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.

New from RGM Watch Company: Pro Aviator and “Baseball in Enamel”

This month RGM Watch Co. is launching two very different watches: the Pro Aviator pilots’ watch, and a limited edition Baseball watch with a grand feu enamel dial, inspired by a rare, vintage Waltham pocket watch. Grand feu means “great fire” in French, and it took RGM founder Roland Murphy three years to locate an...

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Oct 16, 2014 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

Highlight Watches From WatchTime’s IBG 2014 Watch Collector Events

The sponsoring luxury watch brands for WatchTime’s “Inside Basel.Geneva” series of watch collector events have really strutted their stuff this year. As noted by WatchTime’s IBG event partner, watch collector and aficionado Jeff Kingston, not only did each brand have a broad selection from its collection on display at the opening event in Chicago —...

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Sep 12, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Press Release: WatchTime E-Special: Modern American Watchmakers

New York City (NY): Watchtime.com, the website of America’s best-selling watch magazine, WatchTime, has published a new E-Special, “Modern American Watchmakers.” This downloadable e-special can be found here: http://watchtime-shop.com/specials/watchtime-e-special-modern-american-watchmakers.html

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May 14, 2014 by Carina Friedrich

RGM Marks 20 Years With Third In-House Caliber

RGM, the pioneering Pennsylvania-based watch brand founded in 1992 by Roland G. Murphy, turns 20 years old in 2012. Murphy commemorated the anniversary in the manner he knows best: by developing his brand’s third in-house mechanical movement, called Caliber 20, and outfitting it in a new watch that RGM introduced at January’s Geneva Time Exhibition.

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Feb 18, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Chronoswiss Sold to Swiss Investor

Munich-based watchmaker Chronoswiss has been sold to Swiss entrepreneur Oliver Ebstein, 37, and his wife Eva Maria. The Lucerne-based owners are new to the watch industry, and they have said that Chronoswiss will be owned by them privately, rather than through their investment company Meru AG.

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Feb 22, 2012 by WatchTime

2010: The Year In Review Quiz, Part II

Once again we look at the biggest and smallest stories of the year. Were you paying attention? As always, the answers appear at the end. Good luck!

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Jan 2, 2011 by WatchTime

RGM Updates Website and Adds Trade-in Program

RGM Watches has redesigned its website, making additional information available and easier to find. The site is also integrating its content with popular social networking sites Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, allowing fans to receive updates instantly. The site’s navigation is now upgraded, making it more consistent and intuitive.

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Aug 6, 2010 by WatchTime

RGM Launches the First USA Series-Made Tourbillon

RGM Watch Company announces the launch of America’s first serially-produced tourbillon movement, the Caliber MM 2 “Pennsylvania Tourbillon”. The company’s new flagship mechanical movement will be produced by hand at its Lancaster, Pennsylvania facility and it will power a small, numbered series of watches available both as a standard model and as custom-ordered pieces.

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Apr 30, 2010 by WatchTime

RGM Starts Case Production in the USA

Following the debut of the first American-produced mechanical watch movement made since 1969, RGM Watch Company is now producing its own watch cases in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The first RGM cases to be produced are those of the 151 series of automatic watches, including the 151P (black-dial Pilot model) and 151E (classic style with engraved...

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Mar 16, 2009 by WatchTime

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