Watch

372 entries in Watch
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
La Montre Pilée Dans un Mortier watch is destroyed and restored in a mortar, using assistant and trap table
 		1784
La Magie Blanche Dévoilée
56
Henri Decremps Cadrans Sympathiques two dials with letters, needle is placed on one letter and needle moves by its own on other dial
 		1785
Supplément A La Magie Blanche Dévoillée
150
To indicate on the Dial of a Watch the Hour secretly thought of by any of the Company arithmetical procedure
 		1876
Modern Magic
213
To Bend a Borrowed Watch Backwards and Forwards optical illusion
 		1876
Modern Magic
214
The Watch-mortar and the Magic Pistol parts of crushed watch are placed in handkerchief and shot from pistol to loaf of bread, restoration
 		1876
Modern Magic
215
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, The Watch Box for vanishing a watch
Related to 1876
Modern Magic
219
The Watch Target pistol shot on target, where watch appears mechanically
Variations 1876
Modern Magic
220
The Mesmerised Watch To Make any Watch a Repeater, watch answers question with bell sound, featuring sound gimmick
Related toVariations 1876
Modern Magic
222
Professor Hoffmann A Smashed Watch borrowed watch placed in paper bag, performer steps on it by mistake, watch crushed further in mortar, then shot on flower pot and it reappears in roots, with variation
 		1890
More Magic
185
Prof. Taylor Watch to Bread Loaf
1890
More Magic
192
Devono Watch-bag watch placed in bag and bag swung around to crash watch
Variations 1890
More Magic
193
Professor Hoffmann Watch-Stocking lady's stocking produced from spectator, watch placed in lady's socking which is swung around to crash watch
Inspired by 1890
More Magic
195
The Flying Glass, Watch, and Handkerchief the three items travel into isolated hat
 		1890
More Magic
364
The new Watch and Card Target pistol shot on target, where card appears minus corner, then corner as well, watch appears there too
Inspired byRelated to 1890
More Magic
403
The Broken Mirror watch fired with pistol on mirror which breaks and reveals watch, two methods
 		1890
More Magic
416
Die verschwundene Uhr newspaper on table, watch put on top and covered with handkerchief vanishes, piece of dummy newspaper on thread is pulled to the back into servante
 		Oct. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 10)
147
Experimente mit Uhren medium describes watch
 		Jan. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 1)
7
Carl Willmann Die unsichtbare Wanderung einer Uhr borrowed watch changes into different one, that one vanishes and original one is found in a purse
 		Mar. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 3)
47
Breast Pocket Ditch as sleeve is pulled up, here with a watch
 		Mar. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 3)
47
E. Joung, Camill Bihler Die verwandelte Uhr "Ein magischer Scherz aus dem Repertoire des Prestidigitateurs E. Joung"
glove, watch and cigarette cases borrowed, glove and watch travel nested into one of the cigarette cases
 		July 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 7)
109
Die knarrende Uhr watch sound gimmick
Related to Apr. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 8)
118
Zur wandernden Uhr watch changes into previously palmed tissue confetti
 		Aug. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 8)
123
Gegenstände aus dem Weltausstellungs-Cylinder, dem Tamburin, dem Tuch etc. production items, table clocks
  • Standuhren
 		Mar. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 7)
103
Carl L. Curiel Die mysteriöse Uhrenscheibe watch appears on disc/target
 		Nov. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 5)
73
Professor Ernst Das Verschwinden eines Gegenstandes item like borrowed watch wrapped into flash paper, it vanishes from there
Related to Jan. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 1)
12
Carl Willmann Die knarrende Uhr watch sound gimmick
Related to May 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 5)
78
Carl Willmann Die knarrende Uhr part two, applications for the watch sound gimmick
Related to June 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 6)
89
J. Marcellin Die verunglückte Uhr glass of borrowed watch breaks, it is then restored
 		Aug. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 8)
120
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Uhr und Photographie No. 20, spectators write famous poets on billets, one chosen, a photograph of the person appears underneath glass of borrowed watch
 		1899
Jedermann Zauberkünstler!
63
Samuel "St. Roman" Thiersfeld Die behexte Taschenuhr No. 24, borrowed pocket watch stops and continues at command, electric magnet
 		1899
Jedermann Zauberkünstler!
72
Watch Vanish in paper cover
 		1899
Jedermann Zauberkünstler!
144
Francis King Wie Francis King eine Uhr vertauscht switching a borrowed watch in course of "one watch routine"
 		Mar. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 3)
41
Julius Kupka Die verschwundene Uhr watch vanish from handkerchief, ungaffed
 		Apr. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 4)
58
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die verschwindende Taschenuhr borrowed watch vanishes in glass of water and reappears inside bread roll
 		July 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 7)
109
Carl Willmann Der Uhrenbeutel watch wrapped in paper and put in bag, drops on floor by accident, is restored
 		Aug. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 8)
125
Robert Nordström Die aus der Hand verschwindende Uhr pocket watch vanishes, wire loop to hang it on thumb
 		Mar. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 3)
44
Carl Willmann Das siebenfache Kästchen nest of boxes with watch
Inspired by
  • Willmann's Salon-Magie, p. 406
 Apr. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 4)
55
Carl Willmann Die magische Bonbondüte watch and handkerchief borrowed and put in a box, then both reappear in a paper packet along with candy
 		Sep. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 9)
135
Frank Kennard The Watch, Handkerchief, and Glass borrowed watch smashed and vanishes from handkerchief in glass, then handkerchief and glass vanish, all reproduced from hat
 		1902
The Modern Conjurer
220
Die zerstossene Uhr watch destroyed and restored in mortar
Related to Jan. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 1)
8
Chung Ling Soo Robinson's Uhrtrick borrowed watch vanishes, then appears again with handkerchief assistance
 		Feb. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 2)
26
Carl Willmann Die zerstossene Uhr part two
Related to Feb. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 2)
27
Carl Willmann Das Taschentuchkästchen borrowed watch and handkerchief vanish from box/apparatus and reappear inside bread
 		Apr. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 4)
57
Professor Hoffmann Chapter V - Tricks with Watches chapter intro
 		1903
Later Magic
134
C. O. Williams The Paper Bag (Various Kinds) "Methods for Obtaining Secret Possession of a Watch"
watch vanishes in paper bag or cone
 		1903
Later Magic
134
Wrapping in Paper wrapping watch in paper to vanish it
 		1903
Later Magic
138
Professor Ernst Watch Vanish in Flash Paper
Related to 1903
Later Magic
140
The Alpaca Bag for vanishing a watch, a bit like an egg bag
 		1903
Later Magic
140
