Metro 2033 Last Light Analog Survivor Watch
Introduction: Metro 2033 Last Light Analog Survivor Watch
Being a fan of the Metro 2033 series of games, I decided to make a real life version of Artyom’s watch. There are two versions. The most common is the 4 digit nixie tube version and the rarer analog version. This instructable is for the latter as it is surprisingly easy to build.
The core component of this project is a second-hand Fossil Q Explorist Gen 3 smartwatch. I picked up a grade C watch in the UK from CEX for £30. There is a free Metro 2033 watch face from Facer.io app. You could stop there, but where's the fun in that?
This build has a functioning light meter that turns blue when in direct light and then fades to off when sneaking in the dark shadows
Supplies
* Fossil Q Explorist watch
* Leather watch band
* Double CR2032 battery holder
* 2 x CR2032 3v batteries
* 2 x M3 x 3mm countersunk screws
* 1 x M2 x 4mm countersunk screw
* GL5537 Photoresistor
* 5mm blue LED diode
* Facer.io mobile app
* Metro 2033 watch face (free)
* 2 x Flat spade connecters
* 3D printed model of LED enclosure
* 30awg wire (optional)
* 3mm heatshrink tubing (optional)
* Hot glue
* Superglue
Step 1: Set Up the Watch
I have used the Fossil Q Explorist Gen 3 Smartwatch as it was the closest match to the actual Metro analog watch. These smart watches are quite cheap second-hand. Any round smartwatch will do. I would recommend a watch compatible with the facer.io mobile app as it has a free Metro 2033 watch face. Facer works with Android phones, Google WearOS and Tizen. Facer.io also works with Apple, but I think all their watches are square-faced and therefore would not suitable for a Metro watch. WearOS and Tizen provide many more options and I found the Fossil Explorist being the closest match.
Simply connect to watch to your phone and search for “metro 2033” on the Facer app. There are a few different free versions to choose from and after trying a few out, the Last Light - CMD was the one I liked the most. 769
It also has a night time all green look.
You could stop the project there and you’d have yourself a nice little Metro watch. All of the following steps will take you closer to the actual Metro watch.
Step 2: Watch Strap
The actual watch strap in the game is a little unclear and some versions of the watch are seen worn on a forearm bracer. For this project, I opted for a military style wide black leather watch strap. I found one on Amazon for £8.95 and it comes with the watch pins. The Fossil Explorist needs a 22mm wide strap and they are easy to fit.
Step 3: Light Detector - 3D Model
This is where we take the watch much closer to the actual Metro watch. The light meter consists of a 3D model, Blue LED, photoresistor and a battery
The 3D model is in 2 parts. The LED holder and the main body which sits at the top of the watch.
Ideally the 3D model should be printed on a resin printer as the parts are small with some detail. You could print the body on a traditional FDM filament, but if you do, I’d recommend that it’s printed at a super fine layer height.
I have used light grey resin for the main body and a transparent blue for the LED holder. If you don’t have any transparent blue resin, you can use clear transparent resin with a drop or two of resin pigment stirred in.
If you don’t have either a resin printer or the transparent resin, you could swap out the 5mm blue LED for a giant blue 10mm LED.
There are three versions of the LED mount model. Two versions with a small hole at the back to screw it to the leather watch strap. The other version has no hole and you can either zipper-clip it to the watch or glued it in place. See Step 6.
Step 4: Wiring the Components
This will be the fiddly step as everything is quite small. For this step we need to wire the blue LED to photoresistor and then to the spade terminals
The tricky part is getting the assembly into the housing. If you solder the LED pins directly to the photoresistor pins and then directly to the spade terminals, you will have a hard job fitting everything together. 635