On Jan 13, 2019, Ustaad wrote:

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On Jan 10, 2019, pegasus wrote:

Everyone wait for the bi-directional non-prototype in the next 6 months. This current version will be worthless.

IMO, whatsoever may be the claims, it is a bit difficult (if not impossible) to have a reliable and efficient RC controlled bi-directional watch. However if that becomes feasible, it will be good for all.


Recently I purchased this watch from Hocus-Pocus. I purchased the one with a silver case & white dial.

Over the years I have played with numerous such gimmicked watches with different activation mechanism with all the watches working on the same basic principle i.e. the hands rotate and takes about 70 seconds to complete one full rotation.

The Infinity Watch also works on the same basic principle but has a new kind of activation mechanism which is built into the watch casing. Like we all know, its a Wireless (RF) Remote-controlled watch, thus making it a much better and unique prop than the earlier ones we have played with.

The advantage of this watch is that during the performance the performer needn't hold the watch in his hands while the spectator's thought of time is being set. After predicting and adjusting the time, the watch can be placed facing the performer on a simple stand. Thus the performer has no physical contact with the watch. This is one BIG advantage over the good old similar props. However I shall not recommend that the watch be given to the spectator to hold during the performance. For the asking retail price of $150 its a worthy buy.

It would have been so nice if the Infinity Watch had an extra builtin passive activation mechanism (besides the RC) in the form of a simple pressure switch in the strap of the watch to act as a back-up during an inadvertent failure of the RC unit at the crucial moment. Nevertheless for me the Infinity Watch has proved to be quite reliable thus far.

I would like to mention that the Infinity Watch cannot be compared with the high-tech 'T' watch. But it is certainly a nice advancement in technology when compared to similar good old watches.

My thoughts please.

On Jan 13, 2019, Alex DLF wrote:
Why this discussion is here and not downstairs? Method has clearly been exposed and this is a public forum.

On Jan 13, 2019, Ustaad wrote:

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On Jan 10, 2019, pegasus wrote:

Everyone wait for the bi-directional non-prototype in the next 6 months. This current version will be worthless.

IMO, whatsoever may be the claims, it is a bit difficult (if not impossible) to have a reliable and efficient RC controlled bi-directional watch. However if that becomes feasible, it will be good for all.


Recently I purchased this watch from Hocus-Pocus. I purchased the one with a silver case & white dial.

Over the years I have played with numerous such gimmicked watches with different activation mechanism with all the watches working on the same basic principle i.e. the hands rotate and takes about 70 seconds to complete one full rotation.

The Infinity Watch also works on the same basic principle but has a new kind of activation mechanism which is built into the watch casing. Like we all know, its a Wireless (RF) Remote-controlled watch, thus making it a much better and unique prop than the earlier ones we have played with.

The advantage of this watch is that during the performance the performer needn't hold the watch in his hands while the spectator's thought of time is being set. After predicting and adjusting the time, the watch can be placed facing the performer on a simple stand. Thus the performer has no physical contact with the watch. This is one BIG advantage over the good old similar props. However I shall not recommend that the watch be given to the spectator to hold during the performance. For the asking retail price of $150 its a worthy buy.

It would have been so nice if the Infinity Watch had an extra builtin passive activation mechanism (besides the RC) in the form of a simple pressure switch in the strap of the watch to act as a back-up during an inadvertent failure of the RC unit at the crucial moment. Nevertheless for me the Infinity Watch has proved to be quite reliable thus far.

I would like to mention that the Infinity Watch cannot be compared with the high-tech 'T' watch. But it is certainly a nice advancement in technology when compared to similar good old watches.

My thoughts please.

On Jan 13, 2019, Alex DLF wrote:
Why this discussion is here and not downstairs? Method has clearly been exposed and this is a public forum.

On Jan 13, 2019, Alex DLF wrote:
Why this discussion is here and not downstairs? Method has clearly been exposed and this is a public forum.

On Jan 29, 2019, skoldpadda wrote:
Using coupon code "33" at hocuspocus you can get this currently for $100 for those of you on the fence.

On Jan 30, 2019, MR Effecto wrote:
I tried that code but did not work

On Jan 30, 2019, MR Effecto wrote:
I tried that code but did not work

On Feb 1, 2019, videoman wrote:
Not really all that strange. It means they either sold out completely or sold out of the allotment they intended to sell at a discount.

On Jan 30, 2019, paradix88 wrote:
I’m not sure that matters in this case. There are widely known and available watches where the display is controlled remotely and half my audience are wearing them. Some of their apple/android watches even have analogue-type displays as well, so even the look of this watch does not set it too much apart.
So there’s nothing magical or unexplainable to a layman about a watch where the display has been controlled to a certain time. The actual method doesn’t matter if there’s a common and widely known simple technology available.
Now if you could say something out loud and have that message appear mysteriously on the watch - oh but wait, theirs do that already....

On Feb 7, 2019, dmoriarty1 wrote:

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On Jan 30, 2019, paradix88 wrote:
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paradix88,

Are you referring to the Apple Watch (AW) or other digital watches? If so, I'm not sure this is an appropriate comparison, as those watches look very high-tech, and the Infinity Watch (IW) is a classic look. While the technology is known and easily available, I'm not sure spectators will suspect it is controlled as the others.

Also (I don't own an AW, so correct me if I'm wrong), if someone else is holding your AW, don't you need to pull out your iPhone in order to change the time? With the IW, the method is done out of sight, so I'm not sure spectators will suspect anything. After the effect is over, they'll try and guess the method, and of course they'll most likely be right. Real magic, as we all know, doesn't exist, so there is really only one logical way the trick can be accomplished.

When it comes down to it, I do believe the "magicalness" of the effect can be argued. Is this magical/entertaining enough? I believe it can be in the right situation and with the right patter.

YOU: "What time did you wake up today?"
SPEC: "7:43."
YOU: "Look at the watch."
SPEC: "Cool."

This presentation wouldn't impress most, if any, people. Weave a tale that gets them emotionally involved, and it will have a stronger impact.

If you weren't talking about AWs, then I'd like to ask for clarification, particularly with your last statement. You can talk at/to the AW and it will display your words?

D.

On Feb 7, 2019, paradix88 wrote:

Hi dmoriaty

I wasn’t meaning to imply that this is not a good magic effect - as you say, that largely depends on the presentation you develop around it.

I was simply noting that discussion of the method here is not really revealing anything which most people would not be able to figure out by themselves.

And yes, voice-recognition text messaging is common technology which I use every day, and modern “smart watches” can display txt messages in real time, so it’s quite feasible that you could program an app to recognise a time being said out loud and display that time on a smart watch. No need for a remote or getting out your phone.

Also, while some smart watches do look “high tech”, others are delibrately designed to look more like classic analogue dials.

But as I said, I wasn’t criticising this product at all.