CHRISTOPHE CLARET | TEXAS HOLD'EM POKER, A NEW OLD STOCK PVD-COATED TITANIUM WRISTWATCH WITH STRIKING HAMMER, CATHEDRAL GONG AND TWO CASINO GAMES(TEXAS HOLD'EM POKER AND ROULETTE), CIRCA 2014

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Last known retail price approximately HK$1,450,000.
前零售價大約 HK$1,450,000。

Christophe Claret，「Texas Hold'em Poker」，限量20只，庫存新品限量版PVD塗層處理鈦金屬腕錶，配音錘、大教堂音簧及兩款賭場遊戲(德州撲克及輪盤），年份約2014。附原廠錶盒、錶袋、撲克牌、籌碼及骰子。

The present watch is another example of creative and complex watch from the master watch maker Christophe Claret, inspired by the popular casino games. His watch creation - Poker - contains two casino games: poker and roulette. Although, the Poker debuted after the BlackJack and Bacarra, it was intended to be the first release out of the three, however the complexity to re-create the game of Texas Hold'em on a watch was so confounding that no technical solution could be found at the time of the initial prototype was built.

Required two years of production, the present model allows wearers to play three-player Texas Hold'em on the mechanical wristwatch itself. Four concentric spinning disks printed with playing card faces are able to represent a total of 98,304 combinations. Pressing the pusher at 9'o'clock will start the game, at the same time the striking hammer chimes the cathedral gong, making an extravagant and soothing tone. The pusher at 10 o'clock is then employed to reveal the flop, and the pusher at 8 o'clock is used to uncover, in sequence, the player and river cards.
On the back is a roulette wheel that uses an arrow inlaid on an internal flange to indicate where the roulette lands on, rather than a ball.

The present watch case is made of black PVD coated titanium, offering a light, stylish and interactive appearance. Offering as brand new condition, it is a timepiece for casino lovers and collectors to admire Christophe Claret's innovative watchmaking mystery.