I really like this clocked compared to others I have owned
340445
Seller shipped item quickly. So far, I really like this clocked compared to others I have owned. Picked up signal to set time fast. Very easy to set alarm, and turn off.
869422
I've only had this for a day, so I may be back if it stops working.

Love this clock. I was able to get it to do exactly what I wanted (just display the time) and I love how the numbers shine through the wood. Highly recommend if you don't mind navigating instructions and tinkering a little. You may need batteries inside it even if you have it plugged in.
2112780
My new  Marathon atomic wall clock was put up yesterday and I am very happy with the purchase. The quality is obviously so much better than the one it replaces, it looks and feels more substantial. This is my 3rd atomic wall clock, the first one worked well for many years but the second one, a LaCross,the outside sensor stopped working in about a year. I saw in the reviews that it was a common happening. I was especially impressed that the outside sensor battery compartment has a battery cover and another cover over the entire back. I have it in the master bathroom so I can see the outside temp. at a glance when dressing. The numbers are easy to read and love that it shows the current date and the inside temp. The quality was so impressive I checked out what they had in travel clocks and just ordered one of those. If I have any problems I will post my experience but I am hopeful this one will last.
4481468
First of all, this clock is not black. It is bronze and the numerals are a copper tone. Instead of it just being painted on, it looks like the bronze is sanded to reveal the copper on the numerals and the high points on the outer frame. 39" size is large enough to stand on its own, but not feel like it dominates the room. Clean welds. It takes a C battery so it should last much longer than a AA. It is keeping perfect time over the last 24 hrs. It makes a ticking sound but a little bit of tissue tucked in around the mechanism muffled it a good bit. The arms were off the mechanism when I received it but once you put in the battery, you can see the mechanism move. Then I just pushed the arms back on, hour hand first, then minute hand. This clock is so big you can actually see the minute hand move! Even though I was expecting a black clock, and more expensive than some, this is a good quality item.
397339
This is a great clock.  Easy to read, and unlike other reviews I do not notice a ticking sound. It's really nice to know that the time is ALWAYS right.  I highly recommend it.  Easy to set-- just a couple directions, and within about 20 minutes it synced and the time was correct.  (It's fun to watch the hands spin to the correct time when it gets the signal.)
165959
I purchased three of these clocks for our veterinary hospital exam rooms.  We are on the west coast so I set all three for "PST."  Two worked fine but the third one I had to set for "MT" in order to get it to accurately display the time.  A quirk?  I don't know.  All I care is that now it works just fine and all three clocks keep very accurate time. I am going to buy some more.
3021034
I love this "clock".  Waking up in the morning and see what the temp is outside on my ceiling, not having to look for the clock to see the time because it is on the ceiling is simply great.

The clock was easy to set up, change the alarm, set itself automatically every few hours so it is never wrong.  This is the second one I have had.  The first one was almost seven years old and while the clock worked, the outside unit was pressure washed and was no longer working.

I really do like this clock and simply having nothing negative to say about it.
4898626
I really like this watch a lot out of all the rest that I have purchased
2191327
I love this little clock. I had an old one that was dropped and broken. The new one is better with two larger batteries. One little battery in the old one wore down quickly.
1631300
Love the styling and readability of this clock. The only thing Im not crazy about is the ticking. I would have preferred if it was silent. But i keep it in my bathroom to keep me on track in the mornings, so it doesnt bother me as much as if it were in my bedroom.
4118636
I really like this clock. It has Westminster and Whittington chimes and keeps good time. It chimes on the quarter hour and strikes the hour. The chimes can be turned off or turned to an inaudible level. It can also be set to not chime in the over night hours. The pendulum is purely decorative, but it's back and forth motion is part of the charm. My only quibble is the volume control. Over optimistically, I always replaced the clock on the wall after an adjustment, only to find it was too loud/quiet for my taste. It took several tries to find a comfortable setting, and it was a small nuisance to re-hand it each time. I recommend getting the chimes right before putting it up.
3301799
Many wonderful features and inexpensive make this my favorite little clock.

PROS: Dual Alarms, Quad temperaturereadings (one for the room in which the clock is located, 3 additional temperature readings from up to 3 remote sensors), Easy to Read LCD Screen (nicely light in the dark by depressing large top button), DATE and MOON PHASE!, Atomic Clock-Automatic Sync (which I've not been able to work no matter the location of the clock - tried several rooms in 2 buildings in 2 differing towns in which I've lived) - Which is in my opinion the only CON.

