# Watch Hot Takes, Longines Hydroconquest, Hodinkee Happy Hour - Ep. 009 w/ Griffin Bartsch

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Podcast: [Time Well Spent](https://stenobird.com/podcast/time-well-spent-7682162)
Published: 2026-03-31T09:30:00+00:00
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We are doing WATCH HOT TAKES! In the latest episode of the Time Well Spent Podcast, Devin Pennypacker is joined again by Griffin Bartsch as the two are primed and ready to get a few things off their chest, sharing a few of their own personal hot takes on the watch industry and ready for a fight. Before the main chat, we talk about our hands on experience with the new Longines Hydroconquest dive watch release as well as the first ever Hodinkee Hangout in SoHo. Griffin Bartsch Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cgriffinbartsch/?hl=en Devin Pennypacker Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devinpennypacker/?hl=en Longines Hydro Conquest - https://www.longines.com/watches/hydro-conquest Hodinkee Happy Hour Event - https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hodinkee-watches-of-switzerland-soho-event Seiko SRPL11 Review: https://wornandwound.com/review/hands-on-the-redesigned-seiko-samurai-srpl11/ Vintage Vacheron: https://www.analogshift.com/products/vacheron-constantin-guilloche-dress-watch-as11970?_pos=7&_sid=fa7322b57&_ss=r Final Recommendations: Death by Lightning (Netflix series) - https://www.netflix.com/title/81234567 Ponies, Persons of No Interest (Peacock series) - https://www.peacocktv.com/streaming/series/ponies-persons-of-no-interest Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to the Time Well Spent Podcast 02:29 Wrist Check: Griffin's NoMo Zurich World Timer 05:21 Devin's Seiko Samurai SRPL 11 Experience 08:03 Longines Hydro Conquest Revamp Discussion 15:44 Hodinkee Happy Hour Event Recap 22:10 Hot Takes on Watches 27:18 The Utility of Rolex Watches 29:11 Critique of Dive Watches by Brands 34:07 The Debate on Bracelet Tapering 41:25 Zeratsu Polishing: Marketing or Mastery? 47:34 The Best Watch vs. The Right Watch 50:02 The Impact of New Releases on Perception 51:18 Characte…

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