Barry,
The Seiko Braille watch that I bought a while ago still keeps perfect time,
and I was more than happy with it until I read your note about the Tissot
Silent-T. Now I want one of them, even though I don't have the slightest
excuse to buy one. While I restrain myself, can you tell me how the size
and weight of the Tissot watch compare to those of the usual flip-top
Braille watches?
Thanks,
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Levine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 1:00 PM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Source for Braille watch (with alarm)
>
> Dale, I bought a Tissot watch (pronounced Teeso) a couple of years ago,
> and
> absolutely love it.
> It is not a Braille watch, nor a talking watch. It is tactile.
> Vibrations
> around the edge of the crystal indicate the time. The crystal doesn't
> need
> to hinge or latch, and is sealed.
>
> I have found this watch to be accurate, able to take a hit, and is
> good-looking... Or, so I'm told.
>
> It does have an alarm feature. The alarm is also vibratory... Therefore,
> silent.
>
> It's a great watch, and of much higher quality than we're used to in our
> talking or Braille watches. It's a Swiss watch.
>
> It is, however, pricey... Coming in at approximately $369.00, in U.S.
> dollars.
>
> You can go to the Beyond Sight website to get more information on it. I
> believe that's where I bought it... But, can't remember at the moment.
> http://www.beyondsight.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=7
>
> They do send a text CD to explain the operations of the watch.
> It comes in a beautiful case, as well.
>
>
> --Barry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of Dale Leavens
> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 10:34 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Source for Braille watch (with alarm)
>
>
> I have been cruising the
> Web looking for a braille watch, preferably with alarm.
>
> I had one from the CNIB several years ago which failed early on, a Seiko.
>
> While on holiday my watch quit so I bought a new one in Calgary, has a
> sort
> of pin type roller to hold the lid shut but it doesn't. Every time I tear
> off a sheet of paper towel it flips open, every fast movement flips it
> open
> and I seem to be swinging my left arm around a lot, certainly a lot more
> than ever I realized.
>
> At the time I bought it I noticed that the lid rattled and I remarked on
> it,
> the woman in the Calgary store brought out another which rattled too so I
> decided it to be a feature rather than a deficiency in design.
>
> It may be that there is no longer an alarm watch in braille, certainly
> CNIB
> doesn't sell any. A google search delivers several results but they all
> seem
> to offer talking watches.
>
> This is not really a "fixit" question however there are a couple of
> hundred
> blind people on this list which spreads the net fairly wide.
>
> Thanks for your indulgence.
>
>
> Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
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