I've had the clock 3 years and replaced batteries only once in clock and the one temperature reader I've got set-up. Temperature reading is very accurate. Keeps time accurately and alarm is loud enough to awaken me (but not so loud it wakes my husband sleeping beside me). Would like to purchase additional temperature sensors but haven't yet found them for sale seperately (as I don't need another clock, just an additional sensor).
1085579
I always read the reviews before buying a product, but this time I forgot, until the day before my order arrived.  I figured I would have to return it based on everything I have read here.  My clock, however, works fine.  It has a second hand and the ticking is actually quieter than the other 2 wall clocks we have in the house.  I don't know yet if it will end up being too loud for my child (he is not here yet!), and it's only been 5 days, but so far so good.  I have the sage and brown one.  It matches my baby's room perfectly and I hope it keeps on working because it's really cute.
1681044
would buy more great looking clocks like this one :) I like how if you shut it off it remembers time
175930
Let me say first of all that I am somewhat biased toward this clock since I am a bit of a "time geek." I have atomic clocks throughout my house, synchronize the time on all my computer equipment with GPS receivers, and make a habit of periodically monitoring the WWVB time signal transmitted by NIST out of Fort Collins CO. I bought this clock specifically because it has a huge 60kHz radio receiver on the back of it, so I knew that it would have greater sensitivity to the WWVB signal than almost any other consumer-oriented clock I could buy. In that regard, it has not disappointed. It consistently decodes the time signal even during inclement weather, and in spite of my living on the side of a mountain sitting between my house and Fort Collins. It receives the time signal better than any of the other purchased (i.e. non-homemade) atomic clocks in my house.

I've owned this clock for almost a year now. I have not had a problem with either FM or AM radio reception. I listen to both on a regular basis, and have been pleased with the clock's performance. In spite of numerous reviewers' complaints about the display, I rather like it. The bluish-purple glow is great, and the numbers are large enough to see from across the room. One can dim the display easily using the Light Level Control dial on the underside of the clock.

My only complaints about the clock are the following:

(1) The manual is terribly written. It reminds me of technical documentation written under duress at the 11th hour by caffeine-addled, non-English-speaking engineers who make little effort to explain their work because they just want to get some sleep. As has already been mentioned by some other reviewers, the buyer might need to discover some features of the clock empirically.

(2) Occasionally the adjustment buttons on the top of the clock seem to misbehave, making changes to settings values which should not change in that particular mode. It doesn't happen very often. But it can be frustrating, and requires the user to readjust values which had already been set. My guess is that it results from poor electrical connections directly under the buttons. I'm hoping the problem doesn't get any worse. (Update on 15 Jul 2012: This issue appears to have stabilized as only a minor annoyance.)

In spite of these complaints, I still highly recommend this clock.
2789637
I spent a lot of time online researching alarm clocks. After my old one died the only two things I cared about were that the clock should not use an atomic set feature, yes I said not, and that it either turn off the projection or be dim enough not to bother me. As I nervously settled on this clock I am now very pleased I did.

I live in an area where atomic clock features are the bain of our existence. Typically clocks we had in the past would arbitrarily change what hour it decided to be often and rarely even the minutes. I assume North Idaho is just too far away or we don't get the signal well where we live.

My old clock allowed me to only display the projection when I hit the light button. I loved that because I have trouble sleeping and any light disturbs me terribly. This clock either has the projector on or off. However, while others shun it for being dimly lit, that feature was exactly what I was looking for. It is true, you can't view the time in the presence of decent light, but it also isn't turning the room blood red in darkness as the numbers scream down from the ceiling either. It's perfect for me.

I found it wasn't particularly hard for me to set. I like it's size and features, even though I don't really use an alarm much anymore. Sometimes it's the simple things that I find are the worst to replace. It took me a lot of time, but this one is a win for me!
4612827
This is what I wanted and it is relatively easy to work.

One thing, the manual refers to a "standby" button and there is not one labeled "standby" on the machine or in the booklet.  It is the on/off/ button on the upper right side in front.

Also, one review complained that the low light setting was too bright, but that can be adjusted to very dim with a turn of the switch on the bottom.

Once set up and adjusted it works fine.  I bought and took back two similar clocks by other makers before I got this one.  Both had alarm setting displays so small and hard to read and set up as to be ridiculous.  This one is readable and fairly simple..