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John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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I used to have a watch, not atomic I don't think but it was that way,the 
talking portion was separate from the display and somehow I used to knock 
the thing to set the display all the time and it would get way off.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "richard fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: No speech on my watch!!! Was: RE: off topic


> Hi;
> The atomic watch that I am familiar has speech only.  My problem was that 
> there were hands but the cover didn't open.  Although the watch reset 
> verbally with the clock, this didn't change the hands.  People kept saying 
> why is your watch 6 hours off?
> I have also owned a very nice watch that was both speech and braille but 
> it just isn't durable and when the batteries die its history.
> The best braille watch I have used in recent times is made by seco.
> Richard
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Thurman <[log in to unmask]>
> To:  [log in to unmask]
> Date: Sunday, Feb 19, 2012 03:15:02 PM
> Subject: Re: No speech on my watch!!! Was: RE: off topic
>
>>
>>
>> i have skipped alot of these messages, is this an autosetting  aka =
>> "atomic" watch with analog hands?  sounds nice and expensive  I love a =
>> braille watch, but they are rediculously expensive and the one I had =
>> died way too early, the jewler said it was not worth fixing  and the =
>> only problem was it would randomly stick. incredibly frustrating after =
>> spending 70 for it a year and a half earlier, and taking maticulous care 
>> =
>> of it
>>  can you get a decent reasonably priced braille watch?, or get tht one =
>> like the stainless steel watch radio shack used to sell?
>>  i suspect that the atomic ones would not work well out here in Raleigh =
>> NC we are quite a distance from colorado
>>
>> On Feb 17, 2012, at 3:17 PM, Justin Mann wrote:
>>
>> > Well, i fggured out how to reset the thing.  Now I have to get my wife 
>> > =
>> to help me get the hands synchronized. =20
>> > On Feb 17, 2012, at 3:07 AM, Howard Kaufman wrote:
>> >=20
>> >> Justin, wait 3 weeks, and the time will change.  You shouldn't have =
>> to do a=20
>> >> thing!! 

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