[nabs-l] braille watches help!

Thu Aug 19 04:10:37 UTC 2010

Hi All:

Okay, I have decided to just go with the $45 quartz. I was told that
with watches there really isn't much of a difference they all do the
same thing...it's just whether you want a fancier more expensive
brand-name watch. So, I'm just going with the cheaper quartz.

Thanks for all your help! I hope I like it!
Kerri

On 8/18/10, Anjelina <anjelinac26 at gmail.com> wrote:
> The Seiko is battery powered.
> ----- 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 9:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] braille watches help!
>
>
>> Hi All:
>>
>> Okay.
>>
>> Are the seiko ones battery-powered or wind-up?
>>
>> Kerri
>>
>> On 8/18/10, Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Just don't worry too much about the battery for now. It can literally
>>> last
>>> for years. You will need to take it to a jewelry store to change the
>>> battery, but they take two or three minutes to do it and it's not
>>> expensive.
>>> On Aug 18, 2010, at 6:33 PM, Kerri Kosten wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi All:
>>>>
>>>> I just looked again on the nfb site. In ladies braille watches, they
>>>> have a quartz one that I'm assuming is battery-powered for $45.
>>>>
>>>> How long do the batteries usually last on these?
>>>>
>>>> When they need a new battery, can you just get one and put it in
>>>> yourself or does the watch have to be taken into a jewelry store?
>>>>
>>>> Are the batteries expensive?
>>>>
>>>> Ashley, I will check out American Printing House but I'm leaning on
>>>> just getting the $45 one from NFB.
>>>>
>>>> Kerri
>>>>
>>>> On 8/18/10, Ashley  Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>> Kerri,
>>>>> Try looking at American print house for the blind; sometimes they sell
>>>>> accessories.
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Kerri Kosten" <kerrik2006 at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: "Robert Jaquiss" <rjaquiss at earthlink.net>; "National Association of
>>>>> Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 5:08 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] braille watches help!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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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