Customer Reviews:
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 It is good enough for the price September 23, 2006
Yo Geek (Brooklyn NY)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This clock works great! It automatically picks up the accurate time through radiowave. It did not come with a product manual but easy to figure out. All you have to do is selct your time zone button (PT, MT, CT, and ET) and put a new AA battery. I agree with another review which mentioned that this clock is not made for durable construction. As a matter of fact, when I picked up the clock from the package, a tiny screw came off. It was one of the screws to hold back body panel to the main body. It has not affected to the function as well as the visual part, anyway, so it may not a big deal. Overall, this clock is good enough for the price!
 Doesn't reset for new DST March 27, 2007
ChefJeff (Sunny, warm South Jersey)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This clock worked fine.... until Congress changed the timing of Daylight Savings Time. I have three other "atomic" clocks and two weather stations and all of them reset themselves to the new DST except this one. I've "forced" a number of resets by removing and even changing the battery. Each time this clock goes to the one of the 4, 8 12 positions and sits there until it receives the signal from Boulder. Then it resets itself but always to Standard Time, one hour early. I'm in the Eastern zone so I can't "cheat" it into showing the correct time and this model doesn't have provisions to set it manually. La Crosse makes a big deal on their website about how other manufacturers leave you in the lurch on the DST thing but they have it covered. Not. And when you try to contact them they don't answer their phones and ignore customer emails. Look elsewhere.
Love this! February 9, 2007
Maria Angela (Boston, MA, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This clock is great. It's really modern looking and I love the black face. I have this in my kitchen and it looks great. There is a second hand which is invaluable in any kitchen. The fact that it's an atomic clock is super because it means that I never have to reset it for daylight savings time because it resets itself automatically. Shortly after you plug in the battery, the clock starts setting itself to the atomic clock and that's kind of fun. Keeps precise time.
 Nice looking clock with good movement, but subject to damage from shipping February 13, 2007
Bethany V. (Chicago, IL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I ordered this clock, and then had to send it back two times before it finally arrived undamaged (actually, minimally damaged). The first two times the glass was cracked and broken. By the third time, all that was the matter was minor dent marks in the metal frame where the packaging must have pressed down on it (this is only noticeable in certain light angles). The shipping problems weren't the manufacturers fault though, as Amazon did the packing and shipping. It'd be nice if they maybe put a big "Don't stack things on top of this box" sticker or something on the box so that it didn't get damaged. Or, bubble wrap, remember that stuff?! Those airbags just ain't cuttin' it.
On the clock itself, I love it. I kept it despite the minor denting b/c it has been discontinued by the manufacturer, and it's the largest atomic clock I could find that didn't have some ugly antique-ish design. The second hand actually ticks, instead of fluidly moving, which is a nice touch. It was easy to set up, and it's big and easy to read. It reminds of the clocks all over my high school (in a good way). All in all, very happy with the actual clock, very dissatisfied w/ Amazon's shipping and packing of it.
Clock lasted only 1 year June 27, 2007
S. J. Anderson (KC, MO)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this clock in February 2006, and it worked great for 1 year. This year the clock began to reset time to the Eastern Time Zone, regardless whether other time zones were selected. I tried different brands of batteries, and still the same problem. Now the clock won't work at all. I downloaded the product manual from the La Crosse website, to see if there was something I was missing. I tried the troubleshooting steps recommended, but without success. I do not recommend this clock.
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