Cardini Wrist Watch Reel.

Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Cardini Wrist Watch Reel. Circa 1960. Faux man’s wrist watch with finely made reel concealed inside the case, terminating with a contact point at the winding stem. Expandable band. In a leather watch box. In the later years of his life, Cardini began crafting finely made mechanical magic tricks, inspired by the work of the legendary “master magical mechanic,” Jon Martin of London. Martin supplied many top performers with mechanically complex props, Cardini included. Cardini’s reels, hidden in shoes, his mouth, and most famously wrist watches, are said to be the equal of or superior to those made by Martin.