So, yeah, the pocket watch. Turns out, you can actually *get* replicas of it. Which, duh, I guess. But still, it’s kinda cool. You see ’em all over the place, from Eaglemoss (those guys make *everything*, right?) to random sellers online. Some are obviously cheap knock-offs, like the kind you’d find at a flea market next to those weirdly sticky toy dinosaurs. But some…some look pretty darn good.
I saw one that claimed to be “officially licensed” and have a “Japanese quartz movement.” Okay, fancy pants. But honestly, does it *really* matter if the time is 100% accurate when the zombies are comin’? I mean, I guess if you’re trying to schedule a scavenging run, but still…priorities, people!
The thing that gets me, though, is the *why*. Why do people want this replica? Is it just for cosplay? I can see that. Imagine rockin’ up to Comic-Con dressed as Hershel, complete with the watch and a fake beard that’s *slightly* too itchy. Instant win.
Or is it more than that? Maybe it’s a connection to the show, a little piece of the world they built. Hershel’s watch wasn’t just a timepiece; it was a symbol of hope, of family, of holding onto something good in a world gone totally bonkers. It’s like, yeah, the world’s ending, but I still got this watch, still got *some*thing.
Plus, let’s be real, pocket watches are just kinda cool. They’ve got this vintage vibe, this sense of history. It’s like you’re carrying a little piece of the past with you, even if that past is a fictional zombie apocalypse.
