[Electronics-Talk] Braille watch alternatives

Christopher Chaltain chaltain at gmail.com
Sat Oct 27 17:13:57 UTC 2018


My understanding is that the ball bearings roll around inside the tracks 
and cannot fall out. The only analogies I can think of are track balls 
and the old mechanical mice. The magnetic ism just snaps them into place 
in the right location on the circular track.



On 10/26/18 3:47 PM, Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Santiago, I'd like to hear more about the EOne.  Don't the ball bearings get
> pushed off-track by vigorous movements or whatever?  I thought they were
> only held on by magnetism?
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Santiago Velasquez via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2018 7:24 PM
> To: Electronics-Talk
> Cc: Santiago Velasquez
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Braille watch alternatives
>
> HI To you all.
>
> I currently own the EOne,
>   and it is a great timepiece. With regards to durability, I have had it
> since the beginning of this year, and it is still in pristine condition. I
> wear it everyday, and it is great. Its design would suggest that it would be
> more durable than the regular Braille timepieces. All of the components that
> make the timepiece work, are not expose to the outside. And the ball
> bearings seem pretty durable. Granted, I have not used it to do any
> gardening as per your question Tracy, so I would not be able to comment
> there.
>
>
> Regards
> Santi
>
>> On 26 Oct 2018, at 1:18 am, evelyn weckerly via Electronics-Talk
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi, tracy, and all,
>>
>> My first Seiko watch lasted many years; my second one did not.  Afterward
> I had two Braille watches and oneBrailleandtalk one which worked for only a
> shorttime.  At the 2011 convention, our Independence Market had a sale on a
> Swiss electric watch because that particular model was being discontinued.
> I got one for $100 instead of $150.  I'm still using it.  As far as I know,
> its replacement is available.
>> Regards,
>>
>> Evelyn
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> <mailto:electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and
> appliances'"<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> <mailto:electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Date sent: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 09:06:52 -0400
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Braille watch alternatives
>>
>> I much prefer a watch I can check silently, as opposed to a talking watch.
>> I keep buying braille watches, but they always break after a year or 2.
> The
>> best I've had is a Seiko, so far.
>>
>> Does anyone own one of the alternative watches, like the EOne or the
> Tisot?
>> Do they last any longer?  The EOne is much more affordable than the Tisot,
>> but are there problems with the ball bearings?
>>
>> I need a sturdy, long-lasting watch, one that can stand up to stuff like
>> being worn while working in the yard.
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
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