In this episode of the Time Well Spent Podcast, Devin Pennypacker and Griffin Bartsch sit down to pick their favorite dive watches in each price segment. They also dive into Chicago Windup, the new movie The Odyssey, and everything else they have been up to. Tell us, who wins in a head to head match up of the best dive watch collection?

Griffin Bartsch Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cgriffinbartsch/

Devin Pennypacker Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devinpennypacker/?hl=en

Longines Hydroconquest Review: https://thedeeptrack.com/review-longines-hydroconquest-2026-update/

Tudor Pelagos Ultra Review: https://wornandwound.com/review/video-hands-on-the-tudor-pelagos-ultra/

Chronofixe Asterix Review: https://wornandwound.com/review/hands-on-the-chronofixe-asterix/

Final Recommendations:

Jason Cammisa Ranks Doug DeMuro's Garage!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BRTl14MzNg

Doug DeMuro Ranks Jason Cammisa's Cars!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvvi4ItCXTo

Outside Podcast w/ Brooks Wheelan: https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/comedian-brooks-wheelan/

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction and episode overview

01:10 Current watch wristshots and collection updates

03:02 Main topic: Summer dive watches draft

08:11 Discussion on Hamilton and watch origins

10:05 Review of the Odyssey movie and watch connection

19:51 Defining the summer dive watch concept

20:15 Drafting picks for ultra affordable dive watches

26:00 Drafting picks under $1500 category

32:47 Drafting picks under $5,000

41:16 Drafting picks for $5000 and above category

44:24 Drafting with no budget

45:27 Closing thoughts and episode wrap-up

In this episode of the Time Well Spent Podcast, Devin Pennypacker and Griffin Bartsch sit down to talk about watch spotting in movies, television shows, and video games. Sparked by the unveiling of the Omega Seamaster Chronograph, they dive down the rabbit hole of watch placements in some of their favorite pieces of media. What was your favorite watch spotting moment?

Griffin Bartsch Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cgriffinbartsch/

Devin Pennypacker Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devinpennypacker/?hl=en

Relevant Links:

Adam Savage: https://youtu.be/bQbbtnTz1KE?si=bZmSWL2TIYdEnoUc

Final Recommendations:

Nintendo Switch: https://amzn.to/4p4vncO

Ipad Mini: https://amzn.to/4wsM6sM

Ipad 11-inch: https://amzn.to/4aGbUcz

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro + Fourth of July catch-up

1:17 Boston, Hamilton event, and holiday weekend talk

4:15 Vacation watch check + one-watch travel story

5:54 007 First Light and the watches-in-media discussion begins

13:50 Bond games: Nightfire, Bloodstone, and GoldenEye

17:45 Uncharted, Nathan Drake, and the Fossil chronograph

22:39 The Last of Us and All Is Lost

27:00 The Martian and the Hamilton dive watch

31:49 Project Hail Mary and Ryan Gosling’s Tag Heuer Connect

34:11 The Pit and the hospital NATO debate

38:09 The Bear and chef watch spotting

43:24 L.A. Noire and watches as clues

47:22 Fast & Furious and Brian O’Connor’s JLCs

53:29 Favorite watch spotting picks

64:39 “Kill Your Babies” the game

72:47 Final Recommendations

80:14 Wrap-up

In this episode of the Time Well Spent Podcast, Devin Pennypacker is joined by Tom, the founder of Abinger Watches. We chat about the incredibly challenging process of starting a watch brand from the ground up, how Tom took a design first approach in making his watches, and what's next for the brand.

Abinger Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abingerwatches/

Abinger Watches: https://www.abingerwatches.com/

Devin Pennypacker Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devinpennypacker/?hl=en

Relevant Links:

Hands-On Abinger Nimrod Review: https://wornandwound.com/review/hands-on-the-abinger-nimrod/

Final Recommendations:

Angels in Time: https://music.apple.com/au/album/angel-in-real-time/1478307245

Outlast (Netflix): https://www.netflix.com/title/81225308

Timestamps:

0:00 — Intro

1:04 — Wrist Check

4:37 — Christopher Ward Talk

7:30 — Getting Into Watches

14:26 — Finding the Brand Idea

18:49 — Two Years of Design Work

20:32 — Startup Costs and Reality

24:40 — Pre-Orders and Shipping

32:26 — What’s Next

39:43 — Tool Watch vs Dress Watch

42:09 — Meaning of “Nimrod”

46:45 — Where to Find the Brand

47:05 — Final Recommendation