Sharp Atomic Analog Wall Clock – 12″ Silver Brushed Finish – Sets Automatically- Battery Operated – Easy to Read – Easy to Use– Modern Design and Style
$39.99
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Sharp SPC968 Analog Atomic Clock
By radio communication with its built-in antenna, the clock regularly updates the hour, minute, and second of the day for continued accuracy from its source, the United States Atomic Clock in Boulder, Colorado. Additionally, the clock adjusts automatically for daylight savings time in the spring and fall.
Easy to Use and Set-Up! Automatically Sets Time and Easy to Read Dial
AUTOMATICALLY SETS: Clock resets regularly by radio-control to match the US Atomic Clock in Colorado and adjusts automatically for daylight savings time
EASY TO READ – EASY TO USE: Simple, easy to read style fits any decor and is easy to read – perfect for any room in the house: den, office, kitchen, kids room, garage
Atomic Accuracy that Never Needs Setting
ATOMIC ACCURACY: The Atomic clock has a built-in receiver that automatically synchronizes itself with the WWVB radio broadcast by the US Government’s National Institute (NIST) in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Atomic Clock will always be accurate to within one second as it receives daily WWVB updates.
BATTERY OPERATED – (Requires 1 x AA batteries – not included)
12″ Round Analog Wall Clock is Perfect Size for Anywhere You Need a Clock!
The simple design and style of the clock will fit almost any decor in any room: Den, office, kitchen, school, garage, bedroom, kids rooms, teen rooms, Easy to see time at a glance is perfect for anyone, especially seniors and the elderly.
SHARP – A Name You Can Trust.
Sharp has been making quality alarm clocks for over 25 years and is the largest suppler of Retail Alarm Clocks in the United States with over 61,000,000 sold. Millions trust us with helping them start their day and staying on track
ATOMIC ACCURACY: The Atomic clock has a built-in receiver that automatically synchronizes itself with the WWVB radio broadcast by the US Government’s National Institute (NIST) in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Atomic Clock will always be accurate to within one second as it receives daily WWVB updates.
AUTOMATICALLY SETS: Clock resets regularly by radio-control to match the US Atomic Clock in Colorado and adjusts automatically for daylight savings time
BRUSHED SILVER FRAME: Brushed frame adds style and longevity to any decor
BATTERY OPERATED – (Requires 1 x AA batteries – not included)
EASY TO READ – EASY TO USE: Simple, easy to read style fits any decor and is easy to read – perfect for any room in the house: den, office, kitchen, kids room, garage
11 reviews for Sharp Atomic Analog Wall Clock – 12″ Silver Brushed Finish – Sets Automatically- Battery Operated – Easy to Read – Easy to Use– Modern Design and Style
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John R. –
Excellent clock..
You can get by OK using a lower priced clock without the atomic function. However I think this clock is worth the extra money.. I have a 14 year old Sharp Atomic with an almost identical movement as this one. Haven’t paid too much attention to battery life but guessing maybe two years ? It has run perfectly for all those years and still going strong. This new one is a replacement for an old 1950′ s 120 volt school clock that became un repairable. I put the battery in this new one , chose my time zone , and it set correctly within about 2 minutes. Nice ! Auto daylight savings a plus also.
Karyn Goglio –
Sleek, Modern, and Easy to Read
This black wall clock is exactly what I was looking for. The simple, modern design goes perfectly with any décor and adds a nice clean look to the room. The numbers are large and easy to read, even from across the room, and the contrast of the black background with the white hands makes it very clear.It’s lightweight but sturdy, and mounting it was quick and easy. The clock runs silently—no annoying ticking—which is a huge plus for bedrooms or offices. I’ve had it running for weeks now, and it keeps perfect time without needing any adjustment.If you’re looking for a functional, stylish, and affordable wall clock, this one checks all the boxes. Great quality for the price!
Rupert Giles –
Easy to read, and sets itself.
Great clock.Easy to read, even at a distance. It took roughly 36 hours to catch a time signal, and then set itself to precise time. It requires a single AA battery, which is NOT included in the box.It can be set easy with a switch on the back for every US time zone. It also has a switch to turn on/off automatic reset for Daylight Savings Time.
Brian S. –
Absolute garbage. Sets wrong time, randomly varies. Can’t be set manually, can’t be fixed.
