Great write up Andrew, very very interesting indeed. I really like the look of the case material on the latest incarnation, and loving the way it blends so nicely with the orange strap.
Unfortunatley I cannot get on with the look of the movement, funny thing really the 27 for me...on the first one the movement looked too much like a meccano set, bit too fussy...now the second incarnation with the cables etc looked perfect to me, movement suspended beautifully in the case, full clear view of it, stunning, my favourite RM watch. Now we seem to have gone for 'star trek' emblem things holding the wheels on, no no no, ruins the look of the movement, they almost look like an after thought, just not a nice design at all for me. Not only star trek but the Mcclaren emblem comes to mind also...not good.
Would love to see the previous incarnation in the new case material with a red strap ...now that would be super cool.