Christophe Claret 21 Blackjack
Christophe Claret has released teaser images of his next new creation, called 21 Blackjack, which will officially debut next month during Baselworld. Coming on the heels of the Adagio’s launch last month in Geneva, 2011 is shaping up to be an annus mirabilis for the master from Le Soleil D'Or. Find wallpaper and pricing inside. The 21 Blackjack combines traditional timekeeping functions (hours and minutes) with three mechanically-animated games of chance: Blackjack (with a striking mechanism), roulette, and a dice game. Precisely how these games function remains in the shadows for the moment. We know that the dial contains a total of 5 windows: two for the bank activated by a push-button at 10 o'clock, and three for the player activated by a push-button at 8 o'clock. The hours and minutes are displayed quite traditionally by center-mounted metal and ruby or metal and ceramic hands.The 45mm case is available in four versions: grey titanium, black PVD-treated titanium, black PVD-tr

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