RGM - Roland G. Murphy - RGM Watches - Montres RGM, SCAM ARTISTS, Watches, Rolex, Omega ripoff Lancaster Pennsylvania

This is a ridiculous report.  Anyone willing to take the time can do a little research and discover the type of company that RGM is.  Roland was recently interviewed for a segment of the CBS Sunday Morning show, there have also been numerous articles about the company in respected magazines.  I have met Roland G. Murphy twice and have had the opportunity to tour his shop in Mount Joy, while I was a student at a watch repair school nearby.  I've never owned one of his watches, but I would like to. 
RGM is still the only company actually making watches here in the United States. 

Derek

I have seen this guy Scott write the same thing about PATEK PHILIPPE!  he is just a fool

I see that the gentleman from Colorado named "Scott" has declared jihad on a number of luxury watch companies. Some of them I am unfamiliar with and some of them have large enough marketing budgets to disregard his comments. My guess is he got a raw deal on Ebay from someone he didn't know, which brings me to RGM watches.

RGM is a top quality watch repair company that also assembles and finishes their own lines of watches. Their prices are in-line with competive brands of similar quality finish. Their pilot's watches and top end William Penn collection are easily within the range of "high value" compared to watches of similar quality.

I'm not sure what Scott's agenda is or was, but the watch afficianados I know that own an RGM or send their most valuable watches to RGM for maitenance have been quite satisfied. Disregard any flumdiddle to the contrary and don't buy expensive watches from strangers on Ebay.

You can read the same allegations under Rip Off Report #69508 which is alleging Rolex Watch U.S.A. Inc. which is the U.S. subsidiary of the Swiss watch manufacturer Montres Rolex S.A. of fraudulent practices. This report is also done by Scott from Black Hawk, Colorado. Scott is so sure of his facts folks that he cannot use his last name for fear of being sued for the slander and libelous statements that are taken against two fine manufacturers of fine timepieces. In fact, this article looks like a cut-and-paste from the report against Rolex which is one of the most respected watch manufacturers in the world.

In this report Scott would have you believe that a conspiracy exists from this tiny little shop in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in which the owner and his highly paid watchmakers are engaged in the following practices:

1. They are posting under false names and singing praises of their brand to overly inflate their product.

Truth: They make most of their money in fine watch repairs from people all over the United States and the World; who send them their fine mechanical timepieces to be cleaned, serviced, repaired, and doing restoration work. In their spare time they get to create watches that are ordered from us collector's out there who know the fine workmanship that goes in to each watch they produce.

2. They are using ETA movements that cost $100 and inflating the value to monstrous proportions. Independent studies (Oh Yeah? Who? Cite Sources?) confirm that many of the parts come from China and an insider is upset with these practices and running around exposing them to anyone who will listen. (Again, who? Cite Person)

Truth: ETA is the largest manufacturer of mechanical movements in the entire world. They produce over five million movements a year and these movements are utilized in these respected watch brands with average watch prices listed until brand Corum and then just names so you get the idea:

Alpina $1,000 - $2,500; Angular Momentum $2,200 - $80,000; Arnold & Son $5,000+; Azimuth $1,000 -$3,000; Ball Watch Company $800 - $10,000; Baume & Mercier $1,200 - $9,000; Bell $ Ross $1,800 - $27,000; Ernest Benz $3,000 - $19,000; blu-source du temps $13,000 - $16,000; Martin Braun $4,000; Breitling $2,500 - $25,000; B.R.M. $4,500 - $7,250; Carl F. Bucherer $6,000 - $37,000; Chase-Durer $1,200 - $14,000; Chronoswiss $3,800 - $17,000; Corum, D. Dornbluth & Sohn, Dubey & Schaldenbrand, Ebel, Eberhard & Co., Eterna, Jacques Etoile, Ferrari, Fortis, Glycine, Graham, Harwood, Hermes, IWC, jacob & Co., Kobold, Jacques Lemans, Limes, Longines, Meister-Singer, Montblanc, Movado, Muhle, Armand Nicolet, Nivrel, Oris, Paul Picot, Porsche Design, Rado, Jorg Schauer, Alain Silberstein, Sinn, Sothis, Stowa, Swiss Watch International, Tag Heuer, Temption, Tissot, Tutima, George J. von Burg, and Dino Zei.

