That is a valid consideration, but one disadvantage to today's Braille 
watches is that you have to pry the lid open to read them which eventually 
causes the catch to wear out which makes it useless even if the watch itself 
is still good.  They used to make them where you could push the button in to 
open and close them so that this wouldn't happen, or at least not as 
quickly.  I don't think they make any Braille watches that you don't have to 
pry open any more.
Harvey
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 11:22 PM
Subject: No speech on my watch!!! Was: RE: off topic


> Okay, I don't chime in much here, but feel kind of strongly about this.
>
> I really, really, really prefer using a tactile watch in any kind of a
> business or social setting. It's quiet, announces nothing and lets me
> discretely check the time. With the exception of clocks in my own home,
> where I and my family can decide what's disruptive and what is not, and 
> when
> speech will occur, I'm bugged if the clock bongs, dings, doings, barks,
> crows or makes some other sound when I'm in a setting where it is
> disruptive.
>
> Okay, pet peeve, whine over.
>
> 73 all
>
> Ron Miller
> N6MSAClearwater, Fl. USA
> SKYPE: arjay1