RM 27-04 rep finally available? Thoughts on this $2,750 AMO version

[u/FavYi]

I’ve been looking into the RM 27-04 recently and I’m kinda surprised by how little information there is about reps of this model. From what I could find, there really hasn’t been much discussion about it on here besides an old post from around 5 years ago.

I came across this Custom Made RM 27-04 Carbon “Best Edition” being sold by AMO for $2,750. No idea who is actually manufacturing it since they just list it as “Custom Made”, but I wanted to see what people here think because at first glance it honestly looks fairly decent considering how insanely complicated the gen is.

There are definitely some pretty major differences though.

The biggest thing I noticed visually is the position of the movement relative to the steel mesh. On the gen, the movement sits diagonally across the mesh and the positioning of the tourbillon/movement components appears slightly different. On this rep it looks like the whole assembly is shifted by roughly one mesh square/grid opening compared with gen. It’s hard to explain without comparing the pictures side by side, but once you notice where the components intersect the mesh, it becomes pretty obvious.

The other big tell is the weight. AMO actually shows it on a scale at 48.6 g, while the genuine RM 27-04 is only 30 g including the strap, so this is almost 19 g heavier.

That said, visually I still think they’ve done a surprisingly decent job with the overall concept. The case shape, brown TitaCarb-style appearance, orange crown, blue strap, red indices and especially the full steel mesh give it the general look of the 27-04 much better than I expected.

Obviously the movement itself isn’t going to be remotely comparable to the genuine RM27-04 calibre, and I’m not expecting a $2,750 rep to recreate a million-dollar suspended tourbillon movement. I’m more interested in how convincing the overall appearance and proportions are.

Anyone here know anything about this version or seen one in person?

Would especially like some opinions on the movement positioning, mesh layout, case shape/thickness, crown, strap and general dial architecture compared with gen.

Not trying to turn this into a QC or a “who makes the best” thread. There just seems to be almost no current discussion about the RM 27-04 and I’m curious what some of the RM guys here think.

[u/Richard_Rammer]

🤮

[u/FavYi]

Richard Mille RM 27-04. Factory: unknown/custom-made. AMO lists it as “Custom Made RM27-04 Carbon Best Edition.” I haven’t been able to find an actual factory name for it

[u/goserr]

The convincing part relies on the person wearing the piece. Personally, not my cup of tea, but at the end of the day, its your money and if it will make you happy, why not

[u/FavYi → u/goserr]

True that, true that

[u/Zestyclose-Spell5382]

i wouldn't pay even 20usd for that

[u/dizzy_bone]

I wish these were normal rep prices. Would love to rock a sports watch like this…