These are some of the finest watch manufacturers in the world. Look them up and you will see my sources are cited and original. In fact, in 2009, ETA which is owned by the famous Swatch group, will only manufacture movements completely finished as the customer, (The watch manufacturers) order them. The manufacturers are scrambling to get another movement company going so they can control their own destiny. Many brands including RGM Watch Company like to finish their own movements as it gives them complete control over the quality.

RGM Watches also use the Valjoux 7750 and 7751 in their chronographs. If you believe this authors writings you would think this movement is a piece of junk. It is a Swiss made movement that has a fabulous history. It is reviewed in the June 2008 magazine; "WatchTime" and is considered to be the most famous chronograph movement there is, having been produced from 1973 - 1975 and then, when mechanical timepieces made a come back, it has been produced from 1983 - present. It is also used in some of the finest timepieces in the world.

I would suggest anyone reading this author's dishonest misrepresentation to go to RGM's website to look at what they produce and judge for themselves. It is www.rgmwatches.com.

As far as myself I am a small watch collector. When I say small it means that I am not rich by any means and can only afford a few fine timepieces. I work hard for a living and am careful about what I purchase as it has to last me my lifetime. I read extensively, research things, and discuss things with others before I make buying decisions. I have the following watches:

1. Rolex "Z" Series GMT Master IIc
2. Rolex "Z" Series Stainless Steel Date Submariner
3. Tag Heuer Kirium Chronometer
4. Roland G. Murphy 160m Chronograph

And my wife owns an Omega Constellation.

To all who have read this report made against the RGM Watch Company I say the
following:

Folks; think for yourselves. This is the day of the internet which is a fabulous tool if used correctly to learn, teach, inform, enlighten, share cultures, broaden our world, entertain, etc. It is also a tool that can cause damage to others and misinform. It is a tool that cowards use to cause damage to others who are more successful for fun, out of envy, out of hatred towards people that have more than they do, etc.

If this story was true wouldn't you believe that he would cite legitimate sources, wouldn't he use his real name so as to get credit for exposing the biggest rip-off in history. This is a scam folks, from someone who has nothing better to do with his time than to enlighten us with ramblings that are untrue, unfounded, libelous, and insulting to anyone who has the ability to think critically.

I rest my case.

You wouldnt believe how many watch companies use a 2892 and charge far more than RGM does for a lower end watch. Also, RGM is one of a very few number of watch brands in the world that have both the machinery and the know-how to machine turn their own dials which is a long since dead technique of decorating a dial with elaborate lines. Also, how can one assume if a watch was won at auction and never paid for, that it was the producer of the product being sold, doing the bidding in order to "bid-up" their own products, I have sold on Ebay and many people bid on things with no intent on buying them. I respect RGM, and his commitment to keep traditional watchmaking alive.

Andy

This report was obviously written by Terry Allison, of 'Montres Allison.' Mr. Allison is a peddlar of low-grade watches who obviously has written this false report, fraudulently using the same name as an individual who shed light on Mr. Allison's schemes here on ripoffreport.com

We are the only American Watch company making small series of high grade mechanical watches. There is another company jealous of what we have done and has posted lies about me and my company on this site. I would like to take this opportunity to show you who we are and what we do. We are a small company of just seven making about 300 watches a year. We make custom made watches also and we do repair and restoration of antique complicated and modern high grade watches.

We are also the US service center for several small Swiss watch companies, Like Ventura, Minerva BMW and several others. Also under our other business name "Tradema Service" we are the North American Service center for Girard-Perregaux and Daniel Jean Richard.

We also have a very good reputation and one can ask about us on any of the legitimate online watch forums.

All of our watches are designed, assembled in finished in Lancaster County PA, USA. All of the parts in or on a RGM watch are from Europe or the USA.

We have had many articles written about us in magazines like International WristWatch, we would be glad to send you a catalog and a copy of a recent article.

We hope this gives a clear picture of who we are and what we do. It is a shame that anonymous post can be made with wild claims with no basis in fact.

Best Regards,

RGM Watch Co.