Gary  I have one like Steve described and when it would not stay closed, I 
put it in the vise and gently tightened  the vise on the case where the pins 
go and it works great now.   Now tell me how to fix a broken Chrystal hi 
hi.,
Ed   K7UC

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From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 1:50 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: ot --  braille watches

> I've also had good success with a  Seiko since 2000.  I'm a constant
> time checker and haven't busted it yet.
>
> The latch has 2 small spring loaded pins on the crystal  part.   For
> lack of a better description, one pin points to your wrist and the other
> one towards your elbow.   When you snap it closed, these pins  go into
> little recesses in the main part of the watch.
>
> Of course, mine is a dozen years old, don't know if there has been any
> change since then.
>
> 73, Steve  KW3A
>
> On 8/31/2012 3:27 PM, Anthony Vece wrote:
>> I don't think you'll do any better than a Seiko!
>>
>> I've had one for about 10 years and never had any problems.
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon iPhone!
>>
>> On Aug 31, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Gary Lee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> I need some recommendations.
>>>
>>> I have several watches, all of which are now suffering from the same =
>>> problem.  They won't stay closed.  The catches appear to be a roleer on 
>>> =
>>> the crystal which kicks over a bump on the case.  It appears that these 
>>> =
>>> bumps wear off.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a recommendation for a braille watch with a more rugged 
>>> =
>>> catch system?  At this point, price isn't nearly the object it used to =
>>> be.
>>>
>>> Please, no talking watches.  I don't like drawing attention to the fact 
>>> =
>>> that I am checking time.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any assistance.
>>>
>>> Gary Lee
>>> [log in to unmask]
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