Good day Bloggets, I have some news on one of Hubs Christmas
presents I bought him, I couldn’t write about it before, but can now, as the
man in red has delivered his gifts and one of them my Husband has wanted since
he first heard about it in the summer.
Those who are blind may know that when it comes to
style/fashion, a Braille watch doesn’t rank high in the must have section.
Well, perhaps (TIME) has changed?
“I will not let my blindness build a brick wall around me!”
Created as collaboration among engineers, product designers
and people with vision loss, the Bradley timepiece, allows you to feel what
time it is. Instead of traditional watch hands, time is indicated vie two ball
bearings. The front bearing indicates minutes and the side indicates hands. They
are controlled by magnets moving inside the titanium case. The timepiece is
named after Bradley Snyder, who lost his sight whilst serving as a bomb
diffuser in Afghanistan in 2011.
Resolved to continue living his life, Brad, won gold and silver
medals at the 2012 Paralympics.
You can get different kinds of straps but the one Hub has is
metal. Silver. The watch is rather large but teen who is a fashion guru loves it,
and says he would wear it. 80% of sales are bought for sighted people. It’s
certainly a talking piece Bloggets. It is still very difficult to buy in the
UK, but in Europe and America it’s easy, if you want to know where to buy it in
the UK, details at the bottom of this blog. The lady I spoke to on the phone
was lovely, very helpful. It retails about £195 in the UK. Less in America and
more in Italy.
I now need a lovely ladies watch, one that looks good enough
for sighted people to want please? Just because we can’t see, doesn’t mean we
have to wear horrid jewellery.
Watch elements Preston & Duckworths on line store
01603 610786
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