You may recall a few weeks ago we encouraged those in or visiting America to go out to Mount Joy, PA, for the 25th anniversary of American watch brand RGM. Some of you attended that weekend event on September 15 and 16, and from what we understand you were treated to not only a grand tour of the workshops but also the unveiling of three new RGM anniversary watches and a new RGM caliber. Among the watches:
For those lovers of American horology, RGM has something very special going on in Mount Joy, PA, next month that you may not want to miss. The American brand, founded by watchmaker Roland Murphy in 1992, celebrates its 25th anniversary with an open house on September 15 and 16, 2017. Additionally, on Saturday the 16th, following the morning open house, visitors will join Murphy for a three-hour private tour of the nearby National Watch and Clock Museum (NAWCC) in Columbia, PA. There, RGM will unveil several new watches made to celebrate the quarter-of-a-century birthday.
American-Made watches… Certainly a dream for many of our readers on the West side of the Atlantic. Watches that are really made (meaning with parts manufactured and assembled in the US) are rare, too rare honestly – and the Shinola-gate is not going to help this issue. However, such a dream is possible, with a brand named RGM Watch Co. – for Roland G. Murphy. The manufacture, which will turn 25 this year, celebrates this jubilee with a first watch, inspired by an also American-Made pocket watch, the RGM “Chess in Enamel”.
RGM and acoustic guitar company C.F. Martin & Co. share their home state of Pennsylvania. Martin’s not-for-sale two millionth guitar as well as the celebratory 50-piece limited edition D-200 Deluxe guitar. If you’re wondering how a guitar maker managed to incorporate watches into its products, read on as it look’s and sounds out of this world!