[nabs-l] braille watches help!

Robert Jaquiss rjaquiss at earthlink.net
Tue Aug 17 21:44:59 UTC 2010


Hello Kerri:

     In my opinion, if you have not used a braille watch before, get a cheap 
one. It isn't hard to learn, but if you mess up a cheap watch, you aren't 
out too much money. There are basically three kinds of braille watches. The 
first and oldest is the wind up watch. As the name implies, you wind it up 
each day. The second kind is the self winding watch. This type of watch has 
a mechanism that uses your body's motion to keep it wound. The third is the 
quartz movement type which is battery powered. Braille watches open in one 
of three ways. The first way is to press on the crown or end of the winding 
stem. This releases a catch which lets the crystal string open so you can 
very gently feel the hands. Other release mechanisms have a button at the 
two o'clock position which release the crystal. The third type opens at the 
six o'clock position. There are two basic sizes of braille watches. One for 
men which is the largest and one for ladies which is smaller. The lady's 
watch is a bit harder to read. Hope this helps.

Regards,

Robert Jaquiss

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kerri Kosten" <kerrik2006 at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 4:27 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] braille watches help!


> Hi All!
>
> I asked briefly about this in a post a few days ago, but it was amidst
> many other questions so I figured it'd be best to just start a new
> thread about braille watches.
>
> I am considering getting a braille watch because it would make it much
> easier to independently tell the time in noisy or quiet situations. My
> friend has a Seiko braille watch. David Andrews told me to look on
> Independent Living Aids for it. I not only did this, but I also did a
> google shopping search for it. The cheapest Seiko watch I can find is
> $150 from Amazon. The Seiko watch on Independent Living Aids is $179.
> Please help! Is this a good price for a braille watch? That's almost
> $200. My friend, and David Andrews told me that it's up to me but I've
> never really seen or used a braille watch before so I have no idea of
> what prices are good, and what to look for.
>
> Do many of you use braille watches? Do you find them useful?
>
> Right now, I use my Iphone or my computer to tell time and that has
> worked but when I am in a noisy environment a braille watch may help.
>
> What are the differences between the expensive Seiko watches and the
> cheaper ones? I saw ones on the NFB site for $45...
>
> What things/characteristics should I look at when trying to decide on a 
> watch?
>
> I also know Seiko has stopped making their braille watches...so which
> ones do most of you use? What is a good one to get that is similar to
> the Seiko?
>
> Are there any other ones being made that you don't have to wind the
> hands for? I've been told that with most other watches you have to
> wind the hands but with the Seikos you don't have to do this.
>
> Also, are you required to use a braille watch during training at
> either LCB or CCB?
>
> If so, which ones do they give?
>
> Is it even worth getting one? Lol. Like I said usually my computer
> and/or my Iphone are fine, but in noisy environments I have to ask
> someone what time it is because I can't hear Voiceover on the Iphone.
> The voice they use is kind of soft.
>
> Thanks,
> Kerri
>
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