I have always said that I would be more than willing to pay a higher price to get a quality made magic prop. Well, I finally got my wish. Most magic props are made by the lowest bidder, and they are poor quality, or just plain cheesy and hard to work with, but not this one. Do some research, and you will find this is a really high quality, well-made apparatus.

If you have ever seen the Hot Rod trick you know that most magic gimmicks rely on the simplest possible explanation, and not something cool like color changing LEDs in a clear plastic stick, but this watch is the coolest most hi-tech gimmick you will ever see. Even when you know how the trick works, it is still amazing. It reminds me of the trick with the four light bulbs and the four switches called The Magic Switchboard. They are both innocent looking objects that hide a technological marvel but when I used to perform The Magic Switchboard, the reactions were just so so. However, with this watch, the reactions are off the charts. I did the watch trick for the waitress at Denny's and she screamed so loud, I had to go to the other tables and do the trick again so that everybody could see what all the commotion was about.

Plus, it's stylish and keeps accurate time. So, I can wear it in place of my other watch, and I always have a great trick with me.

I hope everybody buys this trick to encourage other manufacturers to make good quality props like this.

The remote vibrate sound is not an issue, much quieter than I was lead to believe. The vibrate is highly useful and properly tangible. You may not understand just by looking at it but the phone dial remote is crazy easy to use. You learn it immediately and intuitively and it is tactile enough to avoid slip ups.

I personally have ordered myself a two tone metal band (black and chrome) as I don’t find the strap comfortable. It looks nice but I need a band that is loose and hangs just my preference. Plus I think it dresses it up some and adds weight.

Compared with my original watch for this effect this is a dream come true.

And one more thing I have not found activating the watch to performance mode to be fussy at all. Easy quick pass with my little you know what and off we go.

Joao really did this right especially down to having the guts to keep it with a very plain face, much needed to really fool em.

Overall this is an impressive piece of craftsmanship and will allow you to perform temporal predictions in the fairest possible manner. If the effect excites you, the price point should not be prohibitive, so I would absolutely recommend buying this.

That all being said, I've found from performing this many times now that it isn't quite as impactful as you might think. I have yet to be caught, however I've noticed when I perform for people who are technologically savvy, they basically come to the conclusion that the watch is special and you have some way of inputting the time secretly. Again, this has nothing to do with the presentation and everything to do with the fact that there really isn't any other explanation. For the average person this gets pretty good reactions, and even the engineers I've performed for still really enjoyed it, but I've found the impact overall is diminished by virtue of the fact that many smart people know what's going on even if they don't catch the input method or can't see anything obvious about the watch. I had one guy say, "That's kind of a thick watch, I bet you could fit some fancy electronics in there."

I'm going to try to find ways to incorporate this into other effects or find a use that isn't simply a prediction of a time/date as a stand-alone effect. My hope is that making it part of a bigger routine will take attention away from the method.

Additionally, when I received the watch, the small metal piece that is used to set the time on a normal watch (which is supposed to come glued into place) was detached from the watch and could not be connected without some form of glue. While that wasn't a huge deal, I definitely expect a product at this price point to come without any problems and the first thing I do with it shouldn't be a repair.

The input device vibrates pretty loudly and the watch itself makes some audible noise as the hands move into place, but of any normal amount of ambient noise will be more than enough to cover that. I haven't had any problems with sound even indoors with just a few people.

The method of input can be hidden pretty easily, and as I've indicated I have never been caught, even when doing it pretty blatantly. The feedback mechanism is very useful and I've only had one mishap, which was my fault for not making sure I felt the feedback. I also managed to screw up the positions of the hands before performing the effect for the first time, but resetting it and tweaking the positions of hands was easy enough that I snuck away for five minutes and was up and running again.

Great trick, probably needs some thought as to how it fits into your routine, but if you like the idea, jump on it, you won't be disappointed!

I have been looking for something that’s reliable and this is it! I owned that other watch, I wont say the name here but it rhymes with Smirner. That watch was not reliable so I threw it in the dumpster. Joao Miranda has made a beast!!!!! It hits their chosen time everytime... Get it! YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED.

I lost my magnet. Is there another method to turn the watch on?