Timepieces- Christophe Claret 21 Blackjack

The three apertures for the blackjack game

The dice next to the crown. I think the push piece on the right sets it off?

Wow! If there is anyone in the world I would want to job shadow for a day (or a week!), Christophe Claret would be an easy and obvious choice. I'm not going to pretend I know enough about watches to provide any commentary on his work. What I will say is I'm always surprised and uplifted by his boundless visions.

This time, he combines the precise art of watchmaking with the game of chance- gambling! The 21 Blackjack is the third piece to be created under Claret's own name. From what little information the PR provided, it appears the watch mingles time-telling with the game of dice, black jack and roulette.

The dice can be seen on the side of the case while three windows at 12 o'clock seem to be where one can play a game of blackjack with her watch. The roulette wheel is on the back of the watch (no photos of that yet!).

I can't even begin to image how Claret came up with this. It definitely tops my list of the most anticipated watches this year!