Sep 4, 2026 · 32 min · 10 segments
In our inaugural episode recorded at Analog:Shift HQ, hosts Devin and TC kick off the show with unfiltered hot takes, recent happenings at Watch Week Aspen, and Devin's latest sailing expedition with…
Thomas CalaraHostAren't there sometimes design features that you look at and you think that's just not for me?

I just feel like people are so easy to just jump out the window and say, I absolutely hate this watch.

And I think that, you know, we can all learn a little bit from that and, you know, try not to judge too quickly.
we had a period of hype culture, and now we're in a period of anti-hype culture, where it is cool to hate the things that are cool.
And so a new watch release comes out, and people look at it and immediately hate it, and then eventually talk about how they like it.
Or there's a very popular watch that everybody loves, and it's the cool thing to say, that watch sucks.
Aren't there sometimes design features that you look at and you think that's just not for me?

I just feel like people are so easy to just jump out the window and say, I absolutely hate this watch.

And I think that, you know, we can all learn a little bit from that and, you know, try not to judge too quickly.
we had a period of hype culture, and now we're in a period of anti-hype culture, where it is cool to hate the things that are cool.
And so a new watch release comes out, and people look at it and immediately hate it, and then eventually talk about how they like it.
Or there's a very popular watch that everybody loves, and it's the cool thing to say, that watch sucks.
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