Straps
MeisterSinger 24 Hour slows time without doing a damned thing
Meistersinger launches their 24 Hour limited edition timepiece that slows time further exactly when everyone else is rushing around SIHH. Classy. And sassy.
By Straight-Six, published on 17 January 2012
Our session with the Schofield Signalman GMT PR starts with a slow, heart-stopping screw
Straight-Six flirted heavily with watch upstart Schofield’s Signalman GMT during Salon QP 2011. Now, in 2012, he has to work hard to strap it on to see if the magic remains.
By Straight-Six, published on 11 January 2012
Marvin Watch Co. holding exclusive watch sale. Hurry!
Marvin Watch Co. holding a sweet sale, and you can get up to 40% off with The Prodigal Guide discount codes. Don’t miss it…
By Straight-Six, published on 25 November 2011
SalonQP 2011 highlights: Six’s choice, the Schofield Signalman GMT PR
Straight-Six fingers a new watch brand, Schofield, as his pick of SalonQP. Specifically, the lighthouse-inspired Signalman GMT PR. This could only come from Britain…
By Straight-Six, published on 24 November 2011
The Panerai strap sale of the decade: Kostas Veni goes all in
Kostas Veni, renowned Panerai strap maker, is selling a fantastic collection of 43 straps. Why? To fund the purchase of a Panerai PAM 372 of course!
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 3 October 2011
The new Rolex Explorer II done right, courtesy of HTE
HTE deliver the Rolex Explorer II that should have been. We stand by this statement. Read on….
By Straight-Six, published on 23 September 2011
Making the perfect replica of a vintage Panerai strap
In his first guest post for The Guide, Kostas Veni, renowned Panerai strap maker, shares the trials and tribulations of replicating the look and feel of the Italian brand’s famous vintage straps. And dares us to figure out which is original and which is reproduction.
By Kostas Veni, published on 10 February 2011
‘Round the dial with Panerai strap maker Kostas Veni
If watch makers are a strange and mysterious breed – dedicated and almost monk-like in their devotion to their craft – then what the Hell are we supposed to think of strap makers? They’re even more niche, even more obsessed and focused. Well, never one to shy away from an anthropological challenge, The Prodigal Guide [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 25 November 2010
Prodigal Meetup in a Paris revitalised
The inaugural Prodigal Meetup took place in Paris just over a week ago. Predictably, it was a slightly shambolic and very drunken affair. So, what follows is our best – if not totally accurate – recollection of a day which was surprising, enlightening and fun in equal measures. We arrived at Paris’ Gare du Nord [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 26 July 2010
Just because: Panerai on DaLuca strap – the cutting room floor
You know when you buy a film on Blu-ray nowadays and it contains a set of missing scenes – bits the director took the very conscious, deliberate and educated decision to remove from his version of the film because he thought they didn’t add anything and may even be detrimental to the finished product? Yes, [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 24 July 2010
