Review : 2x 7 days with SevenFriday P3-01

First and foremost, pardon the poor pictures from my mobile phone. Having spent the monies on watches, I couldn't afford a good camera  

I received the SevenFriday P3-01 coincidentally, on 7/7/2014. This was a direct order from Switzerland; came with a letter signed by its founder, Mr Daniel Niederer (the ones sold through Red Army don't have the letter, or so I was informed vide a friend whom bought locally); and by way of luck, had a serial no. of 0001.

I had read lots of positive reviews of the said watch online, and therefore jumped on the bandwagon with my interest and curiosity piqued. RRP at circa RM3,850 was an affordable one for a Swiss brand, albeit a new one. It made its entrance vide a large "wine" case (that was what my mum-in-law thought I was holding on the night I brought it back). Very industrial-like, suiting its theme. 

The watch case was supposedly made by Corum (as written in other blog/forum online) although I have my doubts given its RRP. The details and workmanship were quite impressive for its price, with PVD protected by rubber to prevent scratches. The dial was supposedly made by Tag Heuer, again this represented unverified information from the aforementioned sources; and at first look, it seemed rather busy and complicated. The sub-dial at 4 o'clock were running seconds and the sub-dial at 9 o'clock was a 24-hour indicator (most people assumed that it was a GMT, which it was not). 

Movement was vide a dependable Citizen Miyota, although I would have much more preferred an ETA or Selitta to qualify the watch (as opposed to the brand) as a real Swiss watch. Power reserve was rated at 46 hours and time-keeping was alright during my possession of the said watch.

The rear case had lots of information with regards to the watch, and the serial no was duly engraved there. The crown incorporated the design elements of a wheel. Looks-wise, there was not much to fault the piece.

The rounded-square-edges ensured that the watch wore well on one's wrist despite it's 47mm x 47mm behemoth size. In fact, compared to the 42mm Steinhart GMT-Ocean, it didn't really looked that big, ain't it?

The 28mm handmade leather strap was quite soft to the touch and instilled quality. I paired it with Nato/Zulu for the wristshot- starting with 20mm (too puny!) before finding the right fit at 22mm.

Generally, the watch picked up a fair bit of attention from on-lookers although most shrugged their heads when I mentioned SevenFriday. But most people appreciated the funky looks, with a few making references that having the watch on one's wrist was akin to having a small TV thereabouts. I liked the watch better looking at the pictures on blogs and forums; but it didn't really sing to me when I had it on.

So 2 weeks on after getting the SevenFriday and it hardly getting any wrist time (which was rare as I almost always wear the new watches all the time for the first week or so), it was time to bid it goodbye as it needed to find a funkier owner whom would looked good having a funky watch on his/her wrist.

To get over the said watch, I now have a Ball Hydrocarbon "Mad Cow" on my wrist even as I am typing this; and I can feel the horology love returning to me once more