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Watch Spotting in Video Games, Movies, and TV Shows - Ep. 20
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- Time Well Spent
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- Jul 7, 2026
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- 4274
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Summary
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