The Umbran Watch is a special type of timepiece that appears to be an object that most Umbra Witches possess.
Said to represent the "heart" of an Umbra Witch, an Umbran Watch contains magical power that enable a witch to stay alive for eternities beyond a normal human lifespan. That magic appears to be critical for maintaining an Umbra Witch's contract with Inferno; if such a watch is destroyed, then a witch's ability to control Infernal Demons and their power is lost in the process.
Balder also wears a watch of his own, implying that the Lumen Sages had a similar custom.
Cereza's mentor Morgana had a silver Umbran watch on her chest, bearing an engraved spider made of crescents, with a light blue jewel embedded on its abdomen. Small engraved rays emanate from the stylized spider and three small dots in a vertical pattern lie beneath its pincers.
At the end of her final fight with Cereza and Cheshire, the demon destroyed Morgana's watch with two swipes of his claws, killing her and separating her soul from her body.
Bayonetta[]
In the first game, Bayonetta wears her Umbran watch on a small leather-like disc on her chest. Jeanne's watch is pinned to the large collar of her outfit.
Following the defeat of Iustitia, Cereza shows Bayonetta her own Umbran Watch after being asked if she possesses anything important to her. Intrigued, Bayonetta asks how Cereza obtained it; the young girl reveals that she received it as a birthday present from her mother. Hearing this, Bayonetta pulls a ribbon from her hair and ties it to the watch before putting it around Cereza's neck, telling her to never lose it and keep it close to her heart.
After being beaten in a fight against Bayonetta, Jeanne takes the red jewel at the center of Bayonetta's watch and uses it to save herself from incoming missiles.
After defeating Father Balder near the conclusion of the game, Bayonetta uses her watch to access the time portal that Balder used to bring Cereza to the present. As she returns her younger self to her own time, Bayonetta reminds her to keep her "treasure" safe.
However, these actions prove to be the final step in Balder's true plan; after her adventures in the future, Cereza followed her future self's advice and wore the watch around her neck at all times. When Jeanne attempted to seal her away in order to prevent her from awakening as the Left Eye, the watch blocked the blow that would have initiated the ritual. Unable to be sealed away and with newfound confidence, Cereza decided to be strong like her "Mummy", joining Jeanne in battle against the forces of Paradiso. Upon realizing this in the present day, Bayonetta's memories are restored, awakening her as the Left Eye and allowing Balder to resurrect Jubileus.
Bayonetta 2[]
Despite changes in attire for the two witches, both Bayonetta and Jeanne continue to wear their Umbran Watches. Bayonetta wears hers on a chain around her neck while Jeanne's watch is pinned to the right side of the chest on her bodysuit.
When Jeanne is dragged to Inferno after a demon summoning gone wrong, Bayonetta uses Jeanne's watch to keep track of how much time is left before her friend's soul is completely absorbed into the infernal realm.
Bayonetta 3[]
As part of the exploration into the Multiverse, multiple Bayonettas are shown with their own Umbran Watches while they fight Singularity and his army of Homunculi, each having the same design.
In the opening of the game, Bayonetta β0 is shown fighting the entity and ultimately succumbing to his attacks. Her Umbran Watch fractures as she is beaten, almost breaking completely and robbing her of her power just before she is killed.
The same events later happen to Bayonetta in an almost identical fashion, with Singularity fracturing her watch in the same way as her variant. Though she is able to eventually best him with the help of her alternate selves, Luka, and Viola, Bayonetta's Umbran Watch eventually breaks completely, causing her power of Demon Slave over the summoned Gomorrah to be lost and for the beast to turn on her with fatal consequences.
Gallery[]
Concept art showing Bayonetta's Umbran Watch
Concept art of Jeanne's Watch, which doubles as a compact.
Bayonetta's watch ingame model in the first game.
Bayonetta using her watch on Balder's window into the past.
Jeanne's watch counts down how much time is left.
Concept art of Rosa's watch
Concept art of Bayonetta's and Jeanne's watch
Concept for Balder's watch.
Morgana's watch.
Trivia[]
Both Bayonetta's and Jeanne's watches contain numbers in the demonic alphabet. Bayonetta's watch contains the numbers 14111219 and Jeanne's watch displays the numbers 141216. These numbers, according to character designer Mari Shimazaki, represent the year/month/date of both Witches' birthdays (December 19, 1411 and January 6, 1412 respectively).
The jewels of Bayonetta's watch glow when she enters Witch Time.