This thing is total garbage for any price, much less $40, and yes I followed all the instructions. I thought I was paying extra to get something with quality control. Boy was I wrong.When first given batteries, the hands spin for about 3 to 10 minutes to put all three pointed at 12. That works, all hands find 12, which tells me the hands are installed correctly.The clock does find the radio signal, because a few minutes after doing the startup “reset dance” to 12, it will start spinning again to set a different time. All pretty normal, it’s using holes in internal cogs to figure out where the hands are.Problem is, it sets itself randomly from 3 hours to 2 hours 40 minutes late for every time zone it can select. If it’s 12 Pacific time and you select Pacific time zone using the switch on the back, it sets itself randomly between 2:45 and 3:00. If you select Mountain time, it spins to 4:00 when it’s actually supposed to be 1:15. Central, it’ll go to 5:00 (when actually 2:15) and Eastern 6:00 (when it’s actually 3:15).The minutes hand inaccuracy seems to randomly vary within a 20-minute range each time I tell it to re-synchronize with the radio signal, so you can’t even just remember how far off the clock is and compensate.I found the hours hand can be spun on its fitting to fix the hours, which is in itself awful but at least helps fix it. Unfortunately even if I got the hours to set correctly from Fort Collins, that random 20-minute variance in the time setting means it’s impossible to know how far off the clock is on any given day.The specs say the material is “Silver” which is usually an ‘advertising lie’ that means zinc, steel, chrome, or some kind of metal or metallic finish. Nope, all plastic with an ugly gray paint, and that plastic isn’t even nice plastic. It feels like that soft bendy plastic they make Halloween pumpkin candy baskets out of.As I typed this out I tried using the ‘Wave’ button on the back one last time just to be sure. This forces the clock to reset and look for the radio signal again. It did the same thing as the four other tries. All hands go to 12, then it sits for a few minutes, then the hands start moving again. They spin up to the current time, then blow right past it and stop 3 hours in the future. Except this time the minute hand went to a time that’s 15 minutes slow.Well, what if I just don’t use the radio setting (that was the whole point of paying $40 for a clock)?Nope. Here’s how you set it. There’s one button you hold down, and while you’re holding it down, the minute hand spins. It will only go forward, not backward. When you let go, it stops spinning. And then if it does detect the radio signal again, or whenever you have to change the battery, it will go back to the incorrect time.That means,* If your clock is 5 minutes fast and you want to correct that, you have to hold the Set button down for 10 minutes while the clock slowly spins through all 11 hours and 55 minutes.* If you overshoot that, you have to do it again.* If it ever hears the radio signal, it will reset to the incorrect time and you have to do it again.* If you change the batteries, you have to wait 10 minutes for it to spin to 12, wait 30 minutes for it to hear the radio signal, wait another 10 minutes for it to spin to the time it heard, and then hold the Set button for another 10 minutes to spin it manually, for a grand total of *it takes an ACTUAL HOUR to manually set this clock after changing batteries.*Whoever designed this clock is a sadist. Please, do yourself a favor and get something else. It’s impossible to make a clock worse than this, so anything else you buy will be better.
A. Morgenstern –
This Atomic Clock Is Not a Bomb…
… as I thought it might turn out to be for the first hour out of the box. It came with no instructions and since I don’t live in North America, the automatic setting feature did not work. My bad for buying the clock without reading the product description carefully. I was also disappointed that the glass seems “smokey” and dimmed the clock face to light gray, not pure white as in the product photo. It is also not silent. I makes a faint ticking noise, which I decided wouldn’t be unbearable. I wanted to like this clock, because it was easy to read from a distance and was well designed.It was only after searching online for instructions on how to set it manually that the fun began. Nothing I did seemed to work. But just when I thought the clock was a bomb, I put ChatGPT on the job and got it working. Perfectly.So for those of you who may have also bought the clock but don’t live in North America, and who, like me, received no instructions for manual setting for the particular model I received from Amazon, here they are:Manual Setting Steps (SET / WAVE / RESET model)Start FreshRemove the AA battery for at least 10 seconds.Have a reliable time source ready (phone clock, time.is, etc.).Insert BatteryInsert one AA battery, matching the + and – markings.The hands will start moving.Enter Manual Time-Set ModePress and hold the SET button.While holding, the minute hand will move rapidly; the hour hand will follow.Advance to Correct TimeKeep holding until the hands reach your local time.Release the SET button when you’re close to the right time.Fine-Tune Seconds (Optional)To align precisely to the top of the minute (:00), release SET exactly when your reference time reaches :00.The second hand starts from zero at that moment.Ignore the WAVE Button if you don’t live in North AmericaWAVE = “force radio reception” (atomic sync) — works only in North America.Outside North America, pressing it will just make the clock search for a signal it can’t receive.RESET ButtonResets the movement back to its starting point.Useful if the hands get misaligned or the clock behaves oddly.So the bottom line is, I’m glad I persisted in finding out how I could keep this handsome clock. It was worth the effort.
Man in the shop –
Lives up to all the claims
Lives up to all the claims, works every daylight savings time change and glows in the dark.
Cliente Kindle –
Relogio muito bom e muito bonito. Tamanho perfeito. O único detalhe negativo é que não foi possível atualizar automaticamente as horas.
Robert –
Pour l’instant cette montre murale fonctionne très bien.Suivi les instructions et il est vrai la nuit les aiguilles sont bien éclairé.
Berube Marc –
nice clock not to fancy works great always stay on time .great after power outage
Mikie –
Finally got the clock. was so easy to set up. dropped in battery and 10 mins later the clock showed perfect time. I just noticed that it does not illuminate like in the pic. but that’s fine too.
Adrian Castaneda –
Muy bueno, pero no lo dejen en el sol para cargarlo, el vidrio funciona como un lente y quema el plástico donde vienen los números, ahora mi reloj está todo chueco. En ciudad de México se tardó como 2 días en sincronizarse.