"Exchanging" a Watch various methods, with props or pull
 		1903
Later Magic
142
The American Vanisher for vanishing a watch
 		1903
Later Magic
145
P. T. Selbit, Professor Hoffmann A New "Palm" for Watches
1903
Later Magic
146
The Noisy Watch-Winder
1903
Later Magic
148
Joseph Michael Hartz An Improved "Repeater" watch answers question with bell sound, featuring sound gimmick
Related to 1903
Later Magic
149
To Reproduce a Borrowed Watch in Any One Selected of a Number of Boxes several boxes are in cigar box, in chosen one the borrowed watch reappears
 		1903
Later Magic
150
A Lost Watch Found in the Performer's Purse
1903
Later Magic
152
Imro Fox Another Method watch in handkerchief, banged on table, vanishes and travels to purse
 		1903
Later Magic
154
Hamley Brothers A Borrowed Watch Changed to a Lemon fake lemon with ticking clockwork
 		1903
Later Magic
156
Professor Hoffmann A Borrowed Watch Reproduced from a Glass of Milk watch vanishes, milk poured from one glass to another, then watch taken out of milk, dry and functioning, two presentations
 		1903
Later Magic
157
A Watch Fired from a Pistol, and Attaching Itself to a Borrowed Hat
1903
Later Magic
162
P. T. Selbit, Howard Thurston A Novel Watch Trick borrowed watch wrapped in paper, travels into hat
Also published here
  • "The Magician's Handbook" (Selbit)
 1903
Later Magic
163
P. T. Selbit Watch It! watch travels around body, "one watch routine", hook watch
Related toAlso published here
  • "The Magician's Handbook" (Selbit, p. 58)
 1903
Later Magic
165
G. W. Hunter Watch It! (Another Method) watch travels around body, "one watch routine", thread and hook watch
Related to 1903
Later Magic
167
Professor Hoffmann, Joseph Michael Hartz, Professor De Vere The Locked and Corded Boxes nest of boxes
  • The Old Method
  • The Writer's Own Method
  • The Hartz Method
  • The De Vere Method
 		1903
Later Magic
172
Professor Hoffmann The Flight of Time routine with watch, sight gags, watch vanishes from box, apparently shot with pistol into spectator, wand pushed into spectator
Related to 1903
Later Magic
183
Emil Clauß Die Zauberpalme feather palm appears in pot, at root appears a previously vanished borrowed watch, hollow spade
 		July 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 7)
106
Carl Willmann Bald hier, bald dort "Ein kleines Handkunststück"
watch borrowed, wrapped in silk and put in glass, watch vanishes, silk vanishes, then glass wrapped in newspaper vanishes, all item reappear in borrowed hat
 		Aug. 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 8)
119
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli XV. Was kostet der Spass?
  • 1. Die biegsame Taschenuhr (apparently bending a pocket watch)
  • 2. Der neue gordische Knoten (pocket watch penetrates ribbon)
  • 3. Die badende Taschenuhr (pocket watch vanishes from glass and appears in wallet)
 		1903
Moderne Magie
159
H. Dersy Eine Illusion "Black and White", white dog vanishes from box, then black dog appears in the box, then one dog collects watches from the audience with a basket which travel to basket held in mouth of other dog
Related to Jan. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 1)
13
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Conradi's Uhr- und Kartentrick borrowed watch vanishes, card selected, both reappear in frame on a stand
 		Mar. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 3)
36
Eine Ueberraschung borrowed watch and handkerchief put in tube, things travel into gift package on table
 		Aug. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 8)
130
H. F. C. Suhr Der australische Uhrenbaum borrowed watch put in paper cone, paper unrolled and watch vanishes, reappears at root of small tree that is pulled out of its pot
 		Feb. 1905
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 3)
37
Charles T. Jordan The Mesmerized Alarm Clock No. 1, alarm clock set at any time by spectator and covered with napkin, hour divined
 		1920
Ten New Pocket Tricks
3
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Das Geheimnis der Uhr. No. 11, pocket watch placed under silk, contains prediction of name, selected card and total of numbers
 		1926
Magische Miniaturen
39
Oswald Rae Watch Production Stand production of several pocket watches, manipulation style with shells and stand
 		1927
Wizardry With Watches
5
Oswald Rae Production from a Handkerchief several pocket watches are produced from handkerchief, nesting type watches
 		1927
Wizardry With Watches
6
Oswald Rae Handkerchief to Watch to pocket watch
 		1927
Wizardry With Watches
7
Oswald Rae Patter and Presentation for Production of 4 Watches at Fingertips humorous patter for pocket watches routine, nesting type
 		1927
Wizardry With Watches
7
Oswald Rae Instantaneous Production of Six Watches on a Slender Wand six pocket watches appear on wand, nesting type
 		1927
Wizardry With Watches
8
Oswald Rae Wandering Watches pocket watches vanish and appear on stand, covered with handkerchief, nesting type
 		1927
Wizardry With Watches
9
Oswald Rae Passing a Watch Through a Handkerchief with pocket watch
 		1927
Wizardry With Watches
10
Oswald Rae Some Suggestions on pocket watch routines, nesting type gimmick
  • Vanish a Quantity of Watches
  • Vanish of Watches from the Finger Tips
  • Instantaneous Production of Watches
  • Production of One or Two Watches from an Envelope
  • Vanish from an Envelope
  • Watches from Lemon
  • Watches Produced or Vanishes by Cloth Bag
 		1927
Wizardry With Watches
11
Joe Berg Telling the Time spectator sets time on a wooden clock face and covers it, performer divines time
 		1930
Here's Magic
28
Lu Brent Watch - Ho!! Pocket watch manipulation routine, production of pocket watches, uses black art stand, glove gimmick
 		1932
Novel Magic
29
Theodore Annemann Impromptu Frame Ups feeling time behind back, knowing what is drawn on slate, instant stooge
Also published here Mar. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 6)
22
Laurie Ireland Surprise Finish for the Alarm Clock Production
1937
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1937)
12
Dr. Edward G. Ervin One-Hand Watch Production thin imitation watches from edge grip, see previous item
 		1937
The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin
25
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Telling the Time on a Watch time on wrapped watch divined
 		1937
The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin
53
Borrowed Bill Vanished and Found in Spectator's Hand bill is burned in envelope and travels into watch held by spectator
 		1937
Money Magic
47
Martin Gardner Watchistry spectator calculates number from hours on watch, divined by performer
Variations Dec. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 51)
357
Franklin M. Chapman Watch-In-Loaf watch is apparently smashed and reappears in loaf of bread
 		Nov. 1938
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 5)
2
Shaman The Postman's Dream marked stamp travels from paper to inside watch
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 107)
639
Swallowing a Watch
1940
The Jinx (Issue 113)
672
Grace Hartman, Paul Hartman It's a Miracle? mutilated parasol combined with borrowed watch
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 116)
683
Eddie Joseph The Boy and the Watch borrowed watch changes to egg and egg to chicken, watch appears inside lady's slipper attached to back of spectator
 		1940 ca.
