[Electronics-talk] Atomic Watch Question.

[Jude DaShiell]

Make life easy on yourselves and buy atomic watches from RadioShack.  At 
least that way when it quits you can take it to any RadioShack and so long 
as the original store number can be determined they'll help you out.On 
Thu, 1 Apr 2010, Gerald Levy wrote:

>
> Not all watch repair stores will replace the battery in a cheap plastic 
> watch.  One snobbish place I tried told me, "We don't touch that kind of 
> schlock."  Other places don't always understand English too well.  And unless 
> there happens to be a watch repairer in your neighborhood, you have to spend 
> car fare to travel to one elsewhere and pay up to $10 to replace the battery. 
> So it may ultimately be cheaper to just buy a new watch and avoid the hassle.
>
> Gerald
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>>  Many shopping malls have a watch repair shop.  In fact, there are a
>>  couple of chains.  "On Time" and "Fast Fix" are two that come to mind.
>>  Also, I believe that some Sears stores have watch repair.  Radio Shack
>>  will sell you watch batteries, but their staff will not install them.
>>
>>  Andy
>> 
>>
>>  -----Original Message-----
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>>  [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michael
>>  Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 3:56 PM
>>  To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>  Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Atomic Watch Question.
>>
>>  Gerald
>>  I had a watch battery replaced on my talking watch last year for a
>>  little
>>  over five dollars.  I took it to a watch repair guy.
>>
>>  Michael
>>  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
>>  To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
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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>
>> >  To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >  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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