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RGM Yellowstone Model 25
Mt . Joy , Pennsylvania-based independent watchmaker RGM commemorates the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park by launching a new watch with a hand-made cloisonné enamel dial that depicts a scene from the park .
The new RGM Yellowstone Model 25 is an automatic model from the watchmaker ’ s Model 25 series that RGM builds using American-made 40mm steel cases with distinctive ribbed sides , a contoured bezel and curved lugs . Its large dial opening depicts a mountain view fronted by a buffalo , an image inspired by a Work Projects Administration ( WPA ) poster from the 1940s .
The WPA posters , now in the Library of Congress , were designed to publicize exhibits , community activities , theatrical productions , and health and educational programs in seventeen states and the District of Columbia .
RGM explains that cloisonné (‘ to partition ’ in French ) is an enameling technique in which the outline of the design is formed by first adding compartments to the dial using wire . The wires remain visible in the finished piece . The artisan then adds the ‘ cloisonné ’, which is made with enamel powder made into a paste and kiln-fired .
The RGM Yellowstone Model 25 is a three-piece limited edition and the fourth watch RGM has released in celebration of its own thirtieth anniversary in 2022 . Price : $ 13,900 .
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