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Silver Watch

Silver Watch in Terraria

Accessory White Crafting material

Tells the time

Numbers read from Terraria 1.4.5.8 itself.

Stats

TypeAccessory
RarityWhite
Buy price50 silver
Sell price10 silver

Crafted from

MakesIngredientsAt
Silver Watch10 × Silver Bar, 1 × ChainWork Bench

Used in 1 recipe

MakesIngredientsAt
3 Second Timer1 × Silver Watch, 1 × WireIron Anvil

Crafting specifications and half-hour accuracy

Manufactured at a Work Bench or Table and Chair using 10 Silver Bar and 1 Chain. The Silver Watch provides in-game timekeeping accurate to thirty-minute increments, displayed in the upper-right interface corner. It represents the classic tier two timekeeper, mirrored in alternate worlds by the Tungsten Watch, allowing players to prepare ahead of time for blood moons, solar eclipses, and night boss encounters. Monitoring time precisely helps players time the arrival of travelling merchants and organize fishing quests according to scheduled morning resets.

Mechanism manufacturing and passive utility

At an Iron Anvil, combining this watch with wire creates the 3 Second Timer for pulsing traps, statue spawners, and automated pumps. Unlike weapons, the watch provides its informational readout while sitting in the general inventory or a portable storage piggy bank. Upgrading to gold or platinum is required later to forge the full GPS at a Tinkerer's Workshop, making silver watches a reliable mid-tier stepping stone. Its moderate precision makes it a dependable baseline tool throughout early exploration.

Trivia

  • The Silver Watch displays time in 12-hour or 24-hour formats based on the player settings menu.
  • Crafting timers consumes the watch, requiring another to be made if keeping time display is desired.

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