Talking Braille Watch

Either Touch Hands, Or Press Talk, to Get the Time

Item Number: 1025

Product Features

Color: Shiny chrome/silver, silver band.
Unisex design makes watch suitable for both guys and gals.
Time is given by both spoken voice and tactile hands.
Face opens at the 6 o'clock position.
Tactile markings make it easy to tell the time by touch.
Quality quartz movement always keeps the correct time.
Can announce time every hour.
One daily alarm.
2 different alarm sounds.
Stretchy metal band is easy and comfortable to wear.
Features analog design (dial and hands).
Boasts silver watch and band, with clear female voice.
All the convenience of a talking watch, yet all the benefits of a Braille one.
Revolutionary and ground-breaking, more versatile than any other watch for the blind.
Package Weight: about 5.3 ounces.

Product Description

It's early in the morning, and the kids are fast asleep. You're happy to be able to lift the face on your new Braille watch to find out quietly how much longer you can sleep. Later on, however, you're running to catch the bus, and time is critical. A quick tap of the Talk button causes the time to be spoken aloud. Before, it was one or the other. But now, with this new, affordable timepiece, you can do both.

That's right, this inexpensive, durable watch boasts both tactile hands and spoken announcement of the current time. Now, you can set an audible alarm on your watch, but check the time without making a sound. You can discretely figure out how much longer your boring meeting is, and later listen to the time when your hands aren't perfectly clean. You have all the convenience of a talking watch, and all the benefits of a Braille one.

This watch comes with a stretchy metal band, so it's simple to get on and off. Four buttons around the face allow you to listen to the current time, set the spoken time and daily alarm, and control the optional hourly-report feature. A pull-out stem at the 3 o'clock position lets you easily set the hands to the correct time. Tactile dots on the watch face clearly mark each hour, with double dots every 3 hours and three dots at the twelve o'clock position. The face opens at the six o'clock position, with the hinge at twelve o'clock.

Please remember that, due to the amount of features offered, this watch is a bit taller than normal. We've kept it as small as possible, but it might look a bit bulky on a petite lady. (Runs on a single Renata 364 button-cell battery, which is both included and installed.)

Product Directions

Directions for the Talking Braille Watch From Future Aids, The Braille Superstore.

Your new talking Braille watch sports only three controls, and is thus incredibly easy to set and use.

Buttons:
On the side of the watch, at the 2 o'clock position, you will find a raised button. We will call this the Talk button.

Below it, at the 3 o'clock position, is the stem for setting the hands.

At the bottom, at the 4 o'clock position, is another button, which we'll call Set.

Setting the Watch:
Braille:
To set the hands, pull out the stem at the 3 o'clock position. Turn the stem clockwise until the correct time is reached, then press the stem back in.

Talking:
The Set button allows you to select one of eight options to configure. The choices are: Hour, Minute, Year, Month, Day, Alarm Hour, Alarm Minute, and Alarm (on or off). Simply press the Set button until the watch announces the option you would like to set. Next, press the Talk button until the desired setting is reached. Finally, either wait a few seconds for the watch to return to normal mode, or press the Set button again to set another option.

For example, let's say you wanted to set your watch for the first time.

1. Press the Set button once, and Hour is heard.

2. Press the Talk button until the correct hour is reached.

3. Press the Set button again, and Minute is heard.

4. Press the Talk button until the correct minute is spoken.

5. Repeat the above steps for setting the date and alarm.

Normal Operation:
Press Talk once to hear the time.

Press Talk Twice to hear the date.

To read the Talking Braille Watch by touch:
The watch lid opens at the 6 o'clock position, letting you determine the current time by lightly touching the hands.
The Braille markings around the dial help show exactly where the hands are pointing. When done, snap the lid back into place.

That's it! We hope you enjoy your new watch!