Hello. I was told, if I wanted the melanese bracelet, I was to purchase the Sports model first with the strap and then make a separate purchase for the bracelet.
I did want to see the really expensive one, the one made of gold, but was told that none of the Apple stores would have those for demo purposes. One thing I do know though, RNIB here in the UK will make a big thing of this watch as I can imagine they are thinking at last, accessibility comes to the main stream watches. I wonder. Kawal. On 11 Apr 2015, at 22:50, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: See below. Remember, I haven't seen one, so I'm going off research and others' comments. > On Apr 11, 2015, at 4:44 PM, 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? Yes. The Sport uses regular Gorilla Glass, the other two use sapphire displays. > 2. Is the bracelet that you purchased separately the one that has the > magnetic clasp? Depends on which band you choose. My understanding is that the leather one has the magnetic clasp, but others may as well. You buy your Watch and band, but you can get more bands if you want to. > 3. Does anyone know if one will be able to change the Siri voice? No, not for sure. > > 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. According to apple.com, the 42mm Watch will have slightly better battery life than the smaller model. > > 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. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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