RGM Diver 300 Series 1 Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com RGM founder Roland G. Murphy, is an American watchmaker in the heart of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Historically, the U.S. mid-Atlantic is rich in clock, pocket watch, and dress watch heritage... less so, dive watches. But the RGM Diver Ref. 300 is blazing the trail. Despite the name, it's rated to 750 meters/ 2,500 feet. True to its U.S. roots, the dial eschews the metric rating for the archaic imperial alternative. After all, this is a luxury dive watch from 'Murica's heartland. But don't let this diver's quaint origins deceive better judgement. With a hale and hearty half-pound mass of stainless steel, the 43.5mm RGM Diver Ref. 300 means business. A 5mm sapphire crystal provide bomb-proof protection for the dial, and a diving bezel built like a railroad turntable ratchets with the mechanical staccato report of a gatling gun. RGM engineers a robust bracelet that would impress the Swiss "Big Three" of Omega, Breitling, and Rolex. The finely-finished links are assembled to outstanding tolerances and fit flush to the skin without pulling hair or pinching flesh. A clamshell clasp of equal quality opens with "snick" and closes with a "snap"; the deployant dive suit extension is a CNC-milled work of art worthy of a pedestal in the MOMA. RGM draws upon the all-time greats of the dive watch pantheon to hone the classical pro-diver visage of the RGM Diver Ref. 300. The broad bezel is an homage to the great Blancpain Fifty Fathoms of 1953; the dee