Prodigal Persiflage – Details, episodes & analysis

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?

Thank you for tuning in!

Flavor Flav says, welcome to the weekend, folks.

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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. 

Having declared it “the most important watch I own”, “an icon”, and “the one piece I would never part with”, Andrew - the fool - is selling his Royal Oak. But not without visiting the world’s worst psychotherapist first to discuss his decision…

Welcome, to Prodigal Persiflage № 10.

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But be fast and Prodigal!

In this week’s Prodigal Persiflage, Eric Drosin and I discuss some of the main announcements to come out of Watches and Wonders 2021.

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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