For other uses, see Watcher.

Watchers was a title that was given to individuals within Vulcan civilization who were guardians to the Hall of Ancient Thought on planet Vulcan.

This position was held by members of the Kolinahru order and were tasked with guarding the passageway that led to the entrance to the Hall of Ancient Thought. The office of the Watcher dated from a less scrupulous era when the katras of the High Masters needed protection from those who craved power. (TOS novel: The Lost Years) Those that held the title were highly skilled adepts in the mind rules who were second only to the High Master. (TOS novel: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)

On modern Vulcan, the position of Watcher remained and still guarded the entrance of the Hall at all times though the title had become an honorary one at this point. (TOS novel: The Lost Years) Sybok battled against the Watcher Storel in order to find the location of his mother T'Reas vre'katra. (TOS novel: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)