<![CDATA[Prodigal Persiflage]]>
theprodigalguide.substack.com]]>https://theprodigalguide.substack.com/podcastSubstackFri, 12 Jun 2026 22:53:25 GMThttps://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/331807.rssAndrew CarrierAn irreverent miscellany of extravagance. Watches, cars, and gadgets.episodicAndrew Carriertheprodigalguide@substack.comYes<![CDATA[Ignore brand, size, price: It's all about design.]]>It’s Friday; it’s five o’clock in London; that means it’s time to down tools, pour yourself a drink, and look back at what a Prodigal week it has been.

Glass in hand? Let us offer you some canapés of news and views.

Things we learnt this week:

* Naoya Hida doesn’t need Zenith. (Source: Hodinkee)

* If you’re a middle-aged performance car fan with adult-sized kids, there’s no better car than a Polestar 5. (Source: Car Magazine)

* Tudor has finally rightsized the Black Bay Chrono. (Source: Hodinkee

* Timex has nailed the Atelier Chronograph Quartz M1q. (Source: Timex)

* Audi has forgotten what made the C Concept so compelling. (Source: TopGear)

Thank you for tuning in!



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Glass in hand? Let us offer you some canapés of news and views.

Things we learnt this week:

* The markets and social media trolls alike hate Ferrari’s first EV (Source: The Financial Times)

* Ferrari isn’t going after existing customers with the Luce (Source: The Economist)

* Cleo Abram’s YouTube channel is an absolute delight: smart, optimistic and beautifully made (Source: YouTube)

Thanks for tuning in and welcome to the weekend, folks!



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Glass in hand? Let us offer you some canapés of news and views.

Things we learnt this week:

* Instagram has ruined everything. (Source: The Financial Times)

* Some of the finest, most traditional Swiss-style watchmaking comes from Japan. (Source: Naoya Hida)

* Mermont makes a watch that’s…close to perfect. (Source: Hodinkee)

* Watch snobs like us should pay more attention to Longines. (Source: Monochrome)

* BMW lacks vision. (Source: TopGear)

* Breitling is determined to continue the enshittification of its classic designs. (Source: Fratello)

* If you’re dumb enough to buy a Cybertuck, you’re dumb enough to drive it into a lake. (Source: Gizmodo)

* Nobody loves Thierry Stern as much as Thierry Stern loves Thierry Stern. (Source: Hodinkee)

Thanks for tuning in and welcome to the weekend, folks.



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Glass in hand? Let us offer you some canapés of news and views.

* Fratello, 15 May 2026: Hands-on with the Tudor Monarch Hands

* Monochrome, 14 May 2026: The new MeisterSinger Souscription Panthero Jumping Hour Guilloché

* Fratello, 12 May 2026: The Swatch x Audemars Piguet “Royal Pop” release

* Engadget, 12 May 2026: Lotus will return to combustion engines for its cars

* Rolex, 14 May 2026: Celebrating 100 years of the Oyster

* CityAM: Volkswagen Golf R - RIP to the ultimate hot hatch?

Thank you for tuning in!

Flavor Flav says, welcome to the weekend, folks.

P.S. Have you downloaded The Watch League yet?



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Hodinkee writes:

The program – which offers both certification, a guarantee of authenticity, and a two-year warranty – kicks off this month at 25 Bucherer boutiques across Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, Denmark, and the UK before expanding to other official Rolex retailers by the spring of 2023. 



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Welcome, to Prodigal Persiflage № 10.

Oh…and, if you’re interested in picking up one of the very best examples of one of the most important watches ever made, visit Watch Collecting this week.

But be fast and Prodigal!



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We hope you enjoy the show. If you do, please leave a comment and let us know what you thought. It’s an experiment at this stage but if you like the format, we’re happy to do more.

Patek Philippe

Nautilus 5711

IWC

Big Pilot’s 43

Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41

Tudor

New Black Bay chrono

Rolex

Explorer

Explorer II

Jaeger-LeCoultre

Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185 Quadriptyque 



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