hi Jennifer i too love the talking watches but i do wood work and love to fish allot so i am killing them constantly. i got an old Braille watch from ebay and it has been working good for 2 years now. and i like it because it is quiet. but on the other hand the talking ones have the date and account down or up timer.
as for your question on why they say the time is, well there made by sighted persons that think they are a novelty item and don't care how they really get used. Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
