Phantom Hourglass (Item)

The Phantom Hourglass is an item created by the Ocean King and used by Link in The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. As long as it has sand in the top, it protects Link from the life-draining curse within the Temple of the Ocean King. Refilling the Hourglass requires that Link collect the Sands of Hours from around the various islands or the light of the sun. Whenever Link defeats a boss, his hourglass gets two extra minutes of sand. In addition, by collecting five specific Treasure Charts, five extra minutes can be retrieved from chests on the bottom of the sea through the use of the Salvage Arm.

In the final two boss battles, Link gains the ability to use the Hourglass to temporarily freeze time, as long as he has a Phantom Sphere, given to him by Ciela, Link's fairy partner.