From Game Screen to Wrist: Watches You Could Actually Buy
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These three watches were released as physical counterparts to objects worn in games. Availability has changed since their launches.
Joel's watch becomes a quartz replica
MSTR's Joel's Watch reproduces the field-watch design from The Last of Us. The maker documents a collaboration with Naughty Dog and PlayStation, limited to 1,000 pieces. A 41 mm case and olive nylon strap carry the visible design into a wearable product, while a battery-powered Seiko movement supplies actual timekeeping. (MSTR)
MSTR’s quartz movement belongs to the replica. The game never needs to explain what powers Joel’s watch; the manufacturer had to put something under the dial.
The Lüm-Tec Super Combat B2 enters the story from the other direction. GQ discusses it as a close source for the game's original design. It is not the licensed MSTR replica, and buying a similar Lüm-Tec would be a different kind of connection to Joel's watch. (GQ)
The Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium Far Cry 6 H70645533 accompanied Far Cry 6 in 2021. Hamilton specified a run of 1,983, tied to the watch's fictional history in Yara. Its announcement explicitly addresses the object in the game and the physical watch offered alongside it. (Swatch Group)
The retail reference uses a 42 mm titanium case and H-10 automatic movement. Its split numeral 6 gives the familiar field dial a small, game-specific alteration. Those details make the edition distinguishable from a generic Khaki Field, even without the packaging. (Hamilton's product record)
Dani Rojas’s in-game Hamilton also grants an equipment bonus. The physical edition carries over the design, including that split 6; the bonus stays in Yara.
Neil's Boulton requires seven crystals
For Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kojima Productions identifies the Hamilton Boulton H13605130 as a watch modeled on Neil's in-game timepiece. The unusual case carries a main sapphire window and three smaller windows on each side. The developer credits Yoji Shinkawa's involvement and documents the black PVD titanium construction. (Kojima Productions)
The seven windows shape the entire case, letting the dial be seen through its sides as well as its face. Hamilton's specification pairs the multi-window case with an H-10 automatic movement and a matching titanium bracelet. The familiar Boulton name covers a substantially different exterior here. (Hamilton)
The longer sequence of Kojima's watch collaborations belongs to Kojima’s Watches: From Metal Gear to Death Stranding.
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