The Watchmaker

Note: the two numbers within brackets after each action indicate the time increment and the game time when the action is successfully performed. The game is not timed. The time changes only after the player has performed a particular action within the game.

Most actions can be performed with both characters, but in this solution we have described the actions to take with Darrel or Victoria, to beat the game in the shortest time.

Darrel:

Take the lift downstairs
Go outside to the gardens, near the green house.
The Greenhouse explodes (+20 9.20)
Go to look at the WELL and try to take the cover off (Raul comes to stop you)
Take the PLASTIC BOTTLE Raul throws into the bin

Victoria:

Go to the swimming pool
Try to open the old wooden door. It's locked but Greta comes out (to enable the "Old Wing" conversation item)
Talk to Jude about Carla Hoffman, and then about "Carla's private life".

Darrel:

Go to the dining room
Take the CLOCK KEY hanging on the small clock
Take a KNIFE from the cupboard
Go to the cellar
Take a BOTTLE OF WINE
In the laundry USE the PLASTIC BOTTLE with the DETERGENT in the washing machine (+10 9.30)
Darrel and Victoria go to the kitchen
Talk to Stephen about "Past life as a sailor"
USE the BOTTLE OF WINE with the COOK (Victoria must be in the room too)
Now you have the KEYS that were hanging on the peg on the wall (+15 9.45)
Go to the basement again, to the boiler room
Open the door with the KEYS
Switch off the pump at the control panel
USE the KNIFE with one of the FILTERS
USE the DETERGENT in the bottle with the just opened FILTER
Close the FILTER
Switch the pump on again (+15 10.00)
Go to the swimming pool, now emptied thanks to Raul
Take the BRACELET at the bottom (+15 10.15)

Victoria:

Find Carla - 9.20 - 12.30 first guest bedroom; 12.30 - 14.30 laundry; 14.30 - 16.30 Supervisor's apartment
Give the BRACELET to Carla (+10 10.25)
Talk to Carla about her private life, the gala evening (under the "Things & Facts" item) and take the BANKNOTE (+10 10.35)

Darrel:

Go to the well, open the COVER and go down inside (+15 10.50) (Note the numbers on the indicators)
Push the lever on the machine down. (Now the numbers are all the same)
Press the button. There's an explosion ( + 10 11.00)
Go into the hole, into the cellar under Raul's house.
Take the CUTTERS from on the sideboard
Take the BRIEFCASE from out of the sideboard. Combination 4-17-30 (as on Corona's banknote) (+15 11.15)
Take the CASSETTE from inside the briefcase
Get out of the well (the Gardener sees you) and go to the aviary (+10 11.25)
USE the CUTTERS with the PADLOCK (+10 11.35)
Open the AVIARY DOOR and the dove flies away (+15 11.50)
Go to the Supervisor's Office
Take the PHOTO of Jude and note the password behind it (September 7th '95) 9795 (Jude's wearing an interesting necklace)
In a filing cabinet find an INVOICE with the safe combination number on it 12480
Go to the entrance to the business area, use the photo password 9795 to open the door (+15 12.05)
Open the METAL BOX by pressing the red button
Take the BAG of BLOOD (+5 12.10)
Take the SYRINGE from the drawer
USE the SYRINGE with the nitric ACID (+5 12.15)

Victoria:

Go to the Supervisor's office and talk to him about "Stolen Organs"
USE the PHOTO with the SUPERVISOR to prove that he had access to the room. (+15 12.30)

Darrel:

Go to the main bathrooms on the ground floor near the dining room

USE the SYRINGE with the sulphuric ACID that you find in a bottle in the cupboard. You now have a mixture of acids. (+10 12.40)

USE the KEY on the old DOOR and go into the corridor (this is the Old Wing)

Open the door on your right
Note that behind the dresser a painting has fallen to the ground (The statue with the bracelet has 3 coins, the one without a bracelet has 2 coins!) (+10 12.50)
Go to the old wing corridor again, go up the stairs and into the first door on the right.
In the showcase there's a PORTRAIT of Anna with three CHESS PIECES in her hand
Note Anna is wearing an interesting necklace (+10 13.00)
(Take the CYLINDER from the showcase and USE it with the PHONOGRAPH on the table)
Use the PHONOGRAPH

Victoria:

