La Crosse Technology WT-3144P 14-Inch Atomic Wall Clock, Pearl

I've bought two of these atomic clocks. The first, a 12" wood framed model, soon stopped keeping accurate time and started acting unpredictably. The second, this model, has been on my wall for a week and is keeping good time after an easy setup: insert battery, push EST button.

I am nicking it a star because it makes a noticeable tick sound in a quiet room, making it inappropriate for a bedroom.

[Update: The clock has functioned well for nearly 3 years with a battery change per year.]

I purchased this as a present. Less than a month later, I went to wrap it, and found that most of the face of the clock had come unglued from its backing. There seems to be a quality control problem at the LaCrosse factory. I contacted the LaCrosse customer service satff about the problem and they wanted me to pay for shipping for warranty repair even though it was new. Fortunately I bought it through Amazon and they were responsive enough to pay for its return. Don't think I'll ask for a replacement.

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The face is made of paper and is poorly glued on causing ripples and warping.

Although under normal cirumstances it receives a signal and adjusts to the signal properly, IT DOES NOT ADJUST FOR DST, thus making the clock virtually useless now. If you live in other time zones other then EST, you could at least choose a different time zone to compensate; if you live in the EST time zone you are SOL. Other than the DST issue clock has been very accurate.

Update: La Crosse sent out new clocks to replace the ones that did not adjust for DST because of the new date changes. Any company that does this is tops in my book. Changing rating to four stars.

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Good quality. FAST Amazon service (as usual). Great price.

I manually set the clock a few minutes slow and left it alone. By the next morning, it was correct to the very second. (I am a time nut). What's not to like?

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Have had it for a couple weeks so far. Setup was a snap. Immediately picked up a signal and set itself. Have checked it periodically against NIST time. Has remained accurate to within seconds (so far). The rim is a dull silver that nicely picks up ambient colors. The mechanism protrudes from the back so the clock sits about an inch or so from the wall.