Description
The Watson Cups
Mirror Polished Copper with heavy nickel plate, with balls & Bag with bespoke toggles.
The Watson cups have been designed from the ground up and from thousands of performances to improve all your cups and balls routines, sleights and moves! Weighing in a 1lb of polished copper and then heavy nickel plated for a glorious and durable finish, these looks beautiful, feel amazing to work with and handle like butter!
Nickel plate was chosen for it’s warm “yellowish” glow as opposed to the “blueish” hue that chrome plate has which is somewhat harsh. Nickel plate is a softer look, closer to a silver look. The Nickel plated cups have a slightly open mouth bead which is required for the plating process. They are heavy Nickel plated and look and feel beautiful.
The Watson cups were specifically designed by Brian Watson as a true workers cup, not only improving you existing handling but also many of the new sleights and moves Brian has created (featured in his Anytime, Anywhere cups & Balls double DVD and his Cupdate series 1&2) work with most newer style of cups, however Bri has designed these cups to work perfectly.
Stealing balls from the saddle, Bri’s no sleight 3 ball appearance, the Watson Revolution etc. all work perfectly and these cups handle like butter out of the bag. Beautifully weighted and balanced and crafted out of a copper, they handle as easily as a small set of cups even though they will take 3 x 1 1/8″ (1″ core with 1/8″ jacket) balls on the saddle and in the attic and a tennis ball size final load!
*Cups will be supplied with a set of red 1 1/8″ working balls. Blue balls and final loads for illustration purposes only. Nickel cups have a slightly more open mouth bead as part of the plating process.
Mike Basehore –
Well I’ve gotta say these are by far the best cups I’ve handled in a long time. Also they are awesome enough to produce a tennis ball for final loads. Truly a work of art and a pleasure to handle and own. Thanks bri for the effort in craftsmanship and speedy shipping. Love your work and am a huge fan. Mike
Juan Drake –
I’ve been doing cups and balls for maybe 15 years and the Brian Watson’s Heavy Nickel Plate are in my opinion, the most versatile cups on the market! They are heavy, have a great grip and really made to last! They look great on TV and make your act look really top and professional. The finish is amazing and the size of the cups will fit most of the performers. The price is too low for the product you get.
Bill Winters (verified owner) –
My heavy nickel plated cups arrived last week from Brian Watson and they are well worth the price. The cups are a nice weight which make them easy to handle and the design makes them easy to grip. They have a beautiful mirror finish and can hold a large load. I highly recommend you order a set as soon as Brian creates more in this finish and the British pound regains it value against the US dollar.
Jim Nagel (verified owner) –
These BEAUTIFUL cups came from the UK without any problem and are one of a couple sets I have that I display in my house. The weight is perfect and they just look awesome when you perform. The craftsmanship is beautiful and the Customer Service wonderful. A must have!!!
Jim Nagel
IBM Pip 1992-1993