[nabs-l] braille watches help!

Wed Aug 18 20:34:49 UTC 2010

Hello Kerri:

     If you have never used a braille watch, I advise getting an inexpensive
windup one. It takes practice to read a braille watch and you don't want to
accidentally dammage a $170+ watch. Getting them repaired is expensive. Hope 
this helps.

Regards,

Robert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kerri Kosten" <kerrik2006 at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] braille watches help!

> Hi:
>
> So, looking online, the independence market seems to only have the
> quartz kind, which according to what Robert said is the one I would
> want since it is battery-powered (I don't want to wind up anything.)
>
> Should I just get the cheapest quartz I can find?
>
> Are the quartz watches hard to read?
>
> Kerri
>
> On 8/18/10, Hina <haltaf at carrollu.edu> wrote:
>> yes there is vibrating braille watch in our store at work.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Anmol Bhatia" <anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com>
>> To: "Robert Jaquiss" <rjaquiss at earthlink.net>; "National Association of
>> Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 7:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] braille watches help!
>>
>>
>> Is there a vibirating braille watch? I thought I saw one somewhere but I
>> do
>> not remember where. Also is there such thing as a digital braille watch
>> or
>> water prouf braille watch?
>> Anmol
>> I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps
>> there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a
>> breeze
>> among flowers.
>> Hellen Keller
>>
>>
>> --- On Tue, 8/17/10, Robert Jaquiss <rjaquiss at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Robert Jaquiss <rjaquiss at earthlink.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] braille watches help!
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 4:44 PM
>>> 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"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> 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
>>> >
>>> > _______________________________________________
>>> > nabs-l mailing list
>>> > nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
>>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your
>>> account info for nabs-l:
>>> > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/rjaquiss%40earthlink.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> nabs-l mailing list
>>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your
>>> account info for nabs-l:
>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/anmolpbhatia%40yahoo.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> nabs-l mailing list
>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> nabs-l:
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/haltaf%40carrollu.edu
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> nabs-l mailing list
>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> nabs-l:
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/kerrik2006%40gmail.com
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nabs-l mailing list
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> nabs-l:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/rjaquiss%40earthlink.net