An irreverent miscellany of extravagance.

Watches, cars, and gadgets.

Launched 5 years ago

No one, absolutely no one, wants smart glasses.

Prodigal Persiflage No. 19 Jun 19•Andrew Carrier and Eric Drosin

Ignore brand, size, price: It's all about design.

Prodigal Persiflage No. 18 Jun 5•Andrew Carrier and Eric Drosin

The Luce is many things but it's not a Ferrari

Prodigal Persiflage No. 17 May 29•Andrew Carrier and Eric Drosin

Watches we want but can't have

Prodigal Persiflage No. 16 May 22•Andrew Carrier and Eric Drosin

Tudor and Audemars Piguet go pop!

Prodigal Persiflage № 15 May 15•Andrew Carrier and Eric Drosin

Hot or not?

A new app from your friends at The Prodigal Guide Apr 29•Andrew Carrier

Wish upon a star

The sun sets on another Prodigal Week, while two stars rise - a new model from Polestar and Jeager-LeCoultre's latest Reverso - and one sadly dies… Apr 21, 2023•Andrew Carrier

Imposters

We wrap-up A Prodigal Week by pitching Rolex against Apple in the battle for our wrists, taking a dog back to the kennel, and concluding that speed… Apr 14, 2023•Andrew Carrier

You've made my life so glamorous, you can't blame me for feeling amorous

We conclude A Prodigal Week missing Steve Jobs, condemning thieves, and quite fancying some scrambled eggs. Apr 7, 2023•Andrew Carrier

Watches & Wonders 2023

Prodigal Persiflage № 14 Apr 2, 2023•Andrew Carrier and Eric Drosin

Deeper, harder, more real

A Prodigal Week № 35 Feb 17, 2023•Andrew Carrier

Clowning around

You know it has been a Prodigal Week when the man who designed the iPhone brings us a brand new product, a Japanese watch eclipses Audemars Piguet's… Feb 3, 2023•Andrew Carrier

Various variants

A Prodigal Week draws to a close while we welcome Audi's greatest concept car, covet Leica's latest temptation, and ogle Omega's new variety of… Jan 27, 2023•Andrew Carrier

A tale of two crowns

We conclude A Prodigal Week by celebrating Laurent Ferrier's latest and kneeling before two new Kings: the Volkswagen ID Buzz and Apple's returning… Jan 20, 2023•Andrew Carrier