Tested by the Hammacher Schlemmer Institute: The Best Talking Watch

New York, NY, February 1, 2011 - Hammacher Schlemmer announces The Best Talking Watch after it outperformed all other models in tests for accuracy, ease of use, and features.

The Hammacher Schlemmer Institute is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1983 to research, test, and rate products objectively and without commercial bias. After extensive side-by-side comparison testing of leading products within a specific category, the Institute awards The Best title to the model that outperforms all other candidates.

The Best Talking Watch announced the correct current time in a clear, audible male voice during every test conducted by the Hammacher Schlemmer Institute analysts, unlike lesser models that were difficult to hear or failed to speak at all. The Best Talking Watch only requires the user to press one button to hear the current time, unlike other watches that required multiple touches.

"The Best Talking Watch also spoke the current day and date, unlike other watches that could only speak the time," explained Sheri Camarata, Manager of Product Research for the Hammacher Schlemmer Institute.

The Best Talking Watch is the only model that automatically synchronizes with atomic clocks in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, or Japan to ensure accurate timekeeping that won't gain or lose a second for 80 million years.

The watch also automatically updates for Daylight Saving Time, it has an hourly chime, an alarm, stainless steel case, and a black leather band.

The Best Talking Watch is available from Hammacher Schlemmer for $99.95. For more information, please visit www.hammacher.com/79673 or call 1-800-543-3366.

About The Hammacher Schlemmer Institute
The Hammacher Schlemmer Institute is a non-profit organization created in 1983 to research, test, and rate consumer products objectively and determine which products are The Best in a given category. The Institute regularly conducts rigorous product tests in laboratory and home settings, in consultation with technicians, experts, and consumer panels.

About Hammacher Schlemmer
Hammacher Schlemmer is America's longest running catalog, offering the Best, the Only, and the Unexpected since 1848. The company provides unique products that solve problems or represent the only one of their kind, and backs its products by a rather famous Lifetime Guarantee of Complete Satisfaction. Hammacher Schlemmer's innovative offerings are available through its catalog, online at www.hammacher.com at its landmark store on East 57th Street in New York City.