Hi Lenny, I bought one of those watches approximately a year ago. The batteries died about a month ago and I took it to a shop where they replaced the battery. Unfortunately, the batteries did not revive the watch. Like you, I decided not to invest any money in what is essentially a cheap watch. I'm looking at another atomic watch at our local Association for the Blind that seems to have all the features of my old watch. I'll write a review for the list if I purchase one.
Take care, Ed Przybylek -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 2:47 PM To: handyman-blind Subject: [BlindHandyMan] reizen talking atomic watch Well, for last Christmas I received the watch. When I received it the hands were out of sync with the talking watch. So I had to pay to have shipped back to maxiaids for repair. During the repair process they did something with the chip. Before I sent it away there was a menu where I could set the time. When it was returned this menu function is no longer there. I did not really like the band so I invested another $30 for a nice band from a local high quality jewelry store. In December the batteries finally died. Rather than going through the mailing process to have them replaced I took it back to the jewelry store where they have a dedicated watch repair man. He popped in the two batteries for a cost of $20. He tried to restart the watch and could not get a single at the store so I brought it home thinking that it would reset at 3 AM. When it did not I took it back with the instruction manual for him to try again. After a few days he could not get it in sync. I called maxiaids and they want $17.50 just to get it in the shop. I talked to the watch repair guy and he again tried. He told me that the operational manual instructions do not match the menu settings. If I send it back I will have invested more than double the original purchase price. Since I can not use the hands anyway, I decided to use it until the new batteries quit then file 13 the watch. I would not recommend this watch to anyone. I think that Canada has the right idea where they do not allow it to be sold in Canada. --- Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous with many resources for the blind. http://www.lennymchugh.com Lenny Please Copy and Paste into New Message to pass along. Use BCC line when addressing. Help stop identity theft. ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_p age&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links
