{"product_id":"rgm-model-455-chronograph-as07075","title":"RGM Model 455 Chronograph","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRoland G. Murphy is one of the OGs of American watchmaking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHe established his eponymous brand, RGM Watch Company, in 1992 following his tenure as Technical Manager for Hamilton. Since then, he’s built it into a force to be reckoned with; whether it’s a hand-wound chronograph, an automatic pilot’s watch, or a complicated dress piece, RGM’s take is bound to be high-quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe particular RGM we have here is a Model 455 Chronograph, the brand’s version of a 1940s-era chrono. Housed in a 38mm stainless steel case with ‘officer’s’ lugs, an unsigned crown, and a stepped bezel, it features a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003egrand feu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, glass-fired enamel dial with both telemeter and tachometer scales in a lovely blue print, black printed \u003cem\u003eBreguet\u003c\/em\u003e indices, and a blued steel \u003cem\u003eBreguet\u003c\/em\u003e handset. Powered by the Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph movement, it comes paired to a brown alligator-style leather strap with a signed, stainless steel pin buckle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAn original, 40s-era chronograph in this type of condition — let alone one with a grand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003efeu enamel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e dial — would cost an arm and a leg. This is an opportunity to own one at a fraction of said leg, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ewith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e automatic winding, to boot. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDon’t pass this one up!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RGM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39823640920151,"sku":"40991050","price":4150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS07075_40991050_RGM_455CHRONOGRAPH_455-CE-5.jpg?v=1657305071","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/rgm-model-455-chronograph-as07075","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}