Kaworu 04 - Evangelion watch

Today's watch is another of my anime merchandise watches, and for an anime I've got a few watches from.

The watch features a black & white picture of an anime character and the text Kaworu 04. There is also a quote in small red text around the bottom saying 'God's in his heaven. All's right with the world'.

Fans of the series will have recognised that this watch is from the anime story Evangelion. Kaworu refers to Kaworu Nagisa, and the picture is of the character. The character is hard to explain in a few simple sentences for those who aren't familiar with the basis for the series, as saying that Kaworu is the 17th Angel, one of the Fifth Children, and a Seed of Life won't be helpful to many. If you are interested in finding out more, check out the anime or one of the many Evangelion wiki sites online.

Kaworu only appeared in one episode of the TV series, but had such an impact on fans that the character appeared in many of the later movies and alternative continuities (in the rebuild, he is first and thirteenth Angel). I've also seen on one of the Eva wikis that the Kaworu merchandise is very popular, and his items are often the top of the best sellers list.

I don't know where the 04 comes from, but in the PSP story for Neon Genesis Evangelion, Kaworu is linked with the Eva-04 unit, so there could be a link there.

The quote "God's in his heaven..." is one that is part of the NERV logo in the series. NERV is a paramilitary agency under the control of the United Nations who are using the Eva robots to protect the earth from the Angels. The quote originally comes from a verse drama by Robert Browning called Pippa Passes. The verse was originally published in 1841, but became more well know after an 1848 reissue, and the line used on the watch is the most quoted line in the poem.

The watch itself is a simple 3 hand dial design with a quartz movement. It has a large metallic case, which is very light, and features fake screws to make it have a more industrial look. The case has 4 fake buttons, and has hidden the crown so it looks more complex than it really is.

Based on the light weight, and cheap feeling build, this was a low cost promotional item, possible an arcade prize, but I don't know when it is from.

Radio Eva 034 Daykeeper - Asuka Langley Soryu Version

Another watch where I've posted a version before (in April last year).

The watch is from a clothing line called Radio Eva which produces many different items linked with the Evangelion anime. The watches are called the Radio Eva 034 Daykeeper (Relax Plus Plugsuit Edition), and are a 3 line LCD display watch. The time shows with hours on the top, minutes in the middle, and seconds on the bottom. It also has an alarm and stopwatch, and the watch module is encased in the stretchy silicone new piece strap.

This one is the red version which is for the character Asuka Langley Soryu from the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime.  Asuka is the first pilot of the Eva Unit 02, and is normally seen in a red plugsuit. The character was voted the this most popular female anime character of the 90s in a 2010 poll (from the Newtype magazine).

They come in a stackable box with the watch trapped between two layers of stretchy clear plastic so that the watch looks like it is floating in space.

The watches are still available from Radio Eva for 5040 yen.

Evangelion NERV LED watch

You may have guessed from some of my posts that I like quite a few Anime series, and have many watches that are promotional items from those series.

Today's watch is a promotional watch for the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion (or Shin Seiki Evangerion). It is an LED watch in the style of the computer displays from the series, with a 4 digit large block LED display. At the top of the watch, it shows as being for the organization NERV. In the series, NERV is a group controlled by the United Nations that was formed to combat the threat from the Angels, and they were responsible for creating the Evangelion units (Evas). The other text on the front is in Japanese, so I'm not sure what it is about, so if any readers can translate, that'd be great!

The watch has 4 buttons, with one getting the time to show, and another setting it in adjust mode (which only works when the display is on). The other two only make the display show 88:88, and I haven't worked out the purpose of those yet.

The back doesn't show much apart from it being copyright of Sega and made in China. A little research says this came out in 2011 as a prize (probably from a UFO machine), and is one of at least 3 designs.

Evangelion Watch Project EVA-W01

Today's watch is huge! It is about as wide as my wrist is thick.

It is an officially licence product by Gainax, who were the company behind the Evangelion anime series. The box has the NERV logo, along with the phrase "God's in his heaven. All's right with the world".

The W01 is inspired by Shinji's giant robot from the Evangelion anime, featuring the iconic purple and Green livery. The design of the LCD display is also inspired by the anime, featuring the same font as they use. The back is engraved with the NERV logo, model number, and a 4 digit serial number. It also states that the watch is produced by Quad Elements, and designed by SII.

The watch was made in conjunction with Seiko. Mode-wise, it has an alarm and a chronograph function.

The full version number is MN2015-EVA-W01

Radio Eva 034 Daykeeper (relax plus plugsuits edition)

Today's watch is from a Japanese clothing line called Radio Eva which specialises in items based around the Evangelion anime.

The black version is based on the character Kaworu Nagisa, who was brought into Nerv to pilot the Eva-02 unit. He is actually a Seed of Life (life-giving alien entity) in a human body. The box shows a picture of the character, wearing one of the watches.

The watch has a red 3-line digital inverse LCD display (hours on top, minutes in the middle, and seconds on the bottom). On the display, the seconds are the largest size, with the hours being the smallest. Mode-wise, the watch has an alarm and stopwatch. All of the buttons are covered by the stretchy PVC rubber skin.
The watches are currently available from the Radio-Eva store for 5040yen.
Battery type is an LR1130