Sharp Twin Bell Alarm Clock for Heavy Sleepers, 4-Inch, Matte Sage

Very nice looking. Keeps time good. Alarm works great and is loud. Easy to set time, alarm time little trickier due do small hand. Easy to see . Good purchase

My twenty-something daughter is starting a new job which requires her to get up early. She put me in charge of finding an alarm clock that would ensure that she wake up in the morning. This Sharp twin-bell alarm clock meets the criteria. It is a fairly basic clock. Here's what you get: 1. There are only two settings on the back of the clock--one knob is for setting the time, the other is for setting the alarm time. To set the alarm time, simply rotate the alarm knob which moves the red alarm hand on the face of the clock. For example, set the red hand on the six, and your alarm will go off at six o'clock. To be honest, you have to simply eyeball it to get a specific time--say, 6:15 or 6:30. [Note: I find that it is a good idea to simply advance the clock to see exactly what time your alarm is set to go off and adjust accordingly if it was too soon or too late. Once you've got the alarm set, return the clock to the correct time.] 2. There is an alarm on/off switch on the back of the clock. To activate the alarm, turn to the "on" position. When the alarm goes off, the hammer at the top of the clock strikes the bells alternately. It is quite LOUD! The alarm will continue ringing until you turn the switch to "off." [I let it ring for ten minutes and it was still ringing.] There is no "snooze" option. 3. The clock runs on a single AA battery. [I would recommend replacing it every six months. The battery may last longer, but why run the risk?] 4. The hour and minute hands are luminous as well as the hash marks at each hour, but it is difficult to read the time in the dark. To remedy this, there is a "Light" button on the back of the clock which will light up the face while the button is depressed. 5. The clock face is four inches in diameter. From the bottom of the clock to the top of the handle, it measures slightly less than seven inches. Overall, this is an excellent little clock for the price. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

This clock is very simplistic but works exactly like you would expect. It takes only one AA battery to operate, has a button to shine light on the clock at night, and two control knobs: time and alarm. Unlike its classic counterpart, it does not have a "contact" off button- like in the tv shows and movies where the child slams their hand on top of the metal ringing clock. It has a plastic up/down switch that turns the alarm on and off. If this is your first type of alarm clock, you should know that the red dial is the alarm indicator. There is no red minute hand. Rather, that one red dial controls the hour and minute you would like the alarm to go off at. Example: you want to wake up at 7:30. Turn the alarm knob on the back so that the red dial is exactly between the 7 and 8 on the clock. Because that's where the hour hand is on a clock when it is always 7:30. If you ever wonder where the hour hand is at a certain time, just adjust your time knob to the desired time and make a note of the positioning of the hour hand. Then move the red dial to that same position. The other knob controls the current time. That's easy. I have no suggestions on how to adjust that. There is no am/pm indicator, so just adjust it to whatever time it is where you live. This clock is mostly metal and has cheap internals. The dials are not as precise as I would like and sometimes when I move the alarm knob, the current time dial gets moved a little bit (millimeters). There is no battery indicator or warning that the battery may be low. I found out that the light for the clock (when you press the button) is an excellent indicator. It should be very bright. Put a fresh battery in just to see what it should look like optimally. I put a half-used battery in and didn't wake up the next day because the battery was not juiced up enough to make the ringing loud enough. Yes it still rang, but barely noticeable from a deep sleep. Put a fresh battery in and don't take a chance. And keep checking that light strength to see when you may need to replace it soon! Aside from that, the clock is great.

Old Review from December 2013: ~It looks vintage and just like it does in the picture. It's inexpensive but does a good job in waking me up. It's very loud and wakes up the entire household if it rings for long enough. I used to have trouble waking up on time but not anymore.~ I also uploaded a quick video displaying the physical features of the clock. I would read the updated review below for more clear and detailed information. Updated review November 2015: I bought this alarm clock for $7.88 two years ago. Batteries aren't included, so I did put in one AA battery when I received the clock two years ago. Never had to change the battery either, so a little goes a long way. I've dropped the alarm clock from my nightstand about a dozen times in the two years I've had it, and it's held up fine. However, I recently switched to a college dorm and accidentally kicked my alarm clock down about four feet onto a hard tiled floor. This caused the battery to leak and caused the clock to stop working. Had to throw it away. I was satisfied enough with the clock that I ordered a new one, despite the clock being priced up to a whole $16.90! That's more than double what I paid when I originally bought the clock, so I did knock off a star for that. This is definitely enough to wake a moderate to heavy sleeper up. My roommate hates the alarm, though (as it wakes her up, as well). Because of this, I've been using it only as a backup alarm set ten minutes after my phone alarm. I've used several alarm clocks throughout my life, but this is by far one of the loudest I've used. Traditional alarm clocks are not nearly as loud or irritating as this is, which is a must if you're trying to get up at a certain time and don't want to accidentally sleep through your alarm. Some things to note for the long term: I don't know if I'm crazy, but I feel as if the alarm got a little less loud as time went on, but it was still plenty loud. The backlight grew dimmer and dimmer as time went on too, to the point where, just last month, it didn't work at all. This was probably an indication that the battery needed to be replaced soon. There is also an audible ticking sound with the clock, but I find that soothing rather than annoying. It's not very loud, and I don't notice the sound in the daytime. At night, when everything is still and quiet, it is more obvious. One plus is that there are no lights emitting from this clock, as found in your typical digital alarm clock. One problematic aspect is that the alarm doesn't ring exactly at the exact time you set it for. If you were to set it for 3:30, it may ring a little past three. You can see that more clearly in the video. This doesn't really bother me, and I find that if you set it for an exact time (e.g. nine on the dot), it rings more precisely than when set for an interval in between. I'm not sure why, but this never bothered me. Side note: If you're looking for a less intrusive alarm that can definitely wake you up without sound, there's the Sonic Boom (Amazon link: Sonic Alert SBJ525ss Sonic Bomb Jr., Black/Red ), which shakes your bed very violently to get you up. This is a good option if you share a room and don't want to wake the other person up. Additionally, if the Sharp Analog clock somehow isn't loud enough for you, the Sonic Boom boasts 102db (not sure about the accuracy of this, but I do know it's crazy loud). The Sonic Boom is pricier, so if you're just looking for something simple and loud, I would stick with this Sharp Analog clock. However, if you're the type of heavy sleeper that can sleep through literal fire alarms ringing throughout a dorm hall, for example, buy the Sonic Boom.

