Hello,

1. Yes, Samphire glass is only on the Apple Watch, not the Apple Watch Sport.

2. The bands are purchased separately. The lowest price is for the most basic 
plastic band.

3. I have no information about Siri or VO voices.

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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> On 12 Apr 2015, at 08:44, Eileen <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have been back from the Apple store for a little bit and trying to digest 
> all that I have seen. I have a couple of question; that I didn't think of 
> when I was there. 
> 
> 1. Is the sapphire glass only on the Apple watch and not on the sports model? 
> 2. Is the bracelet that you purchased separately the one that has the 
> magnetic clasp?
> 3. Does anyone know if one will be able to change the Siri voice?
> 
> The salesperson that assisted me had little knowledge about VO and which 
> voices would be on the watch. She stated that the gestures would be the same, 
> the battery life would be the same between the 38 and 42 mm screens (which 
> remains to be seen), and that the scrolling speed  with the crown  would be 
> controlled on how fast one moved it. Of course, like everyone else who has 
> physically gone to a store to try them on, VO couldn't be demo because these 
> are only demo models and couldn't be paired to a phone. I look forward to 
> reading others experiences. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Eileen
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Apr 11, 2015, at 10:16 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello.
>> 
>> Just got back from the Apple store, after a Taxi ride, train ride and a 45 
>> minute walk.
>> 
>> So the representative took me to the table and bought the selection of 
>> watches to me.
>> 
>> Before I felt the watches, I asked him if he could enable voice over for me. 
>>  He told me that all the watches were demos and there was a set demo 
>> program.  He said that Accessibility was not on these watches.  When I asked 
>> him why, he said he could not tell me.
>> 
>> So first of all, I took the silver sports watch in my hand.  The watch was 
>> very light.  In fact, it felt like a normal sighted watch, something that a 
>> woman would wear.  The 38 Millimetre watches are for women.  I thought it 
>> very elegant and for the fact that I could remove the straps myself without 
>> having to go to a jewellers was a plus for me.  If a strap was broken for 
>> instance, you'd pay at least £3.99 to get another strap.  I also felt the 
>> melanese bracelet.  I asked if one could buy the bracelet if you had a 
>> sports watch and they said yes.  I then felt all the straps and the 
>> stainless steal watch.  That I thought was definitely for a man as it was 
>> heavier and thicker.  The person told me that it was thicker because of the 
>> crystal saffire glass.  
>> 
>> My only disappointment was that I could not hear voice over.
>> 
>> The person who said that the steal watch felt like a toffee, I could 
>> understand that and I'd not go for that model.
>> 
>> I'm going to purchase the Silver sports watch along with the Bracelet.
>> 
>> For those of you who are not in favour of the watches, do not have to buy.  
>> I know someone who said to me that they were not going to buy the watch, but 
>> low and behold, is getting the watch now.  I knew he would.
>> 
>> Now I've seen the watch, I'm looking forward to mine.
>> 
>> I'm not mad on Apple products but like Apple because of the accessibility 
>> built in.  If I were sighted, I'd have a choice of what I could have as my 
>> gadgets but for the fact, I am limited as to what I can have, i.e. a Braille 
>> watch, or a normal conventional talking watch.  I had a Braille watch for 
>> than 20 years but they would always go wrong, perhaps because of my hair or 
>> my dog's hair, I don't know.
>> 
>> I hate the conventional speaking watch because of the voices.  If Alex is on 
>> my Apple watch then I'll be pleased.
>> 
>> Just one more thing to ponder, can you pair a braille display as the watch 
>> has bluetooth!
>> 
>> Kawal.
>> 
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