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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a standard Safe Class containment locker in Site 19. Due to the health risk of the alpha and beta radiation it emits, access is only to be granted to Level 3 Research Staff with the permission of a Level 4 Researcher. A standard radiation badge should be affixed to the locker to ensure that there is no leakage. Should SCP-XXXX need to be physically relocated, it must be handled as hazardous material and temporary storage must be a steel or aluminum lockbox with walls no less than 1 cm thick. Note that the levels of radiation emitted are known to fluctuate, so handlers must not assume that it is inert if they get no readings.

Description: SCP-XXXX superficially resembles a modern digital watch of unknown make or model. The adjustable band is made of normal polymerized plastic and appears to be sized for an adult. The case holding the components of the "watch" is 2 cm wide and 4 cm long, with a shape that accommodates the curvature of the wrist. The case looks and feels like plastic, although it has an unusual resistance to damage. To date no samples could be obtained, so its actual composition is unknown. The case also maintains a constant temperature of 22.7 degrees Celsius regardless of ambient temperature. X-rays and MRI have been unable to penetrate the case, and its method of function is unknown.

When SCP-XXXX is pressed against the skin of a living human or humanoid entity, the display activates. Instead of the digital normal format of three groups of two digits separated by colons (HH:MM:SS), it has a set of three digits, followed by 5 sets of two digits divided into two rows (first row: ###:##:## , second row: ##:##:##). The numbers that appear vary between subjects, and their purpose is unknown.

TO: All Employees of Site 19
FROM: Allen Black, Security Director

It has come to my attention that there are questions surrounding the stringent containment of SCP-XXXX, given that the object is deemed Safe and that there's been no research logged after initial classification.

Let me take this as an opportunity to remind everyone that while we deal with dangers that most people can't imagine, mundane hazards can still be just as deadly. The fact remains that SCP-XXXX is radioactive, and as such should not be handled casually. Cancer will kill you just as well as SCP-682 and will probably be more painful.

Therefore, the protocols will remain in place. We have many far more deserving projects for our limited resources, and research into SCP-XXXX is not a priority.