Go to the Mausoleum. Look at the painting outside to find out where on the chessboard Anna's three pieces go. Black bishop, white knight, black castle.
Inside the mausoleum press the corresponding squares on the CHESS BOARD in the right order (row,column): 3,3 7,4 1,5 (+ 20 13.20)

Darrel:

Go back to the Old Wing and into the corridor where there's a CLOCK with two faces
Move the hands to the times shown on the PARCHMENT, 8.55 and 7.10. A passage opens (+15 13.35)
Take the PARCHMENT, read the DIARY on the altar. (NB Only Victoria can read the diary because it's written in Latin) (+ 20 13.55 )
Use the bag (he takes Krenn's Diary) (+ 20 14.15)
Use the bag again (he takes the PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES , the MOLD and the PHIALS)
Go into the bathrooms in the business area and then into the sauna
Take the bag of INCENSE CRYSTALS in the burner
Go to the gym
Take the BATTERIES from the cycle battery compartment
Go to the Board Room/ Meeting Room
In the central part of the bookcase take the WALKMAN
USE the BATTERIES with WALKMAN ( +5 14.20)
USE the CASSETTE with WALKMAN
USE the WALKMAN to hear the cassette (+ 10 14.30)
USE the PHONE with WALKMAN (+5 14.35)
Go to the swimming pool
Take the BOOK that Jude left behind on the chair
Open the BOOK and click on the PAMPHLET (+ 10 14.45)
Go to the garage and USE the KEYS with the DOOR
USE the ACID MIXTURE on the LOCK of the Multinational van (+ 10 14.55)
Right click on the Sack
USE the MODEM LEAD with the TELEPHONE (+20 15.15)
Search the case ARL 1998
Go to the kitchen
USE PHIAL B (blue) with the MICRO WAVE. Heat it to 70 degrees (+ 10 15.25)
USE PHIAL A (red) with the FRIDGE. Cool it to - 25 degrees (+ 10 15.35)
Go outside
Note the magpie's NEST in the big oak tree
Push the plant stand under the tree (Darrel only)
Find Henry's glasses in the nest (+ 15 15.50)
Give the caretaker his glasses (+10 16.00)
Take CHISEL
Go to the bar/ ballroom
USE the PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES with the SUPERVISOR (+15 16.15)
Go to Darrel/ Victoria's bedroom and out to the terrace
From the COLUMN on the terrace, climb onto the clock tower using the CRACK in the wall.
Find the broken plaster and USE the CHISEL with the PLASTER ( + 10 16.25)
Use the CLOCK KEY in the clock face that you find ( + 5 16.30)
Go to the passage.

Victoria:

Go into the passage (D&V must go in)
Push the slab to open the passage

Darrel:

Go in (+ 10 16.40)
Go into the crypt
Go up the stairs to the chapel.
Leave the chapel by unbolting the double lock on the main door and going outside to the gardens
Go to the courtyard behind the greenhouse.
USE PHIALS A and B with the MOLD to create four medallions. (+ 10 16.50)
Go to the statue in the courtyard
USE a MEDALLION with the LION'S MOUTH and a passage opens (RTV: Darrel goes down into the passage and finds himself in the labyrinth entrance)
Take METAL OBJECT near Raul's body (Note the buttons above and below it) (+ 10 17.00)
Right click on the Door (RTV: Sand trap activated, Darrel calls Victoria for help)

Victoria:

USE second MEDALLION with the LION'S MOUTH (Only Victoria) (+ 15 17.15)

Darrel:

Go into the dining room USE the BLOOD with the ROSE on the tea tray (+ 15 17.30)
Go back to the Andersons' apartment. (RTV launched) (+ 15 17.45)
Go back to the Andersons' apartment. (Jude's sleeping)
Behind one of the paintings is a SAFE. Open it using the combination number : 1-2-4-8-0
Take the GOLD COIN (+ 10 17.55)
Go to the first guest bedroom
Take the ENVELOPES from the desk

Darrel:

Go to old wing's upper corridor (r36)

Victoria:

Go to the Church and reach the inside of the tower
Open the TRAPDOOR, take out the BROKEN METAL DISC
Open the machine and take the RING

Darrel:

USE the COIN with the left scale
USE the INCENSE with the right scale
USE the ENVELOPE with the right scale (You now have one dose of incense)
USE the INCENSE with the right scale
USE the ENVELOPE with the right scale (it now has two doses and weighs the same as two coins)
Now do the same with the other ENVELOPE

