[access-uk] Re: vibrating tactile watch
- From: "Robert Stokes" <restokes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 11:11:47 +0100
Hi Alex,
It seems I misremembered the name of the watch. I should have said Tissot.
Here's an extract from the May edition of Welcome to a World of:
Welcome
reader Philip from London made contact to tell us about a watch developed
by Swiss
watchmakers Tissot - and that, coincidentally, RNIB is adding to its range
this summer.
RNIB also worked with Tissot, evaluating one of the first samples and
suggesting
improvements to the watch design, which you can now get the benefit of.
Philip had this to say: "Rather than employing a flip-up lid which reveals a
tactile
face which the user feels to tell the time, the Tissot Silent-T indicates
the time
by emitting a series of vibrations. Sounds crazy, but I promise you that it
works.
To tell the time, you run your finger in a clockwise direction around the
edge of
the watch's glass face where it meets the grooved edge of the watch.
Markings on
this edge, similar to those on a conventional braille watch, indicate the
hours by
a single raised dot and the four quarter hours (3, 6, 9 and 12) with a
raised line.
As your finger passes over the glass face at the point where the hour hand
is located,
the watch emits a continuous vibration. As your finger continues moving
around the
glass face to the point above where the minute hand is located, the watch
will emit
a series of short pulses of vibration to indicate minutes.
For example, if the time is 17 minutes past 1, a continuous vibration will
be emitted
when your finger reaches the first raised dot indicating 1. This tells you
that the
time is something past one o'clock. A further 2 short bursts of vibration
will be
emitted as your finger reaches the first raised line indicating the 3
position. This
tells you that it is 17 minutes past the hour.
The watch has an alarm which is also set, checked and turned on and off in
the same
way - by touching the face.
The watch is of stainless steel construction and is made either with a black
face
with white hands and numbering or with a white face and black hands and
numbering
(the former option is fairly high contrast and those with some useful vision
may
find this helpful). It is waterproof to 30 metres (so no more having to take
it off
when swimming, having a shower or doing the dishes!), is shock resistant and
has
a highly scratch-resistant sapphire glass face.
On a personal note, although expensive (at £295 for bracelet style and £285
for leather
strap), I think this watch is worth every penny. It is the first
great-looking, stylish,
waterproof and highly durable braille watch made by a quality watchmaker
that has
ever been available in this country to my knowledge. I'm sure you won't
regret it
if you get one.
One potential word of caution though - its size and styling probably makes
this a
men's watch, so if you are a woman, I would recommend seeing one before
splashing
out."
Rest assured
Welcome
will let you know when you can place an order for this innovative new
watch.
* To place an order for one of the new talking watches, visit
RNIB's online shop
or contact RNIB Customer Services: 0845 702 3153, Minicom 0845 758 5691, or
e-mail
Hey Alex. Don't forget if you buy from RNIB, You will also have to pay the
£2.50 handling charge. <grin>
Robert.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Stone" <alex.stone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 10:39 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: vibrating tactile watch
Robert, This is possible, however, the woman I spoke to didn't seem to have
a clue what I was talking about. She seemed to think I wanted a watch with
a vibrating alarm, after a couple of minutes of pointless conversation, she
eventually caught on to what I was talking about, and told me she'd never
heard of such a thing, and that she was sure they didn't sell it. Based on
this, I'm not assuming that Cobolt are never going to sell the watch, just
that they don't at the moment.
Cheers.
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Stokes" <restokes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 10:27 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: vibrating tactile watch
> Hi Alex,
>
> The man I spoke to on the Cobolt stand at Sight Village told me the watch
> was being evaluated and he thought they would be selling it for about
> £180.
> If they are not selling it, maybe their evaluation gave it the thumbs
> down.
>
> Robert.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex Stone" <alex.stone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 9:46 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: vibrating tactile watch
>
>
> Robert, Having just spoken to Coblot, they don't know anything at all
> about
> it. I suspect this may be because the woman I just spoke to doesn't know
> what she's talking about, but I appear to have reached something of a dead
> end. Does anybody have any other ideas, or a contact at Cobolt who might
> have some idea?
> Cheers.
> Alex
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Stokes" <restokes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 9:26 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: vibrating tactile watch
>
>
>> Hi Alex,
>>
>> Try Cobolt. A member of their staff told me at sight village they were
>> evaluating the Tiso watch and hoped to be selling it in the Autumn.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> Robert.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Alex Stone" <alex.stone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 9:09 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] vibrating tactile watch
>>
>>
>> Listers, About a month or so ago, somebody posted the details of a new
>> vibrating tactile watch which I believe has been developed by a Swiss
>> company. Stupidly, I didn't keep the original e-mail that was sent, and
>> was
>> wondering if anybody has the details of where this watch is available
>> from?
>> Any help would be most welcome.
>> Cheers.
>> Alex
>>
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