Original Tricks
4
Crystal Cutup Broken and Repaired Watch
 		1941
The Jinx (Issue 123)
716
Alban's La Montre Pilée spectator's watch is destroyed and pestled with mortar, rest is shot with pistol and watch found repaired in bag
 		Feb. 1941
La Baguette Magique (Issue 2)
3
Harry Bertall Une attrape gag, asking spectator how his watch is designed, arabic or roman numbers, how does number four look like
 		Mar. 1941
La Baguette Magique (Issue 3)
4
Gaglet borrowed watch is seemingly thrown away
 		Jan. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 27)
111
Jean Hugard Evaporation of a Watch pocket watch vanishes in a hat covered with a handkerchief and appears back in performer's pocket on watchchain
 		Jan. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 8)
33
Theodore Annemann Impromptu Frame-Ups feeling time behind back, knowing what is drawn on slate, instant stooge
  • 1. Envelope Test
  • 2. Watch Test
  • 3. Slate Test
  • 4. Another Slate Test
  • 5. Shirt Test
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
113
Dr. Henry R. Evans The Watch, Glass and Handkerchief watch, glass and handkerchief disappear and appear again one by one in a tophat
 		1945
My Best
232
William H. Wilson Watch and Nest of Boxes Without Assistent watch in present (nest of boxes)
 		1945
My Best
339
Jean Hugard Hugard's Cords, Watch and Silk Combination grandmother's necklace, borrowed pocket watch vanishes and appears in loaf of bread
 		Jan. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 8)
283
Jean Hugard The Flight of Time Watch Silk and Tumbler Combination watch vanishes from tissue paper and appears inside hat, then watch is placed inside handkerchief and inside glass, all disappear one by one and appear inside the hat
 		May 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 12)
315
Milbourne Christopher Watch Winder Comedy idea
 		July 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 2)
332
George Blake Time Will Tell with Full Hunter Pocket Watch, gaffed
Related to Feb. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 144)
578
George Blake How' the Time?
Mar. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 146)
587
Charles-Emile "Prof. Rex" Sauty Une grande illusion doves and watch to nest of boxes, followed by german translation "Eine grosse Illusion"
 		Aug. 1948
La Baguette Magique (Issue 22)
3
Ed Reno Watch and Geranium borrowed watch reappears tied to roots of a potted geranium plant
 		1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
72
Hen Fetsch Magical Business
  • Buzz Watch (gag by Ed Heyel)
  • Dad Betcha (tearing a paper in half 9 times)
  • Plate Break (biting a plate)
  • Candle Out (blowing a candle out through sleeve, gimmicked)
  • Three Links (producing bottle from three linked rings)
 		1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
34
Paul V. Mullen Prediction Chest Spoof spectator can say stop anytime during the show, the exact time is predicted inside a box, more as a gag
 		Aug. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 3)
570
U. F. Grant Slate-of-Clock alarm clock set to any time by spectator, chalk clock face on slate becomes the same time
 		June/July 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9 & 10)
10
Milbourne Christopher The Talking Frog clicking toy frog under cup answers questions by clicking, a la rapping hand
 		July 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 2)
683
Milbourne Christopher Spirit Telegrapher telegraphers sending key is covered with handkerchief, clicks to answer questions, a la rapping hand
 		July 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 2)
683
Eugene Gloye Build It Yourself Nest of Boxes parcel, with a watch
 		1952
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952)
14
Eddie Joseph Anything You Say watch and finger ring are placed inside pocket, one is named and appears in hand
 		1952
Tricks for Informal Occasions
6
Fay Smith Routine for the Ireland Multiplying Watches pocket watches, manipulation
 		1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
13
Ein Uhr Mysterium watch vanishes and appears in orange which was inside a bag and a box
Also published here
  • in "Magikeren"
 1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 4)
127
Howard Brooks The Babblings of Brooks ideas and jokes by Brooks
  • watch chain gag
  • wind up teeth
  • way to add a key ring
Variations Apr. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 305)
17
Roy Benson The Capsule watch chain gag idea
Inspired by May 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 308)
32
Karrell Fox The Watchwinder twelve gags with a watchwinder gimmick
 		1954
Kornfidentially Yours
39
Die Armbanduhr watch vanishes from handkerchief and appears back on arm, basically Oswald Williams' "Watch your Watch"
 		1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 4)
216
Lane Bateman Grant Plus Karrell Fox routine for Grant's Dial X, divination of a number on a dial
 		1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
26
Walter Slasor New Routines for Your Shelved Magic different trick combinations, ideas
  • 1. Tricky Tumbler (Grant), Vanishing Wand (Walsh)
  • 2. The Handkerchief Pedestal
  • 3. Drawer Box, Spring Rabbit, Dot's A Dandy (Allen)
  • 4. Comedy Pump (Ireland)
  • 5. Devil's Handkerchief, Menge Tricky Tumbler
  • 6. Saltsation (Grant)
  • 7. Rubber Egg (Weller), Milk in Hat (Grant)
  • 8. Comedy Silks (Fox)
  • 9. Temple Screen (Grant)
  • 10. P&L Candlestick coin holder
  • 11. Magic Funnel, Slate
  • 12. Magic Funnel
  • 13. Breakaway Fan, Bang Gun
  • 14. Dial X (Grant), Wrist Watch Tape Measure (Tannen)
  • 15. German Milk Glass (Grant), Confetti Cannister (Grant)
  • 16. Ceylon Strip (Torsberg), Hypnotic Card Box
  • 17. Ghost Glass (Grant)
  • 18. Tricky Tumbler, Color Book (Windsor)
  • 19. Stiff Rope (Grant)
 		1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
29
Dr. William E. Belanger Exit Gag for Performer or M.C. with a big watch
 		Apr. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 368)
301
Don Tanner Now is the Time selection is revealed by special watch, handles point on suits and values
 		Apr. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 379)
345
Paul Stadelman Western Union watch is destroyed and appears restored with telegram
 		1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
71
Don Nielson Clocks spectator sets his watch to any time which is then divined
Related to
  • p. 71 for Diaconis idea
Variations 		Nov. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 1)
66
Karl Fulves Clocks spectator sets his watch to any time, time duplicated on performer's watch
Related to Nov. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 1)
66
The Amazing Maurice Time Force
Related to Feb. 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 4)
82
Sandy Vogel Clocks Variation
Inspired by Feb. 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 4)
82
Tony "Doc" Shiels Curious! turning time backwards so writing vanishes, watch reappears at spectator's wrist
 		Aug. 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 10)
118
Harry Reno Meine Uhrenwanderung watch placed inside glass of milk, glass vanishes in tube and watch is found in nest of boxes
 		1967
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 28 No. 4)
61
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia Reloj Caprichoso pocket watch vanishes and appears on chain twice
 		1967
Toda la Magia Moderna en un Pañuelo
44
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia Otro Gags para el Mago
  • gag with watch and measuring tape
  • lighter changes to matchbox
  • cigarette starts to burn quicker than usual
 		1967
Toda la Magia Moderna en un Pañuelo
58
Bert Douglas Make Safety Your Watchword watch vanishes from handkerchief and appears on wrist, safety presentation
 		1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
53
Don Nielson, Karl Fulves Time Out of Mind medium divines setting on watch in bag in dark room, then actually wears the spectator's watch
 		Nov. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 1)
