21 BLACKJACK
A real miniature casino, the 21 Blackjack matches grand complications with the world of gaming. In addition to transparency, relief, and the passage of time, Christophe Claret adds the sensory effects of blackjack, roulette and dice.
To start there is Dice. This game features a pair of miniature dice, which are located in a cage at the 4 o'clock position on the side of the case and, visible through a sapphire crystal, offering the oldest game of chance.
Next, Roulette: on the back of the watch the winding rotor, which is visible through a glareproofed sapphire crystal, serves as the roulette wheel. Once set in motion by one or two undulatory movements, the wheel turns for a few moments before stopping.
Then Blackjack, which consists of drawing cards to equal or to come as close as possible to 21 points. On the lower part of the dial, between 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock, the player's four cards appear in windows. Two are visible, the other two hidden by shutters. On the upper part of the dial are three additional windows for the bank's cards, one of which is visible, the other two also hidden by shutters.
Each time a shutter opens, whether for the player or the bank, there is a gong, whose mechanism is visible through a side window at 2 o'clock.