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: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 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: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > 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]
