oh, to the best of my knowledge you are correct. I tried for a while after they were no longer available at Seiko dealers and then gave up on that item. But the braille is still available.
On Thu, 10 Dec 2009, Mike & Barbara wrote: > Hi Spiro, > > I don't know which country Jennifer lives in but, Seiko no longer makes > talking watches for the United States. I have been wearing a Seiko watch > for years now and whenever I screw it up by breaking an ear off that holds > the pin connecting the wristband to the watch or something like that I have > to get the whole casing replaced. They will do repairs on existing talking > watches for the U.S. but, you can't buy a new one. This is what I've been > told by several stores that sell Seiko watches. If I've been missled, > hopefully someone will correct me because I have been looking for another > talking Seiko watch for a backup for quite some time now! Also, the talking > Seiko watches only say the time and not " the time is " before saying the > time. Take care. > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Spiro > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 9:46 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] watches > > > > Seiko's have a gasket, and they are the best at avoiding water and dust. > But none of them take submersion well. > Except for that tisot. > > On Thu, 10 Dec 2009, Jennifer Jackson wrote: > >> How do the braille watches do with getting wet? My thought is that once >> dried out everything should go back to working fine, but I do not know. >> >> >> Can you still buy the old wind up alarm clocks with Braille? I have not >> come across one, but I have not been searching for one either. It seems >> like such a practical thing to have. >> >> >> Jennifer >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: jim >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 11:08 AM >> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] watches >> >> >> >> 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] >> >> >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
