Radio Controlled Talking Watch

Love this watch. Bought for my Dad. Great price, great quality. Easy to read. Highly recommended

This was brought as a present. The recipient was delighted with the watch and the fact that you can press a button and hear the time

This is really good. I used to have a Casio radio watch so I knew what a great feature radio control is. The watch always tells the correct time. The voice is male and it does sound a little robotic. If you are not hard of hearing, the voice is at a good volume, without being too loud. It's simple, just press the A button, beside the number 2 and this watch will tell you the time. It was super easy to set up. There is a large font leaflet that explains everything. I pressed the A button until the second hand reached and stopped at 12. Leave it to do its thing and then the watch is updated and all the hands will birl round until it is at the correct time. It really is as simple as that. I bought the watch because my eyes are not as good as they used to be. It's easier to hear the time rather than read the time. If I am awake during the night, I can hear the correct time without opening my eyes. On the downside, the strap is very short, something a lot of reviewers have commentated on. I have mine set with only one hole to go. It would be a shame if you bought this and ended up buying a new strap for it. The makers should seriously think about a longer strap. I've knocked off a star because of the short length. I wouldn't recommend wearing this in the shower. It says it's water resistant but I wouldn't take the chance. There are four holes on the back of the watch for the loud speaker. You can eliminate the risk of water damage by simply removing the watch first. All in all, I'm pleased with my purchase. It is ideal for those with poor vision. The real selling point is that the voice tells you the most accurate time there is.

Absolutely fantastic watch!

I bought this watch as part of my dad's 90th birthday present. Sadly he suffers from Macular Degeneration and can't see the face of normal watches. I wanted a watch that looked elegant and not obviously different and was also easy to use and take on and off. The watch comes in a nice presentation box and is fitted with a good quality leather strap. The watch is radio controlled and was easy to set up, I just left it out of the box for a night (As per instructions!) And the watch altered itself to the correct time. It is thicker than a normal watch because of the electronics that provide the voice which tells the user the time, but this extra thickness is not noticeable once the watch is being worn. There are holes in the back which act as speakers so be aware that the watch is not waterproof! The audio time signal is activated by pressing the top button on the watch surround, the voice is male, very clear and loud enough to hear even with the TV on. The lower button is for an alarm, but we have had no need to use this as yet, so I can't comment on it. My dad is absolutely thrilled with the watch and it really has made a difference to him, especially at night when he was unable to tell the time at all. I would highly recommend this watch for those that suffer from sight loss.

My father-in-law is registered blind and cannot read braille so a talking clock or watch is an absolute must for him. The fact that it is also radio controlled and so sets itself is brilliant. The only downside is that when the batteries are low the talking stops. For this reason my father-in-law has more than one watch, so if we can't get to him to change the battery (we live 100 miles away), he's never without the means of telling the time. It is a bit awkward to change the battery - you couldn't do it if you are blind, and it's a bit fiddly if you're sighted as there is a particular procedure to follow, but once you've done it then it should be pretty easy the second time. The watch defaults to factory settings, but as soon as it picks up a radio signal it adjusts itself to the correct time and date setting, so don't be tempted to manually adjust the hands! You set the watch hands to 12 o'clock and it corrects from there, so if you've manually adjusted then it takes the adjustment as being 12 o'clock and you'll have to manually adjust it back to the correct time, however, the voice always gives the correct time! A good and useful product which I would recommend to anyone with visual impairment. But it would be nice if they could make a ladies version.

This watch seems like a great idea. I bought it for my ancient mother-in-law. She has advanced macular degeneration and and therefore struggles to read watches. On the face of it, the watch looked ideal. She has a hearing aid but it is well set up and she can listen happily to radio, TV and Kindle audiobooks. When the watch arrived I was struck by how thick it is. It's a really bulky item, due to the speaker and large internal battery. Set up is not too difficult but the instructions announce that only a demonstration battery is fitted, and that one should expect to have to change it soon. That's ridiculous. The watch only works off a radio signal in certain countries, basically the UK,. Europe, Japan and the US. There are various instructions about resetting it. There are three buttons on the side which are used to operate it and get it to speak. And there's the rub. The well-spoken Dalek who speaks the time was completely incomprehensible to my mother in law, so it was 100% useless for her. She could hear it fine but couldn't unravel any words out of it because the nature of the electronic voice. I thought about keeping it but it is so thick there was no chance I'd ever use it. So I returned it - no free returns and postage cost me 4 quid. All in all, a bit of a waste of time. It clearly works for some people but doesn't suit all circumstances.

This recent purchase of a Tavistock & Jones Men's Radio Controlled watch had its good and bad points. The watch itself is fine, it came with an excellent Large Print Instruction Manual which is easy to read, and straight forward. Keeping to the instructions, I found it easy to adjust, you simply press the button next to 2pm for about 3 seconds and the watch picks up the signal from Anthorn in Cumbria, or the transmitter nearest to where you are in the world. My watch took about 4 minutes to set itself. Once set, the speaking or talking mode will click in and you can simply press the button at 2pm for the spoken time which has a mans voice speaking standard English. The watch also sets itself for BST and has an alarm function, and hourly chime, which you can turn on/off. The watch runs on a CR2032 lithium battery. The downside of this watch is that the battery might not have much of a life-span. The Instructions state "Your watch has been fitted with a test demonstration battery. This may need replacing or be running low when you start to use the watch". Every other battery operated watch that I have ever purchased has had a battery that lasts several years. Surely it would not break the bank to have installed a long life battery with every watch? Only time will tell how long this one lasts! Apart from that, I quite like the product, the talking aspect is of help for those with poor vision or in my case simply to check the time at night or when in poor light.

Buscaba un reloj de este tipo pero, no me gusta mucho, no es que sea muy buena calidad y es como si le ocurriera algo, al final le tengo que poner yo la hora, calidad precio no es ni de lejos correcto.