Howard:
If that is so, it's out of my budget range right now. But, it is intriguing
to know that stuff is out there.
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Howard, W A 9 Y B W
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 9:47 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Talking Watches
Tom,
I think that watch is two to three hundred dollars, however, not sure.
Howard #3
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: Talking Watches
> Interesting, Gerry.
>
> Wonder what the cost of one of those watches might be.
>
> Don't see the need to go out and buy one right now, but I didn't even
> realize that they were out there as an alternative.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Gerry Leary
> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 10:19 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Talking Watches
>
> The watch has dots on the outside of it. When you touch the correct dots
> you= feel a vibration in your wrist to either read minutes or hours. That
> way yo= u can determine what the position of the hands is. They take a
> little gettin= g used to but I guess they are supposed to be great. I
> don't
> have one.
>
> Sent from my iPhone this time=20
>
>> On Jun 15, 2014, at 6:09 PM, Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>=20
>> Ron:
>>=20
>> Perhaps I'm missing something, but how can you read the Tissot tactile
>>non-talking watch, if the watch does not have to be opened to be read?
>>=20
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>=20
>>=20
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]=
>
>> On Behalf Of Ron Miller
>> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:51 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Talking Watches
>>=20
>> Hi everyone,
>> I went years between having my Braille watches cleaned. I'm pretty
>>particular about keeping my hands clean both for watches and Braille
>>displays (not saying anyone else is not), so my watches went a while
>>betwe=
> en
>> cleanings without cosmetic or mechanical problems. I've got two
>> Braille watches still, one I've had since, perhaps, 2002 and one I've
>> had since my=
>
>> high school graduation, in 1981.
>>=20
>> My current tactile watch, and my all time favorite is the Tissot
>>SilenT watch. They weren't intended for the "blindness" market, but
>>are really great watches. They are also rather expensive, this one
>>being a Valentine'=
> s
>> day present from my wonderful wife. It does have a battery, but also
>> doesn=
> 't
>> have to be opened to be "read," is water resistant to a depth of 10
>> meters=
> ,
>> is shock resistant and has an alarm (the first non-talking watch I
>>ever owned which had one).
>>=20
>> 73,
>>=20
>> Ron Miller
>>=20
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]=
>
>> On Behalf Of Andy Baracco
>> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 10:21 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Talking Watches
>>=20
>> I agree! I did not like the idea of having the Braille watch cleaned
>>every=
>
>> few months. The only maintenance needed for a talking watch is to have
>> the=
>
>> battery changed every two years.
>>=20
>> Andy
>>=20
>>=20
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ron Canazzi
>> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 2:43 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Talking Watches
>>=20
>> Hi Group,
>>=20
>> I have to chime in on this. I'm going against the grain here, but I
>>feel strongly enough to take the chance of receiving flack for it.
>>=20
>> Braille watches never worked for me. The hands would always fall off
>>afte=
> r
>> a few months. Contrary to what many feel, talking watches can be used
>>in public if steps are taken with respect to common courtesy.
>>=20
>> 1. Turn off hourly chimes and alarms.
>> 2. Take a time reading just before any meetings and/or speeches.
>> 3. If possible check time during breaks in activity or bathroom visits.
>> 4. If necessary to check time during meetings or speeches, cup watch
>>against your ear and cover with free hand.
>>=20
>> I have used these courtesy steps for years and I have never gotten any
>>complaints at all.
>>=20
>> LONG LIVE TALKING WATCHES! <laugh>!
>>=20
>>=20
>>> On 6/13/2014 4:01 PM, COLLEEN ROTH wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> There is nothing like a good quality Braille Watch.
>>> I am looking for a Braille Watch which does not need a battery. I
>>> know=20=
>
>>> if I found one it would be more expensive but that is all right if it
>> works.
>>> Some many battery operated watches are not worth it because some=20
>>> places charge so much to change the battery or send it out for Service.
>>> I do not care if the watch is for a man or woman because I do not
>>> mind=20=
>
>>> a bigger watch.
>>> I would want it to have an expansion band or have the hardware to=20
>>>allow an expansion band to be put on the watch.
>>> I thought I saw something about a Braille Watch which was not
>>>battery=20 operated but can't remember which list offered it.
>>> Colleen Roth
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Jim Gammon <[log in to unmask]>
>>> ,to3 [log in to unmask]
>>> Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 2:13 pm
>>> Subject: Talking Watches
>>>=20
>>>>=20
>>>> Howard, yah I never have liked talking watches and never owned
>>>>one.=20 Nothing more annoying then a room full of talking watches
>>>>going off during=20 conventions. Jim WA6EKS
>>>>=20
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Howard Kaufman
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 9:51 AM
>>> @> ,to3 [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: Re: Still looking for a talking stopwatch
>>>>=20
>>>> No, just found it.
>>>> I have a Braille watch. When I want to know the time, I don't
>>>>want=20 others to know that I want to know the time.
>>>> Meetings, lectures, etc.
>>>>=20
>>>>=20
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>> I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me.=20
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