Alright babola...Your great writeup has inspired me.
I'm ordering a 111J from my favorite cartel collector and will do a side by side compare with my 111H project watch.
I don't remember exactly how much I spent on each of the parts and services (sub-conscious memory block that is common in trauma cases), but I do know it was a LOT!
My project watch consists of the following:
111H cartel case
Standard cartel high beat A6497 dagger movement (cleaned up as pretty as possible)
V CG
T-48 crown
Little Hero dial
DSN sapphire crystal with single sided Chief AR
Zigmeister service and lume on dial and hands.
It will be interesting to see how a $200 OTB, currently available watch compares to a highly customized piece...my suspicion is it will do very well...We'll see.
Stay tuned.