I really do not understand why these factories keep obsessing over this watch, and I also do not understand why anyone would like it. If you told me you liked the Richard Mille RM 35-01, RM 35-02, or RM 055, I could understand that, because at least they still look like actual watches and do not feel quite so much like toys.
But I honestly cannot understand the appeal of the RM 67-02. With that kind of dial and an elastic fabric strap, it looks more like a children’s toy watch. I would rather wear a G-Shock.
That said, I have never handled a genuine RM 67-02. Perhaps the quality, finishing, and overall feel of the original are much better than those of the replica.
At first, this watch was only available as a custom-modified piece. Now, when people talk about factories or workshops making the RM 67-02, the two names most people are familiar with are U mi and AV.
U mi is actually a pretty interesting modification workshop. Its previous RM 67-02 and rose gold Patek Philippe 5712 were both extremely expensive, but the watches themselves were far from perfect. In my opinion, they offered very poor value for money.
This new RM 67-02 comes from Rich Factory, which should be the same Rich Factory that previously released the Rolex GMT-Master II with the free-sprung 3285 movement.
According to the factory, this watch uses a true super clone RM.CRMA7 movement, and both the movement thickness and the overall case thickness have been made to match the genuine watch. The movement is said to be 3.99 mm thick, while the case measures 7.8 mm. When viewed from either the front or the back, all the visible gears are functional and move as they should.
The factory also claims that the carbon fiber pattern perfectly recreates the high-end texture of the NTPT carbon material made in Japan for the RM 67-02. It even says that the eight screws on the case are interchangeable with those used on the genuine watch.
The factory’s advertising certainly sounds impressive, but it is simply impossible for this replica to be completely perfect.
Key Features:
From both the front and the back, the movement has a very high degree of skeletonization.
The thickness is very close and similar to the genuine.
Carbon case is good quality, super.
When you wind the watch, you can see the gears around the mainspring barrel moving. When setting the time, you can also see some of the moving components through the front of the watch.
Shortcomings:
The skeletonized bridges on the dial do not have beveled edges.
At the two areas indicated by the red arrows, there are two noticeable differences.
First, the gold-colored component is not gold on the genuine watch.
Second, the rose red jewel is white on the genuine watch, and it is also slightly larger.