218
Alan Shaxon, Oswald Rae It's a Hold-Up! ring, watch and bill disappear from handkerchief and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
Related toAlso published here 1970
My Kind of Magic
14
Alan Shaxon, Tommy Scott The Watch in Bottle! coin in bottle, then watch to nest of boxes
Related to 1970
My Kind of Magic
33
Eckhard Böttcher Schon wieder eine Milchglas 2000 Kombination milk in glass under tube vanishes and appears in other tube, watch vanishes and appears in nest of boxes, Milk-O / Milk-Eau
 		1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 6)
106
Tom Batchelor It's About Time card travels to under the performer's wrist watch (not folded)
 		1971
Canadian Card Control
24
Wilfrid Jonson Swindles comedy patter about swindles, silk vanishes and reappears, paper fold vanish of coin with flash paper, coin reappears in orange, borrowed watch vanishes and does not reappear with gag, see also p. 565 and p. 585
Inspired by
  • a monologue by G. W. Hunter in an early Wizard or Magic Wand issue
Also published here
  • "Swindles" (Thayer's Trick Of The Month Club, Series 2, No. 10, April 1933)
 June 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 8)
529
Paul Siegel In Good Time times set with watches, prediction
 		1972
Doorway to Delusion
27
Steve Skomp Watch Out time from a watch in a magazine commercial is divined
 		1973
Magick (Issue 88)
440
Walter B. Gibson, Joseph Dunninger Time Will Tell prediction of drawn time, handles of performer's watch are set correctly
Variations 1973
Magick (Issue 90)
447
Theo "Okito" Bamberg, Joe Berg Nest of Boxes ring in nest of boxes, two methods
 		1973
The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs
61
Ace Gorham Uhren-Glas-Seidentuch-Wanderung borrowed watch wrapped in handkerchief and put in glass, glass vanishes and reappears in hat
Also published here
  • Magic and Spells Quarterly
 July 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
7
Jochen Zmeck Tuchtrio mit Gag watch appears between silks
 		1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 3)
45
Jochen Zmeck Meine Tuchtrio-Eröffnung handkerchief opening routine, cigarette to silk, silk is split into two, silk vanishes from tube and watch appears knotted between two silks
 		1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 5)
82
John D. Pomeroy A Matter of Time forcing a time with a watch, spectator spins stem
Related toVariations 1973
Mentology
37
Karl Fulves Times Two spectator sets a time on a wristwatch and performer behind back, numbers are added and the result told to the performer, who can now name both numbers
Inspired by 1974
Close-Up Mental Magic
8
Karl Fulves Variation in Handling
Related to 1974
Close-Up Mental Magic
10
Bob Read The Penultimate Cups and Balls humorous routine, three different cups, with smashed watch and wandering tip wand
 		1974
The Penultimate Cups & Balls
2
Karl Fulves The 12¢ Solution "Math Trix"
twelve pennies, two dice, pocket watch, dice total divined along with dates on chosen coin and setting on watch
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 12)
1059
Karl Fulves Watch Reel watches build from coins, other uses for it
Related to 1975
Interlocutor (Issue 2)
4
Uriah Fuller 4. Starting broken watches
1975
Confessions of a Psychic
28
Uriah Fuller 5. Changing the hands on watches
1975
Confessions of a Psychic
29
Philip T. Goldstein Watch Time Prediction equivoque
 		1976
Verbal Control
8
Karl Fulves Watch Reel a source for a half-dollar watch via John Cornelius
Related to 1976
Interlocutor (Issue 8)
30
Dr. Barlow Wagman Alarm! time is set of two watches is turned face down, they match
 		1976
Magick (Issue 146)
728
Ronnie Gann It's About Time! time is set behind back and put in envelope, time is divined
 		1976
Magick (Issue 147)
733
Frederick M. Shields Coincidence prediction with kitchen timer, two timers ring at the same time
 		1976
Magick (Issue 166)
829
Karrell Fox A Real "Gem" pill-watch filled with (plastic) gem stones, gag
 		1976
Clever.... Like a Fox
37
Watch-Vanish Drawer Box similar mechanism than the Changing Coin Slide
 		1976
Classic Magic with Apparatus
126
Magic Looking-Glass magician shoots at mirror and in the glass shatters the spectator's watch is discovered
Related to 1976
Classic Magic with Apparatus
150
Tommy Wonder The Auction watch is destroyed and found unharmed inside a box
Inspired by
  • Jean Hugard's "5. The Auction" in "Modern Magic Manual", 1939.
Variations 		1977
Jos Bema — Lecture
2
Robert Cassidy An Experiment with Time watches are collected and placed inside a bag, later they are found that all handles have moved and they don't show actual time anymore
 		1977
Pseudo-Mentally Yours
20
Roy Johnson None But the Brave two numbers chosen, they correspond to time of pocket watch
Inspired by 1977
Third Dimension
68
Roy Johnson Time Bomb spectator changes time on pocket watch, performer divines it, repeat with prediction
Variations 1977
Third Dimension
84
Tony Slydini Slydini Kills Time! borrowed watch transforms into keys as it is smashed on table
 		Mar. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 3)
25
Karl Fulves Ideas/Problems (B) tattoo of clockface on arm always show correct time, posed as problem
 		1978
Interlocutor (Issue 24)
93
Stephen Minch Time Will Tell! revealing a number or a word with a digital watch
 		1978
Magick (Issue 197)
983
Leslie Anderson, Harry Anderson Time Warp divination of set time of a pocket watch
Related to 1978
Magick (Issue 202)
1007
Karroll Priest Karroll's Watch Thing! two borrowed watches, performer predicts set time on one watch, gimmick
Variations 1978
Magick (Issue 204)
1017
Todd Karr Karr Watch two borrowed watches, set time is predicted, gimmick
 		1978
Magick (Issue 209)
1042
Dan Tong Time-X set time is matched
Inspired by 1978
Magick (Issue 212)
1058
Al Mann The Three Watches prediction of one of three watches inside a box, Arca system in combination with Ned Rutledge's "Minding the store"
 		1978
Arca — The Magic Box
12
Don Tanner Trading Stamps greens stamps change to wrist watch in cloth bag
 		1978
It's in the Bag
14
The Card and Watch Frame selection and pocket watch appear in metal frame
 		1978/76
More Classic Magic with Apparatus
64
Nest of Boxes detailed overview, watch or ring to nest of boxes
  • No-Assistant Nest of Boxes (9 methods, Okito, John Pomeroy, Hughes, Himber)
  • Assistant Nest of Boxes (2 mehods, Martinka,
  • The Tabaret Loading Table
 		1978/76
More Classic Magic with Apparatus
179
Magic Looking Glass magician shoots at mirror and in the glass shatters the spectator's watch is discovered
Related to 1978/76
More Classic Magic with Apparatus
228
Trevor Lewis Time Flies coin to watch
 		Aug. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 8)
720
Ted Karmilovich Time-ZAP handles of watch vanish
 		1979
Magick (Issue 225)
1122
David (Foote) Drake Watch It! divining an appointment and a time, written down on paper
 		1979
Magick (Issue 231)
1153
Leslie Anderson Time Warp numbers are noted and one selected, matches set time by spectator on watch
Related toVariations 1979
Magick (Issue 246)
1227
Karrell Fox Time Killer borrowed watch in handkerchief is pounded on table, yet comes out unharmed
Related to 1979
Another Book
37
Karrell Fox Much Ado About Knotting borrowed watch tossed into knot
 		1979
Another Book
255
Time Will Tell No. 37, medium divines the time set on spectator's watch and the card he stopped at
 		1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
59
Karl Fulves The Time Pool No. 41, spectator's watch apparently speeded up when dipped into special glass
 		1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
66
El Duco Watch your Watch! spectator sets watch to a full hour and puts it in a paper bag, second spectator selects card with same number
 		1980
El Duco's Lecture Notes
15
Sandy Spillman Watch It! matching of set time, special model wrist watch
 		1980
Magick (Issue 251)
1252
Ken De Courcy With the Card Watch name of card appears as text on digital watch
 		1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
17
