Some are masculine, some are feminine and many are unisex. The Eone Bradley comes in a range of beautiful designs, colours and materials. Inside, Ronda quartz movement with Swiss parts ensures accuracy of the timepiece. There are a variety of straps to suit every taste in leather, mesh, stainless steel or canvas. The watch faces are constructed from either titanium, stainless steel or ceramic, whilst the cases are made of stainless steel, titanium or aluminium. The magnetic ball bearings travel along their channels and although they can’t fall out, they can be moved around, but they snap back into place with a quick flick of the wrist. I had to learn to use a light touch but within a day of wearing the watch it became very easy. To tell the time, I simply run my fingers over the watch to find the location of the two ball bearings to identify the hours and minutes. There is one that moves around a recessed track on the watch face, which represents minutes and one on the perimeter of the bezel which represents the hours. There are two ball bearings which you feel for, to tell the time. The twelve position is identified by a triangular marker. There are raised lines marking the number positions with slightly longer markings at 3, 6 and 9. The Eone watch allows you to tell the time entirely by touch. He became the spokesperson for Eone and the watch was named after him. He proved beyond doubt that blindness was not a barrier in itself and he believes that the barriers came from social inequalities. He went on to represent the USA, competing at the Paralympic Games in London and Rio, winning multiple gold and silver medals in swimming and shattering previous world records.
The design is as beautiful as it is clever, so blind, deaf and sighted people can all appreciate it’s style and practicality.īradley Snyder was a US Naval Officer who lost his vision in an explosion whilst serving in Afghanistan.
In fact Eone believes being truly inclusive means designing products that are relevant and accessible to as many people as possible.
He set out to create elegant watches that were inclusive and could be enjoyed by blind and sight people alike. Eone’s founder Hyundai Kim, was made aware of the problem by a blind friend whilst at MIT. They understood that for people like me, accessible watches were either talking or tactile and neither were particularly sophisticated. When I did some reading on the brand, I learnt that the company was founded to solve my exact predicament. I get the feeling that as visually impaired people, we are not usually top of the priority list for the fashion industry. It’s not often I find products I need because of my visual impairment, that are also stylish in their design. Not only is it designed so that you don’t need eyesight to tell the time, it is also a beautiful timepiece in its own right. My husband recently bought me a watch by Eone. I like the idea of a watch, I think they can complete an outfit and as punctuality doesn’t run on my family, I need all the help I can get. I haven’t worn a watch for years because I can’t see a regular watch and a talking watch doesn’t appeal to me.
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