Advance Clock Co. 10" Wall Clock [Black]

Looks good... easy to set up. BUT BUT BUT... clock runs on kitchen wall just fine for about 24-72 hours.... then stops (second hand makes visible half clicks as if trying to advance but never actually advances) This can be fixed in about 10 seconds just by removing and then reinserting the AA battery and resetting the clock and rehanging it on the wall. It then runs perfectly again.... until it stops about 30 or 40 hours later. Clock is inexpensive (< $10 as I recall) so perfection perhaps not expected. But if need to reset say every 3rd day => that would come to about 10 resets per month or 120 resets per year). For an expensive but defective item could perhaps return and negotiate getting a replacement. But in this case the time spent so doing and the cost of packing and shipping would be more than the cost of the clock. A bit disappointing and discouraging.

I had this same-brand clock for almost 30 years before it gave out----that's why I bought it again----------but I wasn't so lucky this time. After a little while, I noticed it was losing time.....about a half hour behind my other clocks, even though I had put new batteries in it. So I tried another new battery. Same thing..... after awhile, I noticed a significant loss of time. So I tried a third new battery. Same result. I give up. Going to Wal-Mart to buy the $4 black-and-white clock I saw about a week after buying this one.

The clock is cheap, both in price and construction. The plastic is very soft. Being cheaply made wouldn't have been a problem except that the packaging isn't shrink-wrapped and doesn't protect that soft plastic face while in transit. Mine was scratched all to hell by the other contents of the package.Honestly, shipping to return it and send a new one would have been more than the original price of the clock. I chose to keep it and save everyone the hassle. (It's in a dark-ish corner where you really can't see the scratches anyway.) If this is the only object in the box, you might get yours in good shape. Odds are, though, yours will wind up as scratched as mine unless they start shrink-wrapping the otherwise good packaging.

I like keeping time, and these clocks are a fantastic way of doing so without breaking the bank. These clocks are worth the money, and it's nice to have one in every room! They're also very accurate. Now, I don't have to answer my kid when they ask, "What time is it?" because I just tell them to look at the clock (instead of having them race to go find a digital display).One thing, though - these clocks do have a rather loud ticking mechanism, so if you have one in the bedroom, it CAN keep you up. We like the sound, so it doesn't bother us, but my brother would move the clock to another room when he'd come and visit.

This clock only lasted me two years and now I have to get another. I guessy you get what you pay for. The clock tick tock's but the minute and hour hands stoped and does not advance even though the clock is running. I tried a new battery and no luck. I'm throwing this one out and will read the reviews more closely on the next item I buy. It's worth spending an extra five or 10 bucks for something better that will last.

This is my first and last time ordering this brand (Advance).The clock was bad right out of the box: the hands stuck after about ten minutes and nothing can get them going again.I tried 3 different batteries: 2 new ones and one that was powering another clock, so I know it works.It's obviously defective.This isn't the seller's fault but the manufacturer's. The seller shipped the clock quickly and it arrived as expected.I would recommend spending a bit more to get a clock from a different manufacturer. Advance has lost my business now and forever.

In the description of this item, it stated that this clock's ticking can be heard and annoys most people. That the clock's ticking can be heard is true. But I am not most people, and there is nothing as comforting as the ticking of clock on a quiet morning, or quiet afternoon, or as soothing as in the quiet hours of evening and night. It signals the continuum of life, and life is precious, as is the time, in which life occurs. AND it is accurate!

I purchased 2 of these clocks and I am going to start by saying that they keep great time and they look very good wherever you hang them,,,but the reason i gave them 3 stars is because they have such a loud ticking every second of the day that you cannot get it out of your head. Do not buy this clock if you are going to put it into a bedroom. You very well might not get any sleep. If you have a large enough room it might not be that bad, but that ticking is rought and it is hard to work around. Other than that they are a great clock for the price.