Just bought this - and absolutely love it !

Had problems at first with the card being blocked from going into the p&@k, but leaving a stack just inside the opening appears to have stretched it enough for card to go in freely.

Never heard of this French maker - but I’ll be watching out for any of their future releases as this wallet is certainly well made and really is the ‘bees-knees’ .

Great item guy’s. Well done !


Bobby Thomson.

Overall rating: I've been there, it's now my go to wallet, I can not recommend this if you're into mentalism, 4/4 hearts.

Why in the review do you say the above. You DON'T recommend this if we are into mentlism?

Why?

This is my everyday as well. An entire act in one’s pocket!

It is very thick but worth carrying around.

I've read where it's too big then read where it's too small?

Now I'm torn. Should I pay and get the hwallet or the phantom?

Wish I could get both and examine.

Ok let's try to help you guys.
I have both of these wallets as they are amazing. They are fairly different on many points but to make it brief, the HWallet is designed for magicians whereas the Phantom Wallet is more for mentalists.
Their size is approximately the same apart from the thickness when full, the H is way more thiner wich makes it easier to carry around as an everyday wallet.
The strength of the H is its CTW which is the best I have ever had. It slides really easily and you don't need any guide. To my mind, its weakness is the internal p**k for which you need to go to the banknotes part of the wallet. It is not very motivated so as a mentalist, you should have other p**k devices in order to vary the choregraphy. Another interesting difference is the Shogun feature, allowing to do himber style sw****es.
On the other hand, the Phantom Wallet has two fantastic internal p**ks! One you already know if you own the SAW, and the other one, the best p**k I've ever been able to see. It requires to use post-it notes in your wallet which may feel unusual at the beginning, but I've carried it around for 6 months now and when somebody notices it, he thinks it is something interesting. The main downside for the PW is the lack of space for banknotes. As in a SAW, you have either to fold them in two and put them flat hidden, or still folding them in two have one half being visible when you open it. (I hope that last sentence makes sense, I'm trying to be as clear as possible but English is not my native language). The CTW feature is good, but not as good as in the H. You may need a guide depending on your training with the move and how new the leather is.

To sum it all up, if you are a magician, interested mainly in the CTW and need to sometimes get peeks, don't hesitate anymore and go for the HWallet. On the contrary, if you are more of a mentalist, but still practice the CTW or any confabulation effect, the Phantom Wallet is the way to go.

To be honest, I do use both on a regular basis. Usually I like to carry the PW in winter because I am more likely to have a coat with big pockets. In the summer, I rather have the H as it is thinner and I am more likely to perform card magic since my fingers don't freeze.

If you still have questions feel free to ask, in PM or in this thread if it is about the PW. I love these wallets and hope you'll buy the one that fits best your style!

I wanted the wallet more for mentalism than magic.

I do want a ctw bit not for cards but for biz cards.

I also wanted the otl feature of the hwallet.

And I wanted the peek similiar to the wallet I have from alakazam. (Look thru any window,yea)

I also wanted the shogun and index feature.

I think the hwallet has all these things doesn't it?

What DOESN'T the hwallet have for mentalism that the phantom does have?

Thanks for your help.

J

If you refer to the SAW as the Alakzam Wallet, it's better that you know the p**k on the HWallet is slightly different. You will still get a full clear p**k, but you have to go in the banknote / shogun / side compartment. If you are ok with that, then this wallet is for you.
You are right, the HWallet has everything you are looking for. I would definitely recommend you take this one. The only Reason you would rather have the Phantom is beacause it has 2 internal p**ks, which allows you to vary the handlings and because they do feel more natural to me (I really want to highlight that this is my personnal opinion). And if you love NWs, you have the ability to do secret writing on what is hidden inside one particular compartment, that is really helpful for some routines.
The H CTW will obviously work fine with business cards.

Another thing I did not mention earlier for the HWallet is that it has the fantastic ability to be standing in a very comfortable position Inside your jacket pocket. It makes loa***g super easy and fast.


Hope it helped.

I looked it up I have an espionage wallet. It has the window p##k. It doesn't have a ctw type l##der which is what I want.

I don't do any NW or PW stuff.

If I stick something in the external snap compartment does it come out a different way as well?

Thanks for your help again. I ordered the H.

Well great then the p**k is exactly the same so you know what you are getting. You have made the right choice then.

You won't be able to get anything out of the external snap compartment, it is a "regular" one, and you know its design purpose.

Have a lot of fun with it, it is now out of stock in France, you are lucky you got one!

Well I didn't get it. Probably because it was out of stock in France. I went with the Phantom wallet and love it.

I can't find ANYTHING wrong with it.

Besides all the 007 thinking stuff in it (which has already been described here) the real value is in the included routines and explanatory dvds.

This wallet is first class so are the instructional routines. Comes with all the props you need.

I love it.

The difference between this and my old espionage wallet is that I CAN RETRIEVE THIS ONE FROM MY BACK POCKET.

I always had a very difficult time getting the espionage out of my back pocket. I had to keep it in my side pocket.

But the Phantom is longer so it is there waiting for me when I put my hand in and grab it.

I love it. Best wallet I've ever owned and worth the money.

Is anybody able to give an objective comparison of the Phantom and the F1 Nitro please?

Does anyone know the size of the post it that comes originally with the venom ? If you could please point me to a link .

Thank you so much!

Venom=Phantom . Have no idea why I’ve writen Venom!

Thank you!

I can't tell you the exact size but you can get them by cutting an classic-size post-it note. It is really easy to make.

Thank you! I`ve been doing this way. I thought maybe in Europe they had a 2.5" x 3.0" version of the post it. I`ve been using a guillotine.

Thanks again!

I guess it exists but is super expensive compared to the standard sized notes and the little amount of work required to transform them.

You're welcome it is always a pleasure to support French products!