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Twin Peaks Prop – American Girl’s Watch

Detail of the American Girl's watch from Twin Peaks Part 3.

In Twin Peaks Part 3 on Showtime, the American Girl (played by Phoebe Augustine, who also played Ronette Pulaski) is seen checking her wristwatch.  I am fascinated by timepieces (I’m currently sporting a Hamilton watch that is a replica of one worn by Matthew McConaughey’s character Cooper in Christopher Nolan’s Insterstellar). So I was determined to identify this watch. As it turns out, the task was much easier than anticipated.

AMERICAN GIRL CHECKS HER WATCH

American Girl sitting in front of the fireplace checking her watch.
Part 3

After returning from the roof of a metal cube floating into space, Special Agent Dale Cooper sees a woman sitting on a couch in front of a fireplace.

Close up of American Girl's watch with the time of 2:52 p.m.
Part 3
Close up of American Girl's watch with the time of 2:53 p.m.
Part 3

She looks at her digital wristwatch and sees the time changes from 2:52 to 2:53, thus opening a portal for Cooper to leave the purple-hued world.

IDENTIFYING AMERICAN GIRL’S WATCH PROP

American Girl watch with 2:53 p.m. on the watch face.
The American Girl’s watch from Part 3

To identify this prop, I started with a Google Image search using the first image in this story. The results identified the image as part of this episode but not the actual watch. So I cut out and rotated the watch in Photoshop then searched again.

Google Image search results for Armitron Sport Women's Watch
Google Image

This time, the results identified the watch as an “analog watch.” I changed the search terms to “digital watch women” and began scrolling down. I stopped when I saw the pink and silver timepiece seen above. It appeared to match.

Armitron Website with silver watch
Armitron website

Using the description from the Google Image search (“Armitron Sport Women’s 45/7012 Digital Chronograph Watch”), I easily found a match on Amazon.com. The watch is offered in several colors, but the silver colored one is the best match.

Armitron Watch

It appears the crew removed the words “Armitron” and “WR330FT” (which means “water resistant up to 330 feet”) before getting a close up of it.

Part 3 is the only “time” (ha!) this prop is seen throughout Twin Peaks Season 3. For $19-$25, it’s a deal!

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  • Steven Miller at Twede's Cafe enjoying cherry pie and coffee

    A "Twin Peaks" fan since October 1993, Steven Miller launched Twin Peaks Blog in February 2018 to document his decades-long fascination with David Lynch and Mark Frost's wonderful and strange show. With his Canon camera in hand, he's visited numerous film locations, attended Twin Peaks events and conducted extensive historical research about this groundbreaking series. Along with fellow Bookhouse Boys, he dreams of creating a complete Twin Peaks Archive of the series and feature film. Steven currently resides in Central Florida.

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