruegger

"Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy" Extra:

Six Noteworthy Vintage-Inspired Watches Spotted at WatchTime New York 2016

At WatchTime New York 2016, I was drawn to the vintage-inspired watches showcased by many of the brands, and spent much of my time over the two days carousing from booth to booth and going hands-on with as many as possible. Here are six that stood out the most to me, from brands such as Vacheron Constantin, Seiko, and RGM.

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Oct 20, 2016 by Caleb Anderson

WatchTime New York 2016: Meet the Independents

WatchTime New York 2016 is underway, and the show's exhibitors will include a large contingent of independent watch brands. Some you may know, others not so much. Here’s a rundown.

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Oct 14, 2016 by Norma Buchanan

23 Highlight Watches You’ll See at WatchTime New York 2016

The wait is nearly over! WatchTime New York, America's luxury watch show, kicks off tomorrow at Manhattan's Gotham Hall and boasts more than 20 luxury watch brands exhibiting their collections, including new models introduced since Baselworld 2016 and rarely seen in the U.S.

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Oct 14, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime New York 2016: RGM Caliber 20

WatchTime takes a look at RGM's Caliber 20, part of the exclusive fraternity of “Made in the U.S.A.” watch movements manufactured entirely at brand founder Roland G. Murphy’s small atelier in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, a traditional center of watchmaking since the 1800s.

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Sep 10, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Dive Watch Wednesday: Diving into WatchTime New York 2015

If you are as much into dive watches as we are at DiveIntoWatches.com, last week’s WatchTime New York event offered at least 30 additional very good reasons to visit the show at Gotham Hall. And just in case you missed it, here is a comprehensive overview of what the sponsoring brands had on display (from...

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Oct 28, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

20 Brands, 20 Highlight Watches: Here’s What You’ll See at WatchTime New York 2015

The wait is over! WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch show, starts tonight at Gotham Hall and features 20 sponsoring watch brands displaying their new timepieces for 2015. Scroll down to see each brand’s showcase watch, and click on the links for detailed reports on each.

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Oct 23, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

RGM Donates Watch for Auction to Rebuild Playground

Pennsylvania-based watch brand RGM has joined a group of fellow local businesses and community residents in Mount Joy, PA, who have pledged financial assistance in the effort to rebuild “Kid’s Joy Land,” a community-built playground destroyed in an arson fire in 2012. To help raise the more than $100,000 needed for the rebuilding project, RGM...

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Sep 22, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime New York 2015: RGM 801 Corps of Engineers Watch

On October 23 and 24, WatchTime stages its biggest and most luxurious watch collectors’ event to date, WatchTime New York, in Manhattan’s Gotham Hall. (Click here for event details and to purchase tickets). Among the luxury watch brands displaying their wares at WatchTime New York will be U.S.-based RGM, which will showcase its new vintage-inspired...

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Aug 29, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Home Grown: Testing the RGM 801 Aircraft

What do you get when you cross a historical, American-made pocketwatch with a clock made for military aircraft? You’re reading about it right now. The 801 Aircraft, from RGM, the Lancaster County-based watch company owned by watchmaker Roland Murphy, is a past-meets-present creation that completes a unique clock-pocketwatch-wristwatch timekeeping trifecta. The dial and hands were...

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Jun 23, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

RGM Watches: Roland G. Murphy’s American Way

We spoke with Roland G. Murphy, founder of RGM Watch Company, and took an in-depth look at his highly respected portfolio of RGM watches, including RGM's Pennsylvania Tourbillon watch and RGM's Pennsylvania Series 801 watch.

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Apr 20, 2015 by Joe Thompson

Horology Comes to Steeltown: Kobold’s Spirit of America

The Kobold Watch Company recently moved from Pittsburgh to Pennsylvania’s Amish country. In this article from our archives, we tell the story behind Kobold’s U.S.-made Spirit of America watch, and how the brand ended up in the Steel City in the first place.

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Apr 20, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

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