Mark, The Tissot is larger and heavier than the typical braille or tactile watch. I have a Seiko Braille watch, as well. The Seiko is a bit smaller in diameter, thickness, and weight. The Tissot feels a bit more rugged on the wrist. Actually, I had the same problems with the Seiko that Dale was complaining about. The crystal would open in and of its own accord. The Seiko is a nice watch, but I like the Tissot more, for any number of reasons, not the least of which... It feels more like a Man's watch. I put it on and my voice gets deeper and raspier... R'a'a'a'a'r'r'r'r!
As for your statement... "Now I want one of them, even though I don't have the slightest excuse to buy one." Hello? This is the blind handymans' list. A watch is a tool. Since when do any of us need an excuse to purchase a new tool? As for the price, we all know and appreciate the fact that expensive tools are better than less expensive tools. That's just the way of the blind handymans' world. Mark, this watch isn't a necessity for any of us. It's just an indulgence, a luxury. Who, with the possible exception of me, deserves it more than you? --Barry -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark M Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 12:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Source for Braille watch (with alarm) 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 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list > just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! 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