La Crosse Technology Wall Clock, Plastic, 14-inch Dia. (WT-3143A) (WT-3143A-INT)

Love this clock. It sits over our kitchen stove and, while bigger than I expected, it looks great.It also has the added benefit of being ATOMIC. No, it won't kill you! It receives a signal from the US Atomic clock in Colorado, I believe, making it correct to something like a pico-second. LOL

This clock is exactly what I was looking for, and it works perfectly! I bought it for my elderly dad's birthday because he always wants to know what time it is, but hates to wear a wristwatch and hates to wear his glasses, so he had some trouble keeping up with the hours in the day. ;-) All of his clocks are electric, and we have power outages fairly often in our area, so that added to his frustration (and mine, because I'm the one who has to reset them all, sometimes more than once in a single day.)So, that brings me to this big, easy to read, battery run, atomic clock! I looked at many different atomic clocks, and read the customer reviews for most of them, and finally decided on this one. It's beyond everything I hoped it would be! It's very nice looking, it set itself within about 12 hours (probably would have happened sooner but I accidentally set DST to OFF instead of ON. Once I realized this and made the correction, the clock reset itself within a few seconds, and we were off and running.)I placed the clock on a wall where he can easily see it from his dining table, as well as from his favorite recliner. The front of the clock faces slightly NE (mostly East), in the general direction of Ft. Collins. He has a gigantic spruce tree in his yard that blocks the view of the street, and an entire mountain range just a couple miles East of his house, but neither seem to be a problem as far as reception goes. We live in Salt Lake City, so there's only the rest of UT and part of CO between us and the clock in Ft. Collins.It seems to keep perfect time (I don't know about the second hand, that doesn't really matter to us) and his home care nurses have even commented on how much they like it.It's totally silent. Even if I put my ear up against it, I can't hear it ticking. (Yes, I have good hearing.)It's very nice looking, clean and sleek, and should go with just about any style of home furnishings.I highly recommend this clock, and if anything changes, I'll come back and update my review.

I own a few digital display La Crosse Technology clocks and have always found them to be reliable and easy to set up. When my old outdoor analog clock went bad after many years, I wanted to replace it with an atomic clock to make setting it with Daylight Savings Time easier. I'm retired and don't really have to be anyplace other than the golf course at a specific time, but the geek in me loves these clocks and that they're insanely accurate. I'm also neurotic enough that I get pleasure from seeing all of my clocks agree with each other, down to the second!Our old outdoor clock had been working for almost 15 years, but got infested with sugar ants and died a very sudden death. I looked at this as an opportunity to replace what was essentially a kitchen clock with a self-setting one, and after a lot of research chose this La Crosse. The truth is there aren't a lot of outdoor atomic clocks, and this one technically isn't either. I live in South Florida, however, so the temperature isn't a problem, and the clock lives under an overhang where rain doesn't get to it.Setup was easy. Simply install a battery, put the clock on the wall, and walk away. The next morning it had set itself and was showing Pacific time. At that point the instructions say to set the time zone, which I did, and the clock immediately set itself ahead 3 hours to Eastern Daylight Time. I suspect that you could change the time zone prior to inserting the battery, but the instructions are pretty adamant about letting the clock set itself on Pacific and then changing it.The display is very classic with a serifed font for numbers and all-black hands. One thing I really liked was the second hand is perfectly calibrated to the seconds on the clock face. (Remember, I'm neurotic.) I have the same feeling about watches. I hate it when the second hand falls between the seconds marks as it ticks around the dial. At 14 inches, this is an easy clock to read from a distance, even in direct sunlight.All-in-all, a terrific replacement for my old clock. Now, if only I can keep those !@#$% ants from setting up home inside!

Sophisticated and extras. This clock was perfect out of the,box. Batteries not included. But started perfectly and set itself. It has a compartment to add two additional batteries to extend battery life. Amazing quality.

When I put the batteries in the first time, the arms swung around the clock a full twelve hours and came to rest on 12:00 (not the correct time) and stayed there. I read the instructions and waited for it to find the time signal but it didn't happen. I pushed reset and tried again. Same thing. I even brought it outside in case the signal wasn't clear inside, and no luck. So I left it on the table planning to return it the next morning and overnight it started working. Apparently it can take longer the find the signal than the 10 minutes the instructions say. So be patient,,,give it a few hours.I really like that the numbers are large and easy to read. It's not a super attractive clock but it seems to be well made and it isn't actively ugly. I wouldn't get this particular clock if it weren't for the atomic radio feature, but it's fine.Minus a star because it's loud. It ticks AND if the room is silent you can hear the motor chugging. That's not a deal breaker, but I found it a little discomfiting when I was reading a book after the family went to sleep and everything else was quiet.