[Electronics-talk] Tissot vibrating watch [was "Re: Talking Sports Watch"]

Mon Apr 23 14:54:41 UTC 2012

That would be true if it were a mass produced item, but given that this
is a luxury item and a status symbol, I suspect the price would just go
up if demand went up. Rolex and Rolls Royce aren't going to lower price
if more people start buying their products. If anything, they may raise
the price to keep it out of reach for most people so that it's still a
status symbol.

Note none of this applies if it's truly marketed at the blind.

On 23/04/12 09:29, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home wrote:
> It also has to do with the number of people buying them. The fewer
> people who buy them, the higher the price.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Chaltain"
> <chaltain at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 6:14 AM
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Tissot vibrating watch [was "Re: Talking
> Sports Watch"]
> 
> 
>> Well, as I think I said in a previous message, I'm not sure this watch
>> was intended solely for the blind. I've also read that it was meant for
>> the businessman who didn't want to be seen checking her watch or the
>> sportsman who wasn't able to look at their watches face for some reason.
>>
>> Remember too that this is a Tissot. They aren't going to make a cheap
>> watch.
>>
>> Finally, although a lot of blind people are on fixed incomes, not all of
>> them are. I'm not going to say I can afford this watch myself, but I
>> think it's a good thing that a company that makes quality watches, like
>> Tissot, makes a watch that a well to do blind person could aspire to own
>> someday. If someone can't afford a Tissot, there are other options out
>> there.
>>
>> On 23/04/12 07:32, Jenny Keller wrote:
>>> sorry, but I find it rediculous that a watch that is helpful for the
>>> blind, who a lot of us are on fixed incomes, costs that much.
>>>
>>>
>>> I guess it's for those who just have jobs and/or money to burn.
>>>
>>> Jenny
>>> On Apr 23, 2012, at 7:11 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
>>>
>>>> As I said in the attached email, Amazon is again selling the Tissot
>>>> Silen-T watch. This is the watch that a blind person can use to tell
>>>> time by feeling vibrations on the watches face. It's currently selling
>>>> for $470, but it was selling for $350, as a promotional deal, a few
>>>> weeks ago.
>>>>
>>>> I found it on Amazon just using Google, but if anyone wants, I can
>>>> rerun
>>>> my Google search and post the specific links.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure what the Tissot Vibren watch does, but I suspect the
>>>> poster
>>>> was thinking of the Silen-T watch.
>>>>
>>>> On 23/04/12 06:56, Stephen guerra wrote:
>>>>> I believe you can only get the tissot vibrating watch from ebay as
>>>>> they are
>>>>> not actively being sold anymore and they run over $200
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Christopher
>>>>> Chaltain
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 2:20 AM
>>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Talking Sports Watch
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not familiar with the Tissot Vibren watch, and I wasn't able to
>>>>> find it
>>>>> via Google, but in the Tissot T-Touch series, the Silen-T is the
>>>>> accessible
>>>>> vibrating watch that a blind person could use. The other watches in
>>>>> the
>>>>> series vibrate, but not in a way that you could tell the time.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Tissot Silen-T is available again, but the $349 price from
>>>>> Amazon was a
>>>>> promotional price that ended at the end of March. It looks like the
>>>>> current
>>>>> price is around $469.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 21/04/12 19:01, Alan Siman wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It was probably the Tissot vibren watch which apparently has come
>>>>>> back
>>>>>> on the market for $349.00 at amazon (I think).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4/21/2012 4:27 PM, Annette Carr wrote:
>>>>>>> I have been looking for a vibrating watch.  I came across one
>>>>>>> advertised a very long time ago that some how vibrated as you ran
>>>>>>> your finger around the outside rim of the face, but cannot find it
>>>>>>> any more.  I don't like talking watches because I also do not like
>>>>>>> everyone to hear that I am checking the time, and many times I
>>>>>>> cannot
>>>>>>> hear what it says because of my hearing loss.
>>>>>>> I struggle with braille watches as I have some loss of feeling in my
>>>>>>> hands.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Annette
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jenny
>>>>>>> Keller
>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 4:14 PM
>>>>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Talking Sports Watch
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> don't ask em where, but I could swear I have seen a water resistant,
>>>>>>> or water proof sports watch.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can't remember where cause it's been a long time since I looked
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> a talking watch as I hate them with a passion.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm 4 feet 11 inches and the faces on them are just too big, no
>>>>>>> matter where I look.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also, I don't want everyone and their mother to know if I want to
>>>>>>> check the time during church or something like that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I had one that I liked cause the face was blue and I really liked
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> way it looked, but it actually started running backwards and
>>>>>>> wouldn't
>>>>>>> sinc with the talking part, and quidckly after that happened the
>>>>>>> talking part went berserk too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oh well, I'm stuck with a braille watch.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jenny
>>>>>>> On Apr 21, 2012, at 6:12 AM, Gerald Levy wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Check out this inexpensive talking sports watch from Future Aids.
>>>>>>>> It's
>>>>>>> not water resistant (I don't think there are any water resistant
>>>>>>> talking timepieces on the market because there is no way to prevent
>>>>>>> water from penetrating the speaker), but at $14.95 with free
>>>>>>> shipping, it is a good deal.
>>>>>>>> http://www.braillebookstore.com/view.php?T=Talking+Sports+Watch
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Gerald
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Chao"
>>>>>>>> <mattchao at verizon.net>
>>>>>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>>>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 7:03 AM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Talking Sports Watch
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Am also looking for same.--Matthew Chao
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> At 11:11 PM 4/20/2012, you wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>>>  I have been trying to find a high quality talking sports watch.
>>>>>>>>>> I am hoping to find one that is somewhat water resistant and am
>>>>>>>>>> hoping to find something like a nice Seiko or something like
>>>>>>>>>> that.
>>>>>>>>>> I would love some of the nice sports watches on the market now
>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>> they are not talking watches so I am unfortunately still looking.
>>>>>>>>>> If you know of something I would really appreciate it.  Thanks so
>>>>>>>>>> much and sorry for my ramblings :) Linnie
>>
>> -- 
>> Christopher (CJ)
>> chaltain at gmail.com
>>
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