Effect: Magician distracts spectator for a moment with one trick when the trick seems to fail the magician apologizes and is then shows the spectator their watch.

Place two cards in the spectators hands and grab the wrists of both hands fairly tight placing the face of the watch in your palm.

Now tell the spectator to concentrate on the cards begin using your hands to move his arms.

Tell the spectator that you will make the cards change in his hands or some other patter to distract them.

(Removing the watch) Use your thumb to slide the band through the loop then bring their arms together grasping the other end of the strap with your other thumb and pull it free of the hook.

Then palm the face and drop your arms to your sides. Say the trick did not work and then produce their watch and say something cute.

To perform the trick like David Blaine requires hours of practice, try to practice on many different types of watch as possible. When practicing this trick try using on your own arm, put the watch on your right-hand and try to remove the watch with your left-hand. Once you can remove the watch without any problems and as smoothly as possible you are ready to perform the trick.

Stopping A Watch

Effect : A watch is borrowed from a spectator, the magician waves his hand over the watch the second hand on the watch stops ticking. The magician waves his hand of the watch again and it starts ticking again

Secret : You need a magnet

Step 1

Have a small magnetic placed in the palm of you hand.

Step 2

Borrow a watch from a spectator

Step 3:

As you take the watch in your hand secretly place the magnet under the watch you are holding.

Step 4

When you are ready to stop the second hand on the watch just let the magnet touch the back of the watch.

Step 5

As long as you keep the magnetic touching the back of the watch the second hand on the watch will not move.

Step 6

Wave your hand over the watch as your hand covers the face of the watch quickly hand the spectator their watch and then pocket the magnet.

Warning :Magnets can damage watches!