Keeps very accurate time! Loud alarm, Easy to read. Great little clock for the bedroom or any other room. Very pleased with it!

I had a clock just like this that I got from IKEA years ago so when it finally quit working, I was sad to think I was not going to have my beautiful clock anymore. And then I saw it on Amazon! Exact same clock, exact same color. It arrived in a timely manner, thank goodness. It has a standard alarm which I never use but it’s nice and loud. It has a soft light that you can click on with a button on the back. I wish it were possible to keep the soft light on at all times but you can’t. You have to hold the button down to use the light. The size is perfect for a desktop or night stand though. Plus it’s super easy to use. Came with instructions but I don’t think they’re necessary.

Update: We have used this for a week and clock is stuck with the twin-bell hammer buzzing or ringing continuously, which from researching means mechanical failure. What a joke of a product! I can see why this is a frequently returned item. It looks cute as heck. Nice gold/bronze accents. Nice color. ZERO instructional manual. The flap for the battery is bent and warped. The minute and hour are easy to set. However, what I thought was the minute hand for the alarm (gold hands) is actually the second hand for the clock. Not the alarm. You have to eyeball the alarm by only setting the hour hand. Let’s hope 5:45am is not the same general area as 5:30am. That’s a BIG downer. Some versions as seen from review photos and videos have an actual red second hand as there should be. This just screams poor quality control.

This clock functions, but isn't the quality you'd expect from a company that has been making clocks for decades. I was using this as a desk clock so I could keep track of the time when running full-screen applications on my computer, for where the computer's clock wouldn't be visible. There were some mistakes with this clock that made me decide to return it, but it worked well for the three weeks I had it for (and did not break or anything). ---= What I liked about it =--- - Ticking noise; I'm a weirdo who actually likes when clocks tick, and this has one has a pretty sound as far as clocks go to my untrained ear. - In the 3 weeks I had the clock, it stayed perfectly in sync with the time I had set it (I manually had it synced with my computer's clock) - Beautiful design; I'm a huge fan of the font and the design of the hands. The reason I bought this was actually because of its pretty shape. The chrome design didn't harshly reflect the lights behind my monitor either, which would probably help to prevent the sun from harshly reflecting into one's eyes. (Not sure whether going blind or using a rat as an alarm clock instead would be worse; If you know, you know, but thankfully that's not a concern here). ---= Things I disliked about it, and ultimately why I returned it. =--- - The second hand is misaligned with the dashes (including where the minute turns over) - The alarm function goes off approximately 6-8 minutes after the time it is set to go off. - Setting the alarm with the knob will result in the time shifting slightly, and vice-versa. ---= Additional notes =--- - This clock has a button (not a touch like it describes on the box, which I'm kind of thankful for), that when held will light up the clock with a small bulb in the corner. The light turns off when the button is no longer being pushed. - The clock has a faint glow in the dark feature to its hands. - Neither of these were relevant to me, as I wasn't using this as a bedtime clock, but I'm sure this info could help someone. I'm very picky when it comes to clocks, so if little flaws like these are okay with you, go for it. It's a really pretty twin bell clock.

It was a gift. I was waiting longer then expected and it arrived broken.

It looks great and appears well made but it doesn’t make much of a noise. I wear hearing aids and without them I can’t hear the alarm but I can hear the door bell.

Alarm is great. Loud which is what I wanted. Good seller and delivered promptly and earlier than expected.

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Llegó en tiempo y forma, de hecho más rápido de lo que pensé, esta de buen tamaño, muy bonito diseño, excelente acabado, muy buenas calidad y personalmente puedo decir que suena muy fuerte y eta justo lo que quería para poder levantarme 100% recomendado!...