[Electronics-talk] Braille watches [was "RE: Help with Grundig Talking attomic watch!"]

[Christopher Chaltain]

I've had two Seiko watches last me the last 20+ years. I think the second
one is getting close to the end of it's life. I'll probably replace it with
another Seiko, but I'm also thinking about a Tissot Silen-T. The Silen-T
doesn't seem to be made any more, and I can't find any in stock anywhere. If
anyone has a lead on where I could get one, let me know.

I like the braille watches because then I don't have to let anyone know I'm
checking the time. I also like the Seiko because it's pretty stylish for a
braille watch and I don't need the large numbers and the color contrast
since I'm totally blind.

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-----Original Message-----
From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of evelyn weckerly
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 5:07 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Help with Grundig Talking attomic watch!

Hi, Dave,

It's been a long time since I've seen a really reliable Braille 
watch.  I also have a wind-up, bought, I think, in 1976 from a 
California merchant.  It was called the Herman-Berman watch.  It 
still works fine.  A few years later I bought a Saiko because I 
thought it might be more reliable, which I needed.  It was a good 
watch.  It died after the turn of the century.  I bought another 
Saiko.  Perhaps that one lasted six years.  It's been sitting 
here for some time now.  The hands are too loose, and Saiko 
wantimeed $150 to repair it.  Outragezs! I thought.  Then I 
bought a braille watch from the NFB.  That one lasted two years.  
It died about the time the warranty ran out.  I have another 
wind-up that dates from 1968 and is a keepsake.  It gains 10 
minutes an hour! Whoa!

If anyone knows of a truly reliable and durable battery-operated 
braille only watch, I'd surely like to know what it is and where 
to get it.

Evelyn



 ----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Webster <computerguy125 at samobile.net
To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:55:39 -0500
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Help with Grundig Talking attomic 
watch!

You know one of the braille watches I have is an old ventage 
reliaboe
windup.  Actually I have quite a collection of braille watches 
because
that's all I ware.  I just got my ventage one cleaned and they're
great.  But yea old reliable windup watches just like daddy use 
to ware.

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