Watch Lust... The RGM 801
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Watch Lust... The RGM 801
Once upon a time, there were many American watch brands, like Elgin, Waltham, Hamilton, Benrus, Gruen and Bulova, that made their watches here in the United States. Some of these brands used Swiss ébauches, assembling them into American made cases, while others actually made their own in-house movements. Hamilton, Elgin, Waltham and Bulova, for example, all had their own calibers. But, times change and the watch industry in America diminished. These days, Elgin and Waltham are defunct, Hamilton is owned by Swatch and Citizen owns Bulova. While there are still many American brands, more popping up by the day, there is currently only one that manufacturers their own movements: RGM.
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eddiea- Moderator
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Re: Watch Lust... The RGM 801
**Sigh** ...for $7k - $10k, the vast majority of prospective buyers will want Rolex, et al. Desire for 'Made in the U.S.A.' labeling is one thing, as is patriotism, but for an American watch in that price range, there just doesn't seem to be, IMHO, a real, sustainable market...I do hope I'm completely wrong here... (Cue the balloons & flags, Smitty...)
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Hard to tell if you are wrong or right, but the 801 is a totally different animal than the Rolie, made with something else in mind , stands on a different niche, you can't really compare them based solely on price bracket.Mortuus wrote:**Sigh** ...for $7k - $10k, the vast majority of prospective buyers will want Rolex, et al. Desire for 'Made in the U.S.A.' labeling is one thing, as is patriotism, but for an American watch in that price range, there just doesn't seem to be, IMHO, a real, sustainable market...I do hope I'm completely wrong here... (Cue the balloons & flags, Smitty..
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eddiea- Moderator
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Re: Watch Lust... The RGM 801
Beautiful dial work!
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eddiea wrote:Hard to tell if you are wrong or right, but the 801 is a totally different animal than the Rolie, made with something else in mind , stands on a different niche, you can't really compare them based solely on price bracket.Mortuus wrote:**Sigh** ...for $7k - $10k, the vast majority of prospective buyers will want Rolex, et al. Desire for 'Made in the U.S.A.' labeling is one thing, as is patriotism, but for an American watch in that price range, there just doesn't seem to be, IMHO, a real, sustainable market...I do hope I'm completely wrong here... (Cue the balloons & flags, Smitty..
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True; RGM's are true handcrafted items, made for a very small niche of the market.
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Re: Watch Lust... The RGM 801
The do some special watches and they do have some in the lower price range of 4500-6500 for the model 222
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