Uriah Fuller 3. Watches more on starting broken watches and altering time
 		1980
Further Confessions of a Psychic
36
Danny Korem Stull-ess Watch Stunner spectator makes time out of numbers written by spectators, watch set by spectator, times match
Inspired by 1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
17
Al Mann The Time Piece named number or card is written in a pocket watch
 		1981
Phanta-Graphs
6
Karl Fulves Right on Time No. 48, performer pretends to have an accurate mental clock, interval can be stopped precisely
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
59
Peter A. McDonald Clocks No. 50, two watches, set time match
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
62
Tony Slydini Time Flies No. 73, spectator's keys, coins and watch put in handkerchief, which is then slammed on the table, watch vanishes and appears on performer's wrist, MacCarthy fold
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
89
Stephen Tucker Christmas Time time on watch changes, unusual method
Also published here Dec. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 8)
135
Prince Thebb Time Gone Wild influencing normal and digital watches
 		1982
Eff-Oes
11
John Kennedy Watch coin vanishes and reappears beneath tables napkin, changes into wrist watch
 		1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
43
Leslie Anderson Time Piece "chosen" time appears on watch which was set unseen by spectator
 		1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
133
Jay Sankey Time Is Money pocket watch into coins
Variations Aug. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 12)
106
Martin Breese Playing with Time watch of spectator moves forwards or backwards as wished by spectator, name of card found engraved on performer's watch which also stops
 		1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
1
Hervé Pigny Money Is Time watchwork appears in Okito Box, coin in wrist watch
 		Jan. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 1)
875
Thomas Alan Waters Chronologic two phased routine with pocket watch, first selected time is divined, then predicted
Inspired by 1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
628
Thomas Alan Waters Chronogram Koran medallion with a pocket watch, initials on the watch
 		1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
632
Neil Somerville TIme Piece times are named and noted, chosen one is predicted on watch
 		Mar. 1984
Magick (Issue 329)
1643
Tieneblas Time Lapse performers stops watch and pulse at the same time
 		June 1984
Magick (Issue 332)
1658
Michael Weber Swatch This spectator sets a watch, time is predicted, using property of swatch brand
Also published here Spring 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27)
252
Gene Nielsen Time Factor prediction of time on business card, when someone asks what time it is
 		Mar. 1985
Magick (Issue 348)
1738
Ben Harris Psychology Behind the Watch Trick broken watch starts running again
  • The Amazement Factor
  • The Involvement Factor
  • Suspension of Disbelief
  • The Authority Factor
  • The Watch Trick in Effect
  • Geller Starts a Watch
  • In the Spectator's Hands
  • The Progression Trick
 		1985
Gellerism Revealed
15
Ben Harris, Uri Geller Watch Wizardry
  • Geller Stars a Watch
  • The Snap Move
  • The Touch Down Move
  • In the Spectator's Hands
  • The Watch Progression Trick
  • The Get-Ready
  • The Wind
  • The Revelation
 		1985
Gellerism Revealed
79
Gaëtan Bloom The Watch Trick Magician able to tell time accurately from a picture of a watch drawn on the wrist
 		1986
Gaetan Bloom 86
4
J. C. Doty Doty's Ticker gag, instead of pocket watch an hour glass is attached to the chain
 		1986
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 13)
221
Ted Karmilovich Glitch hands on watch disappear
 		July 1986
Magick (Issue 374)
1868
Gary Lee Williams De Kronos three hours are set and numbers added, prediction in envelope
 		Nov. 1986
Magick (Issue 381)
1903
Karrell Fox "Watch-It" broken and restored wristwatch
Related to 1986
For My Next Trick...
104
Karl Fulves Rope Problem #3 - Close-Up Sub Trunk watch in box with rope around it, spectator's watch borrowed, they change place, also as transposition with two odd-backed signed cards, posed as a problem
 		1986
Contemporary Rope Magic — Part I
25
Alan Shaxon, Oswald Rae Überfalls ring, watch and bill disappear from handkerchief and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
Also published here 1986
Das Alan Shaxon Seminar 1986
12
John Kennedy Watch Transposition your watch transposes with the spectator's, idea
 		Dec./Jan. 1986/1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 5 & 6)
29
Karl Fulves Holdup valuables vanish from folded handkerchief (ungaffed) and appear from paper bag
Related toAlso published here 1987
Contemporary Handkerchief Magic — Part One
19
Steve Beam Time Pieces watch destroyed in plain view, watch switch, a lot of presentational ideas and gags
 		1987
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 18)
297
Barrie Richardson Time after Time several wrist watches with random times collected, one chosen, time and spectator predicted
Also published here Oct. 1987
Magick (Issue 396)
1977
Neal Rider Tick, Tick hand of watch travels to second watch
 		May 1988
Magick (Issue 405)
2023
Terry Tyson Clockwork prediction of set time using a digital alarm clock
 		Aug. 1988
Magick (Issue 409)
2043
Scotty York The Card in Watch (with Watch Works Transposition) folded card in pocket watch, watch works in zipper purse, credit information of signed coin into pocket watch
Also published here 1988
A Rumor in Their Own Time
8
Alexander de Cova, Jay Sankey Time is Money pocket watch cleanly transforms into stack of coins, using body servante
Inspired byAlso published here 1988
Unterhaltung durch Illusion
17
David Harkey Goldrush Ring through "Watch"
Also published here June 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 6)
1652
Bev Bergeron The Miracle of Two Watches stem of a wrist watch is pulled out and handles turned without looking, performer sets the same time on a second wrist watch
 		1989
Predicting Time
9
Bev Bergeron The Miracle of A Watch and Paper as before but time divination is made on a piece of paper
 		1989
Predicting Time
11
Bev Bergeron The Miracle of 'Mental Epic' Prediction time prediction as the third prediction in a Mental Epic routine
 		1989
Predicting Time
12
Bev Bergeron The Miracle of the Time Machine time machine presentation, original time is set on watch again
 		1989
Predicting Time
13
Bev Bergeron The Miracle of the Mailed Letter sent prediction beforehand, set time during performance by spectator
 		1989
Predicting Time
15
Bev Bergeron The Miracle of Synchronous Watches performer and spectator turn stem of wrist watches and stop wherever they want, same time
 		1989
Predicting Time
17
Mark Sicher, Steve Cohen Quart(er)z Watch
Also published here Apr. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 4)
1765
Jay Sankey A Fold in Time card folded under watch
Related to 1990
100% Sankey
39
Alexander de Cova, Jay Sankey Time is Money pocket watch cleanly transforms into stack of coins, using body servante
Inspired byAlso published here 1990
Das Buch zur Body-Servante
14
Time in a Knot No. 17, wrist watch tied onto rope, is quickly removed behind back
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
38
Watch the Watch No. 65, borrowed watch appears on wrist of performer despite him being tied up
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
138
Docc Hilford It's Still Ticking! divination of time by spectator setting time on watch
 		1990
Keeping The Center
9
Richard W. Levin Watch Out coin put in silk, it vanishes, sucker repeat in which spectators see the false transfer but it reappears in silk, watch appears in silk as finale
Also published here Aug. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 8)
1965
Michael Weber Swatch This spectator sets a watch, time is predicted, using property of swatch brand
Related to
  • Heinz Gieppner's "Radarstrahlen" in "Magie" 1950, No. 9.
