Seiko Advanced Technology Bedside Alarm Get Up and Glow Clock

I needed a clock I could rely on--one that would not stop when the electricity went off, and one that had an alarm that was reliable. After missing two appointments, I needed rescue. My clock arrived quickly in good shape, I inserted the batteries, and it set itself. I tested the alarm and it is loud enough but not annoying. I still cringe when I remember the clanging like a fire bell from a clock my husband brought to our marriage. That clock mysteriously disappeared. I can read this one without my glasses and in the dark I can push a button to light up the dial and not have to turn on the bedside light. What more can I ask?

This is the single best clock in the world. I have had mine for about 8 years, but today, it finally broke. THIS CLOCK IS WORTH THE MONEY! it even automatically sets the time if it gets messed up. Very low battery usage also.

It has two alarm modes you set with a wobbly switch on the back: Alarm and Snooze. When set to "Alarm" you better jump out of bed right after you hit the snooze button. You see, the "snooze" bar shuts off the alarm for the rest of the day. No second chances at wakies! Not much of a snooze feature if you ask me. If you set it for "Snooze" you have an additional 5-minute interval of sleep when you press the Snooze bar. You can do this twice only. After that, you are not going to be roused further by this clock. That's badly thought-out by the designers in my opinion. Other clocks I've owned keep after you which is nice for those times when you hit "snooze" while you are actually still asleep. I like my alarm clocks to be more insistent and help me overcome my groggy operator error. Five minutes is too short a snooze time, anyway.

The AM-PM indicator for the alarm is microscopic. You might want to try 24-hour time to avoid catastrophe. The slide switch for the alarm on the...Read more