Kojima’s Watches: From Metal Gear to Death Stranding

Design history

Kojima wore a Digiborg in 1984. In 2015, he shared a photograph of it beside the Metal Gear Solid V collaboration; a decade later, Neil’s Death Stranding 2 watch reached production with seven sapphire crystals.

ByIMWDb Editorial10 September 2026

The Boulton in Hamilton’s official Death Stranding 2 collaboration film. The close view shows the orange hand and the windows around the dial.

In March 2015, Hideo Kojima shared a photograph of the Metal Gear Solid V collaboration watch beside a Digiborg he had worn in 1984. GamesRadar reproduced the comparison. (GamesRadar)

Kojima, left, wears the Digiborg beside Yoji Shinkawa on Kojima Station, March 5, 2015. Shinkawa displays the Metal Gear Solid V collaboration watch. (Source)

Ten years later, Hamilton made the Death Stranding 2 Boulton, modeled on Neil’s in-game timepiece. Kojima Productions names the wearer in its announcement. Anicorn’s intervening Death Stranding watches have a different connection: they borrow from the vehicles and courier companies, with no documented character wearing them. (Kojima Productions)

2015: the Digiborg returns through WIRED

The WIRED Digiborg collaboration, reference AGAM601, accompanies The Phantom Pain. Konami’s archived product page credits Yoji Shinkawa’s design supervision, specifies a numbered run of 2,500 and gives a September 3, 2015 release date. Its functions include a stopwatch, timer, alarm, dual time and backlight. (Konami)

Kojima looks on as Shinkawa checks the watch on his wrist during Kojima Station’s March 2015 broadcast. (Source)

The AGAM601 recreates Venom Snake’s game watch. Kojima’s older Digiborg is its design source, not the retail reference. The game’s altered display should not be mistaken for an unmodified vintage Seiko placement.

The retail WIRED Digiborg collaboration in its presentation box. This is the 2015 product, not Kojima’s vintage watch or an in-game frame.

2024: Anicorn’s Death Stranding collaborations

Reverse Trike Time borrows its name from Sam’s vehicle. Anicorn’s product description connects the color scheme to the trike and specifies Bridges and Special Delivery Team markings. A Seiko NH35 automatic movement powers the physical watch. (Anicorn)

Fragile Express Time takes its name from the courier company. Its mechanical disc display shows hours and minutes, a substantial change from the WIRED collaboration’s digital functions. Anicorn presents it as an official collaboration; no in-game wrist appearance is documented. (Anicorn)

Reverse Trike Time: the vehicle-inspired color scheme appears on a conventional round dial. Official product photography.

Fragile Express Time uses a disc display and courier-company branding. Official product photography; no in-game wrist appearance is established.

2025: Hamilton produces Neil’s Boulton

The Hamilton Boulton Death Stranding 2, reference H13605130, is modeled on Neil’s watch. Kojima Productions links the retail collaboration to the watch shown on him in the game trailer. (Kojima Productions announcement)

Kojima examines the Boulton beside Hamilton’s Vivian Stauffer in official Death Stranding 2 collaboration photography. (Source)

Hamilton specifies a black PVD titanium case, an orange seconds hand and seven sapphire crystals: a principal display flanked by two columns of smaller windows. The automatic H-10 powers the watch. The announced release was June 26, 2025, with 2,000 pieces. (Hamilton’s product record)

Hamilton’s production H13605130, with the black bracelet and multi-window case shown in the product photograph.

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