![]() It takes some practice, but soon it becomes second nature.Īnd even you can see, you don't need to in order to know the time. So when you put it on your wrist there’s a greater connection to it.īut all of this doesn’t matter if it’s impossible to tell time on the Bradley Timepiece. He says they want the watch to tell a story. The background of how I lost my vision through a traumatic incident.” “And then the second story being my story. “It bridges the gap between those with impairments and those without,” says Snyder. Snyder loved the idea of inclusive design, and Kim loved Snyder’s personal story. Soon the mutual friend put the two together. That friend heard about the timepiece project by Hyungsoo Kim. He had a friend going to business school at MIT. Snyder joined the project through happenstance. If there is a stopper, remove it and carefully ensure that there are no plastic pieces left behind. So with the Bradley Timepiece, he’s able to tell the time without a sound. Note: If you just received your Bradley timepiece, please check the side of the timepiece to see if there is a white plastic stopper between the crown and the timepiece body. I had heard about 'The Bradley' and thought it would be good for me, but on actually getting one I was elated as it was more than I had imagined. He was more a fan of devices and designs that are innocuous, or not noticeable. This summer I took my A levels and achieved good results, my parents rewarded me with several gifts for my hard work amongst which was a Bradley Timepiece. He didn’t need the reminder about his loss of vision. Snyder says that early on his family looked for a timepiece he could use. It was hard for me to reconcile where I was, who I was and what was going on.” “Without the ability to tell time I was often disoriented. “Time is really the first thing you do when you wake up to orient yourself to you surroundings,” he says. He says that during his rehabilitation he found out that time is an integral part of life we often take for granted. The facets and angles of this timepiece plays on light, changing character and look from day to night. The Bradley Timepiece, a watch designed for blind people and named after a Paralympian gold medallist who lost his sight. While serving in Afghanistan in 2011, he lost his sight in an IED explosion. The ball bearing on the front tells the minutes. It uses magnets, and two moving ball bearings, to allow people to tell time by touch. It’s winning praise for both its different looks and for its lack of sound. It’s like a holding up a giant spotlight to their disability.īut now there’s a new watch created by the company Eone Time to help people avoid the attention and just tell the time. And the reason why blind people sometimes hate such a device is that it attracts attention to them. But they usually have a button on them that tells the time out loud. Seeking better time telling alternatives for the visually impaired, Hyungsoo collaborated with designers and individuals with vision impairments to create a watch that everyone can use sighted or blind. It is not intended for submersion in water or high intensity sports.Watches designed for visually impaired people often look like any other watch. The Bradley will easily withstand brief contact with water, like getting caught in the rain or washing hands. While our timepieces are engineered from highly durable materials, please note they are not completely scratch resistant.Īdjustable buckle with holes fits wrists 6 ¼ – 8 ½ inches (159 – 215 mm) in circumference, 20 mm strap width ![]() To fully wind a watch requires 15 to 25 full 360-degree turns (this will vary depending on the watch). The crown will turn in in both directions, but will only wind in one direction: clockwise (or forward). Turn the crown forward (clockwise) with a long stroke. ![]() Two magnetized ball bearings travel around the watch face in separate, recessed tracks: one track around the center of the watch face for the minute, and one track around the outside edge of the watch face for the hour. Place the crown (winder) between your thumb and forefinger. ![]() ![]() The Bradley timepiece features raised markers that allow you to feel the time by touch: a triangular marker for twelve, elongated line segments for three, six, and nine, and shorter line segments for the other markers. Now offered in a striking white with matching Italian leather strap, the Bradley Element White is sure to stand out. Featuring a distinctive faceted surface, the topography of the watch face contours toward each hour marker in alternating raised and lowered impressions. The Bradley timepiece features raised hour markers that allow you to feel. Form meets function with the Bradley Element White. Not only are our timepieces fashionable for everyone, they are functional for. ![]()
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