Japanese brand PREMICO is known for blending premium watches and accessories with fan-favorite anime franchises, delivering plenty of slick designs that collectors find hard to resist.
Its latest collaboration takes aim at Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe, the franchise’s new theatrical feature opening in Japan on November 20. Inspired by the iconic Scopedog, the mechanical watch is priced at ¥65,780, limited to 2,000 pieces, and available to preorder now.
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe marks the franchise’s first new animated production in roughly 15 years and is part of Sunrise’s 50th-anniversary celebrations. The story will be released as two theatrical films. The franchise’s previous animated entry was the OVA Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Alone Again, released in April 2011.
The film is directed by Mamoru Oshii, best known for the Ghost in the Shell series, with original creator and director Ryosuke Takahashi serving as supervisor. Shinobu Tsuneki, whose credits include mechanical design work on Legend of the Galactic Heroes, is handling the mecha designs. Sunrise is producing the animation, with Production I.G providing production assistance.
The watch puts the Scopedog front and center. Its moss-green dial draws directly from the machine’s signature color scheme, while a brushed finish gives the surface a cool, sharply engineered look.
At the center of the dial is an ornamental design modeled after the Scopedog’s three-lens rotating turret. The red lens even incorporates the Gilgamesh military emblem.
The numerals at the 3, 6, 9, and 12 o’clock positions are rendered in the Gilgamesh script. The Sax Blue second hand is inspired by the hair color of Ash, the feared soldier known as the “Witch” and the central character of Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe, adding a vivid accent to the otherwise militaristic design.
The open-heart construction reveals part of the precision mechanical movement through a small window behind the central ornament. Both the hour and minute hands feature luminous detailing, keeping the time easy to read in the dark.
The green crown is designed to resemble one of the rotating turret lenses, while the crown guards borrow their shape from components found on the Scopedog itself.
The watch comes in a custom collector’s box stamped with the Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe logo in a gleaming metallic finish. Inside, the box is also decorated with a gold-foil Gilgamesh military emblem.
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe Mechanical Watch
Price: ¥65,780
Expected release: Mid-January 2027
Limited to 2,000 pieces
via： PREMICO