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Old 23 August 2017, 12:19 AM   #1
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Icon6 why need a blind man wear a watch?

watching Penn & Teller tonite... s4e2 with Richard Turner, card mechanic who's blind since age 9 (& karate black belt!)

https://m.imgur.com/t/card_trick/XNLrvnh

[IMG]https://*******/images/nJ8p71[/IMG]

Super smooth operator but I got intrigued - why need a blind man wear a watch?

especially that iconic super shiny ice blue dial
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Old 23 August 2017, 01:59 AM   #2
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What about minute repeaters?
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Old 23 August 2017, 03:58 AM   #3
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What's wrong with a blind person looking stylish? When I wear a speedo, everyone around me probably wishes they were blind.
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Old 23 August 2017, 04:24 AM   #4
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What's wrong with a blind person looking stylish? When I wear a speedo, everyone around me probably wishes they were blind.
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Old 23 August 2017, 04:33 AM   #5
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What's wrong with a blind person looking stylish? When I wear a speedo, everyone around me probably wishes they were blind.
If I drink heavily right now and bang my head against concrete MAYBE, just maybe I'll be able to get that image out of my mind
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Old 23 August 2017, 05:03 AM   #6
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Sold a car to a blind lady once. Literally. Titled, registered and insured it to her. Her caretaker drove her around in it. True story.


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Old 23 August 2017, 06:13 AM   #7
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Can't get a good view of the watch but the colors look like a platona. There are braille watches out there.
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Old 23 August 2017, 06:07 PM   #8
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Can't get a good view of the watch but the colors look like a platona. There are braille watches out there.
Show is broadcast in HD with good detail when they do closeup at his cards on table yup iconic triple subdials, ice blue face definitely not Braille


Got me intrigued.
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Old 23 August 2017, 06:24 PM   #9
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watching Penn & Teller tonite... s4e2 with Richard Turner, card mechanic who's blind since age 9 (& karate black belt!)

https://m.imgur.com/t/card_trick/XNLrvnh

[IMG]https://*******/images/nJ8p71[/IMG]

Super smooth operator but I got intrigued - why need a blind man wear a watch?

especially that iconic super shiny ice blue dial
Because he wants to!
I imagine it's for the same reasoning that we wear Rolex's instead of Timex's.
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Old 23 August 2017, 06:35 PM   #10
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Because he wants to!
I imagine it's for the same reasoning that we wear Rolex's instead of Timex's.
No no no, y'all miss my gist.

The guy is a "card mechanic", stage show card trick magician if you aren't familiar with Penn & Teller.

He takes a huge long speil explaining he's gone blind since 9 etc etc etc etc and has trained his fingers to be his 10 eyeballs etc etc etc etc...

He's got a bling gold chain peeking out under his open collared shirt, he's got a chunky gold bracelet on his left wrist and wears platona on the right.


I'm just curious:-

1, is he really blind or all that jazz just a show routine

2, would a blind man spend that much on a bling watch that he can't read?



Didn't know what the local time at filming is so can't tell if watch is set to correct time
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Old 23 August 2017, 09:03 PM   #11
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Blind doesn't always mean 100% blind. Many people listed as blind have partial vision. Maybe the guy can see basic shapes really close up.
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Old 23 August 2017, 09:33 PM   #12
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Just found out my wife wears her DJ without the time even being set correctly...
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Old 23 August 2017, 09:45 PM   #13
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No no no, y'all miss my gist.

The guy is a "card mechanic", stage show card trick magician if you aren't familiar with Penn & Teller.

He takes a huge long speil explaining he's gone blind since 9 etc etc etc etc and has trained his fingers to be his 10 eyeballs etc etc etc etc...

He's got a bling gold chain peeking out under his open collared shirt, he's got a chunky gold bracelet on his left wrist and wears platona on the right.


I'm just curious:-

1, is he really blind or all that jazz just a show routine

2, would a blind man spend that much on a bling watch that he can't read?



Didn't know what the local time at filming is so can't tell if watch is set to correct time
He's faking it.
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Old 23 August 2017, 09:46 PM   #14
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Just found out my wife wears her DJ without the time even being set correctly...
That's how I knew my wife's DJ was jewelry.
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Old 23 August 2017, 09:56 PM   #15
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What's wrong with a blind person looking stylish? When I wear a speedo, everyone around me probably wishes they were blind.
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Old 23 August 2017, 09:57 PM   #16
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That's how I knew my wife's DJ was jewelry.
Yup, sad day. Here I was thinking she was starting to like watches.
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Just found out my wife wears her DJ without the time even being set correctly...
X2.. She states she looks at her phone for the time....
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Old 24 August 2017, 12:44 AM   #18
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Was just reading Richard Turner's bio. He named his son, Asa Spades Turner.
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Blind doesn't always mean 100% blind. Many people listed as blind have partial vision. Maybe the guy can see basic shapes really close up.
My thought too.
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