Also published here 		1991
Life Savers
38
Michael Weber Q-Tip
Inspired by 1991
Life Savers
69
Christoph Borer Wem die Stunde schlägt two spectators can form a time on a cardboard clock, time is predicted on pocket watch
 		1991
Risque
10
Rich Bloch Time-X setting watch on time spectator secretly wrote on post-it note
 		May 1991
Magick (Issue 455)
2274
Felix Farrell Watch the Ring ring onto wrist watch held by spectator on both ends
Inspired by
  • "Ring on Pencil" (Charlie Miller, Magic Video Library, Impromptu 1)
Also published here 		1991
Hardcore
142
David Harkey Gold Rush finger ring threaded onto watch band, it penetrates watch and comes off the other side
Also published here 1991
Simply Harkey
185
Rich Bloch Watch Scam divination of drawn time, handles of spectator's watch are set correctly
Inspired by 1991
MindFields
13
Davey Marlin-Jones Dr. Jak's Wallet-Handling ideas with the Jaks Wallet
  • Dr. Jaks and a Friendly Force
  • Dr. Jaks and Perfect Time
 		1991
MindFields
44
Alexander de Cova, Jay Sankey Time is Money pocket watch cleanly transforms into stack of coins, using body servante
Inspired by 1992
Ein Profi packt aus...
144
Scott Robinson Time Travel borrowed ring vanishes and appears on performer's watch band
Variations 1992
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 43)
761
Steve Beam Clocking In watch appears on arm
 		1992
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 43)
764
Steve Dusheck Watch This coin travels to pocket, then changes into watch, coin is in watch
 		1992
Dusheck's Coin Magic
72
Larry Becker Crystal-Eyes second spectator sees chosen ESP symbol in wristwatch
Related to 1992
Stunners!
194
Larry Becker Witch-Watch cards with names of watches, watch as prediction, programmable watch
 		1992
Stunners!
195
Steve "Banachek" Shaw Psychokinetic Time handle on watch is moved by named number
 		1992/1999
Psychokinetic Time
3
Steve "Banachek" Shaw, Gerry McCambridge McCambridge Stage Routine
1992/1999
Psychokinetic Time
21
Confusing the Mathematician mathematical force using face of a watch
 		1992/1999
Psychokinetic Time
23
Tap It thought of number of a watch, tapping on numbers to reveal it
 		1992/1999
Psychokinetic Time
23
Scotty York The Signed Card in the Watch (With Watch Works Transposition) in pocket watch, watch works in zipper purse, including history of signed coin into pocket watch
Also published here 1993
For Your Eyes Only
31
Scotty York The Marked Coin to Pocket Watch signed coin in a bag transforms into works of pocket watch, coin is found in watch
 		1993
For Your Eyes Only
39
Don Nielsen Kronos force of number five, six or seven with wrist watch procedure, newspaper test application, see note on p. 7
Related to
  • "Step Back in Time" (Stephen Tucker, Compendium, 1984)
 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
4
Rudolf Braunmüller Übereinstimmung time on watch coincides with forced number
 		June 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 1)
33
Sid Fleischman The Longest Card Trick stop watch vanishes with gag presentation
 		1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
60
Chuck Fayne Broken, Restored and Set Watch borrowed watch is broken and restored with previously named time
 		1993
Something Old, Something New
19
Harry Anderson Time Warp peek of a set time on a pocket watch
Related to 1993
Wise Guy
80
Scotty York The Signed Card in the Watch (With Watch Works Transposition) in pocket watch, watch works in zipper purse, including history of signed coin into pocket watch
Also published here May/June 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 17)
188
Joel Givens Easy Time borrowed ring vanishes and appears on performer's watch band, different handling for Scott Robinson's Time Travel
Inspired byAlso published here 1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 51)
936
David Harkey Nick of Time coin into borrowed wrist watch behind glass
Inspired by
  • handling in Linking Ring Parade, Nov. 1988
 1994
Close-Up File
147
Alan Shaxon, Oswald Rae Dies ist ein Überfall! ring, watch and bill disappear from handkerchief and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
Also published here 1994
Alan Shaxon Lecture
30
Michael Weber Imperfect Time any time selected, pocket watch opened, watch face jumps out on a spring, it has named time on it
 		1994
Correctors Workshop
Ted Lesley News Time set time is divined by cutting news paper
Inspired by 1994
Paramiracles
223
Robert Parrish The Nest of Boxes borrowed watch in nest of boxes, linking ring routine woven into structure (but not described)
 		1995
Great Tricks Revisited
1
Karl Fulves Time Out No. 16, performer says stop after any given interval of multiple of ten seconds, using pulse as secret guide
 		1995
Easy Magic
21
Karl Fulves Time Further Out No. 17, performer changes time on watch by exactly one hour without looking behind his back
 		1995
Easy Magic
22
Felix Farrell Watch the Ring finger ring on watch strap, similar to ring on stick
Inspired byAlso published here 1995
Aus dem Effeff...
