river 6154 + southy gaposis

[mellons]

 

here is a quick-and-dirty mock-up using river's 6154 case set (unmodded).

 

plan will be to mod case but i want to compare this with heavily modded dsn 6154 case set incoming form necky's first aid hospital!

 

this will be a super daily beater- nice weight with caseback and well finished out-of-the box.

 

here is build: ingredients as follows;

 

river case + solid caseback + plexi

southy gaposis rp dial

athaya high-collar hands + cp mod

roland kemmber seagul 6497

"arillo" strap + elias vintage buckle (sterile)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 23, 2013 by mellons

[PeteM]

I like that strap mate....the colour isnt for my taste TBH but the style and shape I really like..

 

So what do you think of the plexi? I really didnt like mine so swapped for DSNs..although its too high...I still aint got round to reducing its height !! Too scared !!

 

I like the resin finsh in the dial....and you cant beat a nice bit of gap

 

Very sweet very tasty.... wear it well mate

[hiker01]

Nicely done!

[mellons]

thanks guys

 

tbh i am torn between the two main variants on this case (there seems to be quote a variety in the gens).

 

i think for display caseback athaya's super thin engraved caseback with low single-piece bezel and low plexi is the way to go (plexi will have no vertical sides at all). This makes for a really nice thin "dress" watch- fantasy build with a nice older molly or cortebert looks great.

 

for solid caseback i actually like this chunky one (slightly thicker than gen) and the slightly taller plexi. I have dsn's one here and has a lower dome (it is also very nice)- this one seems to be half-way between dsn's low one and a proper very curved tropic. For a daily beater this is the way to go- asian 6497 etc. with a nice bit of weight. I will probably end up with two as I will end-up changing one build around  etd.. (lol)

 

i have a heavily modded reshaped dsn "6154" incoming which will be interesting to see how it compares to this one. Am resisting the urge to take out the files on this.....

[jbetts1790]

That looks like it will be really nice when finished!  River's case actually looks pretty nice without mods.  I have Athaya's 6154 case, and kept his thick display caseback with the 2-piece bezel and Q24.  It is definitely on the thick side for a 6154, but wears pretty comfortably.  Perhaps if I build another 6154, it will be a thin version like you suggested!  Will you post photos of the modded DSN case to compare?

[PeteM]

I am with the 'Thin' vote mate....

 

Dont see so many and its a more classic fusion of new and old... IMHO

 

Plus it gets you out of that River plexi..for me it ruins the gaposis.. but thats just me...

[mellons]

Imho one of the nicest plexis was a 3mm solid made with a slight dome, in an athaya single-piece solid low bezel. Looked great and as it was single domed you got that nice distortion at an angle....

[mellons]

The crease on the caseback underside of mid-cases bothers me so i decided to do light modding on the river 6154 case- did a little more reshaping than planned. nothing done yet to lugs- need to look at case a bit more...