[Blindtlk] watch batteries
Mark J. Cadigan
kramc11 at gmail.com
Sat Oct 1 18:55:55 UTC 2011
I have had good luck with the Tissot SilenT watch. A bit hard to find now
seeing as they are out of production. But very durable, and long battery
life.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jennifer Piening" <pienings at comcast.net>
To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] watch batteries
> Hi! Wow, that's strange that they will not change the battery for your
> Braille watch at Walmart. I've gotten mine changed their in a pinch
> several times, and they've done it with no questions asked. One time I
> brought my watch to Radio Shack. I've also brought watches to jewelry
> stores and haven't had to pay any more than at Walmart. I don't know if
> I'd pay $50 for a new battery. Sure, the 5 year warranty is nice, but I
> find that watches these days don't last much more than 3 or 4 years at the
> most. For a while, a Braille watch wasn't surviving on my wrist for more
> than several months. I gave up for a while, and then my mom got me one
> for my birthday, and it's lasted for several years. I'm so glad, because
> I love having a Braille watch. Talking watches and clocks were never able
> to replace my Braille watch. Everybody always could hear when I was
> checking the time, because I was never able to find a way to make them
> talk quietly enough. LOL
> Jenny
>
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