48
Stephen Tucker XMas Time time on watch changes, unusual method
Also published here 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 3)
106
Greg Albright Time Out! stopping a watch
 		1995
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 17)
79
Patrik Kuffs Hands of Time two spectators select same time, using watch
 		1995
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 6)
110
Alan Nguyen Invisibility Watch spectator mimes selecting and returning a card reversed in an imaginary deck, deck becomes real and chosen card is reversed, a watch appears on performer's wrist (he had previously called attention to his "invisible watch")
 		1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
38
Joel Givens Easy Time borrowed ring vanishes and appears on performer's watch band, different handling for Scott Robinson's Time Travel
Inspired byAlso published here 1995
A Lecture by Joel Givens
6
Barrie Richardson Grandfather Time time also set on watch, using reversed-hands watch, odd-backed climax
Also published here Mar. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 7)
57
Tommy Wonder The Ring, the Watch and the Wallet ring, watch and bill disappear from envelope and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
Related toVariations 1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 1
302
Tommy Wonder The Watch in Nest of Boxes "A Quest for Ideal"
  • Method One
  • Method Two
  • Method Three
Inspired byRelated to 1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 2
267
Paul Harris The Late-For-Lunch Miracle Maneuver coincidence with 2 watches that are randomly set, instant stooge
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Secrets of the Astonishing Executive)
275
Boretti, Ted Lesley Perfect Pocket-Watch spectator sets time on closed pocket watch, performer divines it
Also published here Oct. 1997
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4)
12
Boretti, Ted Lesley Perfect Pocket-Watch spectator sets time on closed pocket watch, performer divines it
Also published here 1997
It's Paramiraculous
17
Steve Beam Wind Up thimbles apparently screwed onto fingers with sound effect, watch winder
 		1997
Digital Effects
181
Marc Salem Time Will Tell spectator sets time on a travel alarm clock which is held face down, time matches prediction
 		1997
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 3)
273
Helge Thun Providence '93 signed card changes a couple of time into another card (and back). Climax: Card appears folded under performer's watch.
 		1998
The Book
56
Steve Bedwell Card under Watch Load folded
 		1998
The Book
59
Vincent Sabitino Time Matches On set time is predicted, time set under table, switching watch
 		1998
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 11)
313
Martin Lewis Whatchamacallit Wallet borrowed or own watch appears in small grocery bag that was folded flat
Inspired by Sep. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
70
David Acer Time Flies coin shown in hand, coin pocketed and wrist watch waved over hand to turn back time, coin is back and watch disappears from hand and is back on wrist
Also published here 1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
9
Barrie Richardson What Time Is It? several wrist watches with random times collected, one chosen, time and spectator predicted
Also published here 1999
Theater of the Mind
281
Barrie Richardson The Reversed-Hands Watch
1999
Theater of the Mind
284
Barrie Richardson The Parking Lot Mystery time also set on watch, using reversed-hands watch, odd-backed climax
Also published here 1999
Theater of the Mind
286
Barrie Richardson The Test of Time performer and spectator set time on watches, they match, then named hour predicted on watch, using reversed-hands watch
 		1999
Theater of the Mind
290
Roy Johnson Zeitbombe spectator changes time on pocket watch, performer divines it, repeat with prediction
Inspired by 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 1)
34
Richard W. Levin Watch Out coin put in silk, it vanishes, sucker repeat in which spectators see the false transfer but it reappears in silk, watch appears in silk as finale
Also published here 1999
Real World Magic
182
Karl Fulves Twin Effect borrowed wrist on wrist, first letter of spectator written on t-shirt under regular shirt, arms tied in crossed condition (sprit tie), then watch is on other wrist and letter on shirt is in mirror writing
Related to 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4)
91
Simon Lovell Lobster Watch! broken and restored watch, reappears at performer's wrist, comedy prop extravaganza
 		2000
Son of Simon Says!
175
Pit Hartling Spl!t Second with card under spectator's watch climax, duplicate
Also published here Aug. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 8)
61
Masklyn ye Mage Ye Mage's Timepiece performer can tell the time by looking in a crystal, palmed small LCD clock
Also published here
  • The New Invocation, Dec. 1990
 Oct. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 10)
45
T. Nelson Night Watch pocket watch is on fingers, two bracelets are put over it and watch becomes invisible, then another watch appears
 		2000
Discoverie (Issue 3)
31
Michael Close Clarifications Department credit information for Card Under Spectator's Watch
Related to Sep. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 1)
35
Nathan Kranzo Bande Du Soleil tan line of wrist watched is moved to different position on arm
  • Afterthoughts
  • Credits
  • Notes
  • More Ideas from the Tan Man
Also published here 2001
Bande Du Soleil
2
Gregory Wilson Baking Time spectator turns stem of wrist watch to set time, time is predicted as tan line on performer's wrist with watch hands
Also published here 2001
Bande Du Soleil
7
Eugen Höbel, George Carolly Der zweckentfremdete Eierbeutel spectator's wrist watch vanishes in egg bag, then broken pieces shown, then restored watch
 		2001
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
129
David Berglas Time and Light routines with LED Time Pen, chemical fluid light sticks and Anverdi's die
  • spectator names a time interval, then he gets a watch and can say start whenever he wants, the
show continues and the performer suddenly screams stop at the right moment
  • Pseudo Psychometry routine
  • woman selects one of several men, selection is divined
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
383
David Berglas Synchro Time spectator selects a time and turns the handles on a clock, performer divines it
Also published here 2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
390
David Berglas The Quizzing Glass selected time and object are predicted and engraved on sculpture
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
494
Reed McClintock Timing three coins appear, vanish, reappear at body, vanish, appear on table, vanish, reappear under three spectators' watches
Inspired by
  • Jim Pace, Tricks From My Lecture Video
  • John Cornelius, Creative Magic Video
 2002
Knuckle Busters Vol. 1
8
David Berglas Synchro Time spectator selects a time and turns the handles on a clock, performer divines it
Also published here Nov. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 3)
69
Pit Hartling High Noon with card under spectator's watch climax, duplicate
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2003
Card Fictions
44
Luke Jermay Stuck in a Moment stopping a watch
Also published here 2003
Building Blocks
93
Bob King Time Will Tell thought-of hour divined, method uses watch with second hand
Variations 2003
New Magician Foolers
12
Rob Wood Watch Test pulling stem out only one click
Related to 2003
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)
306
Ross Bertram You Can Do A Lot spectator's pocket watch vanishes from chain and is removed from performer's pocket, its glass is then broken and restored (sound effect with coin)
 		Mar. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 3)
40
Alain Nu Nu-Sense Hummer Monte using ring, watch and key, with prediction
Variations 2003
Xtreme Xtrasensory Xposed Hardcore Mentalism
11
Patrik Kuffs Temporal Anomaly two wrist watches borrowed, spectator and performer each set random time behind their backs, times written on notepads, they match
Also published here 2004
Seven By Patrik Kuffs
12
Robert Cassidy The Watch pocket watch on chain, switch and ideas, brief
 		2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
217
Robert Cassidy Eternally yours... prediction of chosen initials and time, inside pocket watch
Inspired by
  • Don Wayne's "Room Service"
 2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
235
