[Electronics-talk] Atomic Watch Question.

[barb o'connor]

Thanks, I guess.

Barb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Atomic Watch Question.


>
> The problem with most talking watches is that once the battery dies or the 
> watch stops working right, there is little you can do if it is out of 
> warranty except replace it.  I have a whole drawer full of talking watches 
> that stopped working either because their batteries died or because they 
> just conked out.  Replacing the battery in one of these watches is next to 
> impossible, insuring the blindness products suppliers like Independent 
> Living Aids and Maxi-Aids a steady stream of customers for new watches. 
> That's why it's not a good idea to buy a more expensive watch like an 
> atomic watch from one of these places.  Once it goes, and it is no longer 
> covered by the warranty,you might as well chuck it.  I save my 
> non-functioning talking watches mostly for the watch bands, which I can 
> always use on another watch if its band breaks. Of course, the cost of 
> repairing one of these watches exceeds the cost of buying a new one.
>
> Gerald
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "barb o'connor" <broconnor1972 at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 12:54 PM
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Atomic Watch Question.
>
>
>> OK, I've had my atomic watch for not quite a year.  That's when 
>> everything starts going wrong with it, smile.
>>
>> First of all, when we went to daylight saving time, the time did not 
>> change but the watch up-dated.  I went in and changed the time and 
>> everything was as it should be.  I noticed, this past week, however, that 
>> when I press the button to assure that the watch is up-dated, it tells me 
>> it is not.  I'm putting it in the same place I always have.  Does anyone 
>> have any ideas? I'm certainly not going to try to repair it.
>>
>> Barb
>>
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