Posts tagged with: Panerai
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
Talking Hands: The Panerai Luminor Marina
The Fool and Straight-Six sit down over a bottle of Scotch to discuss the Panerai Luminor Marina. A very long episode of Talking Hands ensues, covering the brand’s rich heritage, the link to Rolex, the now slightly dodgy image and a larger discussion about the current trend for producing new watches that look old.
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 18 April 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
Smooth sands of time: the Panerai PAM 386
While the debate rages on between the nerds of the modern timepiece dorm and their enemies across the road in the elegantly aged vintage facility, many of us have simply chosen to be a friend to both camps in an uncharacteristic move that displays taste and open-mindedness. And almost always results in us being stone-cold [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 28 January 2011
The SalonQP session that almost was, part II: Manufacture status and whether it matters
We’re re-writing history this week folks. If you’re new to the series, you should read our introduction. James Gurney, editor of QP Magazine: Manufacture status: who has it; why and how has this changed? The Prodigal Fool: I can’t tell you who has it and that, in itself, is testimony to the fact that it’s [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 11 January 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
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
The top five watch apps for iPhone
You’re reading The Prodigal Guide so we’re going to take a wild guess here: you like watches and you like gadgets. Well, what about watches on your gadgets? Of course, why not right? What’s not to like!? So today, we’d like to introduce you to the top five watch apps for the iPhone. The watch [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 22 July 2010
Our Panerai Luminor Marina gets the DaLuca Straps treatment
Two days ago we were in Paris marveling at the beautiful and sophisticated range of luxury straps at ABP. And fear not, we’ll be bringing you a full report of the Prodigal Meetup very shortly. But today we wanted to take you to what is in many ways completely the opposite end of the watch [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 19 July 2010
Prodigal Meetup: Join us in Paris on 17 July
We’ve been toying with the idea for a while now. We love writing this nonsense, you seem to like reading it, and we love getting into discussions with those of you who leave comments. Our most popular posts – certainly the ones that elicit the most comments and hits – are often the watch-related ones. [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 8 June 2010