Victoria:

Go into the crypt
Use one ENVELOPE and the COIN with the STATUE wearing the bracelet
Use one ENVELOPE with the other STATUE
A niche opens in the altar when you've done this.
Take the MAGNETIC PLATES which are inside ( +15 18.10)

Darrel:

Go to the secret room in the Old Wing.
Right click on the candlesticks
Insert the two magnetic plates in the spaces under the candlesticks on the altar and the crystal rises. Take it (+15 18.25)
From the secret room go back to the corridor and into the watch collection room.
Open the compartment in the back of the clock
USE the spherical CRYSTAL (from the secret room) in the ROUND HOLE
USE the rectangular CRYSTAL (from the mausoleum) in the RECTANGULAR HOLE
USE the Jude's necklace in the SEMI CIRCULAR HOLE
Turn the statue's head and watch the 'time projection' (+ 20 18.45)
Take the rectangular crystal which has become phosphorescent.

Victoria:

Go back to the clock tower. Copy the position of the hour glasses seen in the projection and insert the crystal in the hole to open the TRUNK ( NE W SE SW NW (the white part) ) ( +15 19.00)
Take the REPLACEMENT PIECE and fit it into the trap door.

Darrel:

Go to collect the PHOTOGRAPHS from the Supervisor's office. (+10 19.10)
USE the PHOTO PROJECT with the SCANNER (+20 19.30)
Use the scanner to enlarge the right part of the plan (the front of the machine). (The printing is an automatic action).
USE the BRONZE RING with the CARETAKER
USE the ENLARGEMENT with the CARETAKER (+20 19.50)

Victoria:

Go to the clock tower and USE the COG with the MACHINE (+10 20.00)
Pull the lever and go down the the second labyrinth entrance
Using Raul's symbol, the METAL OBJECT, press the right combination of buttons above and below the two FACES on the door to open it. 2,4,5,6 up and 1,2,5 down (+15 20.15)

Darrel:

Go into the only open passage way and into the constellation room
Change the CLOCK HANDS and the degree hand to represent the Horologium constellation (as seen in the planetarium 4 hr, 15 min, 41 degrees) using the three wooden LEVERS to the right of the clock (+15 20.30). This action opens the gates which were blocking the two other passages.
Go back out into the corridor and into the left passageway. It's the Watchmaker's study (+10 20.40)
As soon as Darrel goes into this room Victoria calls him on the phone.
Take the letter on the Watchmaker's desk.
Take the OLD RECORD on the Watchmaker's desk. (+15 20.55)

Darrel:

Go outside USE the PADLOCK with the window of the Supervisor's office (+10 21.05)
Go to the greenhouse and out to the courtyard behind it. The Hunter will follow you.
USE one of the remaining MEDALLIONS in the LION'S MOUTH to open the passage. Wait for the Hunter to arrive and fall into the sand trap. (+10 21.15)

Darrel:

Take the METAL STAR
Use the METAL STAR with the CAVITY in the Machinery Room (+10 21.25)
Move the machinery using the indicators. The position is 2,7,4,11,9 (+15 21.40)
Go through the now opened passage
Activate the machinery with the combination: 6,6,6,6,6 (+5 21:45)
Move the machinery using the indicators and go through it again
Go to the Pendulum Chamber, Darrell gets caught (+10 21:55)

Victoria:

Open the door (2,4,5,6 up and 1,2,5 down)
Push the lever (+5 22:00)
Take back the METAL STAR
In the room where Duke lies dead, use the MEDALLION with the LION'S MOUTH (+5 22:05)
Right click on Duke's corpse
Use the stairs
Use lever (+15 22:20)
Go to the WM laboratory and take a CANDLE
Use the CANDLE with the BRAZIER
Use the LIGHTER with the CANDLE
Use the METAL STAR with the WAX
Use the PHIALS with the MOLD
Take the WAX STAR (+5 22:25)
In the room where Dukes lies dead, use the METAL STAR and the WAX STAR with the cavities (+5 22:30)
Read the PARCHMENT
Use the Blue,Green,Yellow PHIALS (+10 22:40)
Right click on Krenn's corpse
Use the KEYS with the HANDCUFFS (+10 22:50)