Escape From New York.Snake's Watch

[tain669]

I keep hearing about the tracker now I want to hear about the watch.What is it?

 

[Rebel Hunter]

I've researched this piece quite a bit and from what I've gathered it started out as a kitchen timer and was modded with a custom frame, made out of painted sheet styrene and a leather band with a velcro closure (as noted how Snake closes the band around his wrist).

There are a couple of angular shots where you can see the raised LED demarcation points between the hour:minute:second digits.

I have searched for quite a bit to locate a vintage countdown timer to mod and have had zero luck so far....

P.S. If you can find one...I'm looking for a "Dial-a-matic" mini-flare launcher for my collection too. It was seen on the weapons/ordinance table (orange handle with a cylindrical shaped flare holder) when Snake is being debriefed for the mission.....

 

[panzerrune]

I am new to this forum so that is why i am so late to get into this conversation. I am a EFNY fan ever since its release in 1981! I have a dead on screen accurate "Plissken Tracer", but would love to have a screen accurate "Plissken Lifeclock" to go with my tracer. Anyone anywhere who has the capabilities and know how to replicate one dead on to the screen used Lifeclock, i am in for one! Obviously the digital display is the tricky and potentially expensive part of this "dream prop"!

Thanks!

I've researched this piece quite a bit and from what I've gathered it started out as a kitchen timer and was modded with a custom frame, made out of painted sheet styrene and a leather band with a velcro closure (as noted how Snake closes the band around his wrist).

There are a couple of angular shots where you can see the raised LED demarcation points between the hour:minute:second digits.

I have searched for quite a bit to locate a vintage countdown timer to mod and have had zero luck so far....

P.S. If you can find one...I'm looking for a "Dial-a-matic" mini-flare launcher for my collection too. It was seen on the weapons/ordinance table (orange handle with a cylindrical shaped flare holder) when Snake is being debriefed for the mission.....

 

[rp2014]

Do you know if the official name of the watch is the 'Plissken Lifeclock'? Is that from the script or was this specified somewhere else in the movie?