Well I think Bruce Gordon is quite a bit cheaper.
The Riv Atlantis, Saluki ,Rambouillet are built in Japan by Toyo. Its no secret and no shame either. They are all individually hand built, beautiful bikes, but not custom made
The current wait time for a Riv custom is two years.
I don't think you could go wrong with either Bruce Gordon or Rivendell
I have an Atlantis, the paint job seems fine to me, I have to admit after several thousand km it has a few battle scars.
My Atlantis page
Oh and Rivendell is definitely a cult, your pocket book will be much happier if you don't get sucked in,