Prodigal Persiflage

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.

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Things we learnt this week:

* Apple was so concerned with whether they could, they never stopped to consider whether they should (Source: Apple)

* Andrew is always right (Source: The Financial Times)

* Rolex is coming for Jaeger-LeCoultre’s lunch (Source: Hodinkee)

* It’s uncool to wear a fake watch (Source: Wired)

* It’s really cool to wear a fake-looking watch (Source: Hodinkee)

* IWC flubbed the Ingenieur’s birthday celebrations (Source: Fratello)

* Tudor continues to surprise if not always delight us (Source: Hodinkee)

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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:

* Only children will want Lamborghini’s new app. (Source: 9to5 Mac)

* Tudor didn't cut any corners when downsizing the Black Bay chrono. (Source: Monochrome)

* We’re amblers at heart. (Source: Amble)

* Ferrari is faking it. (Source: The Times)

* IWC divides us. (Source: Monochrome)

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It’s Friday; it’s five o’clock and sweltering in London; that means it’s time to down tools, make yourself an ice-cold martini, and look back at what a Prodigal week it has been.

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Things we learnt this week:

* The Polestar 4 is nicer than Andrew’s house. (Source: Polestar)

* The Holy Trinity should really be a Quaternity. (Source: Jaeger-LeCoultre)

* Eric wants to move to Miami, he just doesn’t know it yet. (Source: Audemars Piguet)

Thank you for tuning in, have a great weekend!

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:

* It is impossible to look cool in Snap’s glasses. (Source: The Verge)

* The Longines Diver looks very different in 39mm. (Source: Longines)

* Watch nerds don’t need to bicker anymore. (Source: The Watch League)

Thank you for tuning in!

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!

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:

* 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!

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:

* 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.

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.

* 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?

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In this episode, we discuss Rolex’s announcement of an official Certified Pre-Owned programme that will be supported by the brand's worldwide network of retailers.

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.