Pickup the 61D, then make yourself a 40B and maybe a Slob

[mir36]

After seeing w0lf's post I promptly ordered a 61D from a TD. I Received the watch today and finally built myself the 40B I've always wanted.

First, some quick pics of the 61D's components (I'm sure our resident experts will come along and do a proper shoot of these soon enough ):

The dial compared to an old school El dial. The 61D has a very subtle brown hue and off-white indices:

The crown looks comparable to a Ti T48:

The case looks similar to a Kuvarsit v2:

Now on to my 40B. Nothing revolutionary here, I'm just happy to finally have one:

No surprises in the parts list:

Case set: Hfact 61D

Dial: FishGoDeep

Hands: FishGoDeep v1

Movement: Swiss w/ H3 flattened

Caseback: Jakob

Strap: Simona Bruno v1

Finally, I really like the 61D's dial and decided to use it for a simplified Slob build (no plexi, brass ring, Ti lever for now). I know the proper way of doing this is to use the old school El dial. However, I really like how the 61D's dial indices are more off-white as opposed to the El indices which have a greenish tint.

Thanks for looking.

[oncyte]

The 40b looks awesome!! Great job!

[StormTooper4]

Great post nice builds

[w0lf]

Awesome job!

[tanya]

Killer

[redwatch]

Looks great!!

[Mapman57]

Congratulations - great stuff!

Did I miss it - but which CG did you use?

It looks better than the other 61c CG's I have seen to date - much more correct upper section above the lever.

[mir36]

Thanks for the nice words folks.

@ Mapman, the CG is the stock one from the 61D. Hope these shots help you:

I'm still working on my Slob, but hope to finish it tonight and post some pics.

[permabull]

The original Ti PAM, great build!

[PeteM]

Lovely work mate... I always loved the look of a SLOB.....  just where to find that crystal... though the bronze does start to show through the PVD I wonder how this could be achieved..could it be done in a pre vapour process I wonder?

 

 

Edited December 2, 2012 by PeteM

[bwhitesox]

Great build looks the business with that fgd dial.

[dluddy]

Awesome