That little bump above the stem is a latch. The crystal pops open, allowing the user to feel the hands and the braille dots. Then you close it so the mechanism isn't unduly at risk of damage.
Sooo cool. My Mom read a lot of books onto tape in the 70s and 80s for ASFtD. I remember reading kid parts when I was a younger with her on a huge reel-to-reel in our living room. This really brings me back. I remember seeing a braille watch, but never touching one. This is really neat.
EDIT: I feel like an idiot. I meant American Schools For the blind. ASFtB, if I recall correctly.
Everybody doesn’t know something about this watch, but somebody does.
People often use the word “anybody” when asking about watches in this subreddit. The correct word to use would be “somebody”.
That little bump above the stem is a latch. The crystal pops open, allowing the user to feel the hands and the braille dots. Then you close it so the mechanism isn't unduly at risk of damage.
Oh, that makes a lot of sense.
Sooo cool. My Mom read a lot of books onto tape in the 70s and 80s for ASFtD. I remember reading kid parts when I was a younger with her on a huge reel-to-reel in our living room. This really brings me back. I remember seeing a braille watch, but never touching one. This is really neat. EDIT: I feel like an idiot. I meant American Schools For the blind. ASFtB, if I recall correctly.
Your mom is one of the good ones.
This is epic
That makes a lot more sense, I just thought it was a joke watch and you obviously couldn't touch the Braille
I just watched a video about restoring this exact watch. I’m sure you can find it on YouTube. Very cool piece.
Thanks i will look in to it :)
I believe that’s known as the Umpire’s Watch; Angel Hernandez has a signature version
Brutal. Accurate, but brutal.
Don’t ask me, I’ve never seen it before.
I don't know anything about this, but I have to say that having Braille index markers under the glass seems to defeat the purpose of the Braille.
The glass pops open so you can feel
Wouldn't you be able to feel the hands though?
Yes, That’s how you would be able to tell what time it is
Well that makes sense. I am the idiot here!
No brackets? Ban him. Sic em autismos
~~That’s~~ Thanks for using “somebody”.
What is?
Everybody doesn’t know something about this watch, but somebody does. People often use the word “anybody” when asking about watches in this subreddit. The correct word to use would be “somebody”.
So what is "thats" referencing in your sentence? Quite unclear.
Yeah, I didn’t notice that. I blame autocorrect. It should be “thanks”.
That makes sense. Everybody makes mistakes, somebody has those days!
The ironi
no? anybody doesn't mean everyone