[nabs-l] braille watches help!

Wed Aug 18 21:08:10 UTC 2010

Hi Robert:

Where can you get one of those?

I don't want to get anything from Maxiaids, Independent Living Aids
seems really pricy, and then there is the NFB store but I didn't see
any wind-up watches online, just the quartz ones.

I am definitely not getting the $175 one as that's way too
expensive...I want to take your advice and get a cheaper one to start
out with but the cheapest I can find at least from the NFB
independence market online is a $45 quartz one.

Kerri

On 8/18/10, Robert Jaquiss <rjaquiss at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 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
>>>> >
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