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This is the ultimate Doctor Who collectable, a replica of the Doctors Fob Watch. A fully working watch with a chain, the fob has detailed engraving on the case and Roman numerals on the face. Also features speech, light and sound effects.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #806 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Character Options

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Customer Reviews

I wouldn't keep MY memories in it, it would break!
From about five feet away the watch looks quite good, the detailing on the front is well moulded and it generally looks quite real and solid, indeed from five feet the watch looks as it does in the photograph above; don't be fooled this is the best it will ever look.

When you get close enough to actually touch it and pick it up, the cheap slightly shiny grey plastic creaks in your hand, belying the flimsy construction.

The front of the watch is opened with a difficult to reach, loose fitting plastic stud on the top of the adjustment dial, which itself is moulded into the main body and does nothing, revealing the face of the watch, which conspires to be shadowy and difficult to read. The door itself is thin and the hinge worryingly flimsy to the extent that it feels as if the force of the spring could break it off on opening.

By far the worst thing about this watch however it the "light and sound effects", which feature a few red and yellow flashing LEDs, and a minute or so long clip from the second episode of 'Human Nature' with the young lad saying something along the lines of "..Some times I remember having two hearts and being a Time Lord, not only that but the last of the Time Lords..." and so on. Not only is this a fantastically annoying sound for the watch to make, but it is the sort of thing which seriously hampers the creation of a childhood fantasy world when your toys start whittering on at you; I know this I remember it happening.

In short AVOID! Wait for someone to bring a better, metal version out.

so, I might be a bit older than the target audience...
I bought a Time Lord watch :)
... Still not a Time Lord. Even when I put the batteries in. :(

... okay, so, yes, a toy. For ages 5 and up. I'm, er, up.

It is plastic. Except for the chain. The chain makes the plastic look cheap. But does function to keep the watch where it is put, so that part works out. The case has patterns just like on the show, and seems fairly accurate. Same with the watch face. So that's nice. But the light effect is pathetic - I've got a better light on my keychain, and it doesn't light the center of the watch at all. And the sound effect happens whenever you make the light, so it isn't much use if you, for instance, want to know the time in the cinema. Plus it sounds like the Doctor only if the Doctor is talking through a comb after inhaling helium. Actually come to think his voice doesn't change when inhaling helium, so it's just out of character. Er, I mean, it sounds mostly like hsssh shhh crsshh and you can only tell what he's saying because we have it memorised from TV. Bit disappointing really.

On the plus side - Time Lord watch! Wheeee!
It, er, gets all its stars from that bit.

This watch is me!
Anyone expecting a quality fob watch to actually wear will likely be very disappointed with this example - for that you want the fully authorised replica signed by Derek Jacobi. But as a toy this is excellent, and still comes on a nice chain even if the watch itself is plastic. The detailing is very nice both on the case and face, and it does still work as a fully functioning watch, and the light and sound effects are especially impressive. It might have been nice to have a 'mute' option so as to eliminate the risk of a lot of noise when checking the time, but as I said, this isn't really designed as a serious fob watch. It even has the educational value of teaching the time and Roman numerals.