Clock puzzle · Windows launch build

Shelve the Potions Clock Puzzle Solution and Time Order

Reading time
4 minutes
Difficulty
Exact sequence
Checked
2026-08-29
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Before you begin

Restore the clock's missing pieces, read its sequence, and place the eight time-labelled bottles in the exact observed order.

The missing clock-piece prerequisite, the eight-label sequence, left-to-right placement, and the minimum checks when the row looks correct but is not accepted.

Status
Exact order cross-checked three ways
Edition
Windows launch build
Platform
Windows PC · Steam
Checked
2026-08-29
Check note
The Steam Community, Ninewiki, and GG Guides launch-week walkthroughs publish the same eight-time order and the same restore-the-clock prerequisite.

Before you set out

Prerequisites#

  • Find and return every missing clock piece so the clue can display the complete sequence.
  • Gather the eight bottles labelled 3:00, 6:00, 10:00, 1:00, 7:00, 12:00, 2:00, and 9:00.
  • Clear one shelf row and choose a consistent left-to-right reading direction.

Visual reference

The exact eight-bottle clock sequence#

Original diagram showing the Shelve the Potions clock bottle order from 3:00 through 9:00
Original Game Beacon diagram. Read left to right: 3:00, 6:00, 10:00, 1:00, 7:00, 12:00, 2:00, 9:00.

Desk answer

Clock puzzle answer#

Place the eight time-labelled bottles from left to right in this exact sequence:

3:00 → 6:00 → 10:00 → 1:00 → 7:00 → 12:00 → 2:00 → 9:00

Route 03

Restore the clue and build the time row#

  1. Return the missing clock pieces#

    Complete the clock before treating the bottles as a solvable set. The restored display is the source of the sequence.

  2. Separate the eight time labels#

    Pull the matching clock bottles away from unrelated number, compass, and symbol sets.

  3. Start at 3:00 and copy the sequence#

    Build the row as 3:00, 6:00, 10:00, 1:00, 7:00, 12:00, 2:00, 9:00.

  4. Confirm the row from one direction#

    Read once from left to right before stepping away. The documented solution starts at 3:00 and ends at 9:00, so keep that direction consistent.

Fault ledger

If the clock row looks right but fails#

The eight times are present but nothing happens
Verify the clock itself has all missing pieces and that the row begins at 3:00 on the left.
Two bottles appear interchangeable
Read their labels again; 10:00 precedes 1:00, while 12:00 appears between 7:00 and 2:00.
The sequence was built right to left
Rebuild it left to right using 3:00 as the first bottle and 9:00 as the last.

Field questions

Clock puzzle questions#

What is the first clock bottle?
3:00 starts the documented left-to-right order.
What is the last clock bottle?
9:00 is the eighth and final bottle.
Why restore the clock first?
The completed clock displays the sequence; the walkthrough sources list that as the solve method.

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