I've never had one of those friction catches wear out on my watches either.
they get slightly easier to engage/disengage but haven't broken.
Regarding the Tissot SilenT: I have had one for the last 6 years, or so and
really love it a lot. I hear that some dealers still have a few, going for a
premium price, but can't remember who has them.
Ron Miller
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On Behalf Of Pat Byrne
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 12:05 PM
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Subject: Re: No speech on my watch!!! Was: RE: off topic
I have several Braille watches and never have I had a catch wear out. I
believe that the latch piece in the lid works against something in the
bottom portion of the case causing the latch effect.
Pat, K9JAUAt 10:39 PM 2/11/2012, you wrote:
>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
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>From: "Ron Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>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
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