Following yesterday’s Tesla Cyberwhistle collectible announcement, it looks like we’re continuing the trend of pricey accessories from controversial companies. CD Projekt Red, the developers behind games like The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, have revealed a new limited edition watch called the T-2077, and is inspired by the setting and lore of Cyberpunk 2077.
A result of a collaboration with Blonie Watch and designed by them too, the T-2077 has a retro-futuristic cyberpunk design to it, and is built out of pure grade 2 titanium. Its bracelet meanwhile is also made of pure grade 2 titanium and comes with a butterfly clasp, while you’ll be able to swap out the strap altogether too if you’d like. Under the hood is a basically a quartz watch that outputs to a yellow digital LED display that can display in both 12-hour and 24-hour formats, and powering it all is a 220mAh battery. The T-2077 is also rated for 5ATM water resistance, and comes in three bracelet sizes from 17cm to 19cm.
If you’re thinking that it sounds just like an average watch to you, well there’s more in store. Anyone who buys a T-2077 will also get a blockchain-powered digital certification of authenticity. This certificate is administered by the firm Arianee and you can download an app to showcase to others that you really do own this watch. It’s essentially like an NFT of sorts, and I guess it kinda works with the whole cyberpunk theme that it’s going for. Moreover, if you want to gift this to someone, you can do so by transferring the digital ownership of it to others via the Arianee app.
The T-2077 won’t be cheap though. This NFT-like timepiece will cost you USD499 (~RM2,110.52), plus that doesn’t include shipping either. So far though, it seems that the you can only buy it on the CD Projekt Red Gear website and regions covered only include Europe and North America. The T-2077 comes just as Cyberpunk 2077 has a small renaissance of sorts, following a recent sale on Steam. Most bugs have been patched out since its launch in late 2020 and so reception by gamers are much better than before, though there’s a substantial number of fans still unimpressed with the shallow gameplay and storyline.
You can check out the T-2077 for yourself on the CD Projekt Red Gear website. As for myself, while I may have played and completed the game within the first few weeks of it launching (and enjoyed it even), I doubt I’ll ever be willing to shell out that much for the T-2077.
