[Electronics-Talk] Braille watch alternatives

[Andy Baracco]

I have heard that occasionally they can fall out.

Andy

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> 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
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>>> 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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