Wonder Man Fred Watch Out! handles on two watches are twisted unseen, they end up set at same time
 		2004
Semi-Mental Journey
193
Vanni Bossi, Yank Hoe The Card in the Watch corner of card travels in wrist watch
 		2005
Vanni Bossi Las Vegas Lecture
3
Richard Feynman Watch Calculation offset on watch to apparently give complicated answers to time queries
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
400
Lewis Jones Yes Men five people either lie or tell the truth, one has a watch hidden, spectator finds watch by asking questions, liar's paradox
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
146
Lewis Jones The Wheel of Fortune selection is found using a watch, using Bob King's idea of comparing the differences of performer's and spectator's watches
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
154
Reed McClintock Time is Big Money borrowed quarter grows to jumbo coin, coin fold vanish with jumbo coin, quarter found under spectator's watch
 		Feb. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 2)
67
Alan Wakeling Switzerland watch appears in hand, vanishes from silk, reappears in pocket, vanishes again, reappears in cigarette case, cane vanishes in hat and alarm clock appears in hat
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
 		Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
69
Joel Givens Easy Time borrowed ring vanishes and appears on performer's watch band, see p. 160 for performance
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Session
172
Rajneesh Madhok, Gregory Wilson 'N Synch divination of two thought-of numbers over the phone, method uses watch with second hand
Inspired by Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
11
Rajneesh Madhok 'N Synch 2 divination of thought-of number over the phone, method uses watch with second hand
Inspired by Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
13
Trevor Lewis Time Will Tell time set by spectator matches time constructed with number cards
 		2009
Routines Matter
161
Karl Fulves Time On My Hands "Unexplained"
spectator sets wrist watch to any time and puts it on performer's wrist, second watch on his other hand predicts time, posed as a problem
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
473
Román García Cambio Horario watch travels from spectator'r wrist to performer's wrist
 		2010
Nanomagias
153
David Acer Time Flies coin shown in hand, coin pocketed and wrist watch waved over hand to turn back time, coin is back and watch disappears from hand and is back on wrist
Also published here 2011
More Power to You
35
John Born Time to Shine Three glimpses using a shiny surface on a metal watch
 		2012
Seeking the Bridge
45
John Born Watch Transpo Card slipped under watch changes places with a signed selection
 		2012
Seeking the Bridge
162
Charlie Miller Version of Doctor Lynn's "Borrowing A Watch, Smashing It, Then Finding It Fully Restored Inside a Previously Examined Bun or Roll"
Also published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1970
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
124
Alberto de Figueiredo El Reloj a spectator writes a time on a business card, second spectator sets watch at that time
 		2013
Magia Demente
31
Doug Edwards Snap, Crackle, Zing combination of Watch Winder and Joy Buzzer, gag article
 		2013
Nukes
148
John Gaughan The Watch Box
  • The Chamber of Secrets
box from which a watch can be stollen
 		Oct. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 10)
22
Alexander de Cova Brandt Zwieback borrowed watch travels into box of Zwieback bread
Also published here Oct. 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 11)
11
Alexander de Cova, Jay Sankey Time is Money pocket watch cleanly transforms into stack of coins, using body servante
Also published here 2013
Horizons — Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1986
70
Takanobu Ishida Date/Time Cards clock formed and pen and cap used as handles, cards match value and suit and actual time
Inspired by
  • Mitsunobu Matsuyama's "What Time Is It Now?" 1974.
 2013
Japan Ingenious
91
Christian Scherer Der Hellseher und das Geisterschiff prediction of a a selected object and coincidence of set time and year
 		2014
Schlaglichter
84
John Gaughan The Watch and Card Target
  • The Chamber of Secrets
pistol shot on target, where card appears minus corner, then corner as well, watch appears there too
Related to Feb. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 2)
20
Kiko Pastur Dejazz Vu with Deja Vu presentation, using a watch where handles are always back to zero
 		2014
El Puente Invisible
120
Tom Stone Fantasy Flight spectator's watch attached to helium balloon floats away, heckler stopper, idea
 		2014
Runes of Tomorrow
21
Alex Ng Hopping Time Hopping Halves routine with time travel premise, coin keeps jumping back to fist to join another coin every time a wrist watch is used to touch the fist. At the end, both coins vanish and appear back in purse, while watch appears back on the wrist
Inspired by 2015
In the Mind of Dr. Alex
4
John Gaughan The Watch Mortar and Pestle
  • The Chamber of Secrets
borrowed pocket watch is apparently destroyed in mortar
 		June 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 6)
24
Alexander de Cova Uhr in Zwieback borrowed watch travels into box of Zwieback bread
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
23
Ted Karmilovich Target Time one spectator guesses correct time on watch, prediction describes spectator, using Richard Bloch's "Perfect Time"
 		2015
Target Number
27
Alexander de Cova Ring, Watch and Wallet ring, watch and bill disappear from envelope and reappear at finger, arm and in wallet
  • Stand-up Version
 		2016
Burners — Vol. 5
87
John Hostler Ubiety card appears folded under performer's watch
 		2018
Firkin of Deipotent Trouvailles
11
Asi Wind Time is Money two bills placed in spectator's hand, one travels underneath his watch, with idea from Nimrod Harel, see also p. 156 for suggestion of using two different bills
Inspired by
  • "Two for the Price of One" (131 Magic Tricks for Amateurs, Will Dexter, 1958)
Related toAlso published here 		2018
Repertoire
1
Marty Kane A Stretch of Time long spread between hands, using a watch
Inspired by 2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
36
John Gaughan The Enchanted Cigar Cabinet
  • Chamber of Secrets
cigars removed from box, borrowed watch or other item reappears in that compartment
 		Aug. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 8)
22
Markus Beldig WatchCraft spectators's watches put in five envelopes, one spectator finds his own watch, the rest assigned by performer
 		2019
The Florida Notes 2019
19
Joaquín Navajas Reloj Fantasma circle is drawn on wrist of performer and wrist held by spectator, time is selected and hands appear inside circle to match chosen time, two methods
 		2019
Monedas Personales Y Más
102
John Gaughan Hora Grandiosa
  • Chamber of Secrets
pocket watches are produced and put in a fram, they change into a giant alarm clock
 		Aug. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 8)
46
Motoki Kaido The TIME on Matrix Matrix with surprise watch production under a card as the ending
Variations 2021
The Monster of the Secret Art
67
Motoki Kaido Watch the Watch Producing coins from air, suddenly produce watch that was on the magician's wrist at the start
Inspired by 2021
The Monster of the Secret Art
210
Gregory Wilson Baking Time Watch tan line predicts random time stopped on watch by spectator
Also published here 2021
Kranzilla Unleashed
98
Max Malini The Mesmerizing Watch routine with mechanical sound gimmick and watch winder, making borrowed watch ring on command
Inspired by 2022
Max Malini
178
John Bodine Battery Break battery removed from borrowed watch and slapped back inside with Striking Vanish
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2004
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
337
Asi Wind Time is Money two bills placed in spectator's hand, one travels underneath his watch, folding one bill so it looks like two
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
371
Patrik Kuffs Temporal Anomaly two wrist watches borrowed, spectator and performer each set random time behind their backs, times written on notepads, they match
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
395
Luke Jermay Stuck in a Moment stopping a watch
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
599
Mario Marchese Watching the Switch coin transposes with watch face of wrist watch
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Mar. 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1015