Hello,
The Talking Watch from the Bookstore which has the metal band with a clasp does not have a ping. I agree with you about the ping.
I really like that watch because it is very sturdy. It is very large which is guess is supposed to be contemporary but I have to put it up further on my arm.
I was a little surprised because I never think of myself as having a small arm.
I have an expansion band on it but gravity just forces it down my arm.
It's probably the best made talking watch I have seen for a while.
I think it cost about $24 and then I paid $12 for a metal expansion band.
Colleen Roth



----- Original Message -----
From: John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
To:  [log in to unmask]
Date: Saturday, Jun 14, 2014 10:37:29 PM
Subject: Re: Talking Watches

>
>
> That ping most do at the beginning of the time announcement annoys me to no 
> end, I search far and wide to make sure mine don't do that.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 5:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Talking Watches
> 
> 
> > The most trouble bI had with those was the grill coming off, one corner
> > would come loose and it would eventually come off.  Had a good voice
> > though.  I don't know where I got what I have now, but the battery is a
> > real pain in the ass to change, but it does not beap, just speaks the
> > time.
> > 73
> > Butch
> > WA0VJR
> > Node 3148
> > Wallace, ks.
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 14 Jun 2014, Harvey Heagy wrote:
> >
> >ar I wish they had not discontinued the old RadioShack talking watch that 
> >ar had
> >ar time, stopwatch and timer functions on it with the bar across the bottom 
> >ar of
> >ar the face to check the time.  LS and S Group had them for a while under
> >ar another name, but they also no longer carry them.  It had a good strong 
> >ar male
> >ar voice, and no ping at the beginning of the time announcement.  If anyone
> >ar knows where you can get those let me know, but I don't recall the brand
> >ar name.  I bought 3 of them several years ago when LS and S was closing 
> >ar them
> >ar out, but I am on my last one.
> >ar Harvey
> >ar
> >ar -----Original Message-----
> >ar From: For blind ham radio operators 
> >ar [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >ar On Behalf Of Andy Baracco
> >ar Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 9:21 PM
> >ar To: [log in to unmask]
> >ar Subject: Re: Talking Watches
> >ar
> >ar I agree! I did not like the idea of having the Braille watch cleaned 
> >ar every
> >ar few months. The only maintenance needed for a talking watch is to have 
> >ar the
> >ar battery changed every two years.
> >ar
> >ar Andy
> >ar
> >ar