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…bought one of these for $40.24 a couple months ago for the receptionist at work.. was fast and easy to read, helped us write down time and date details faster. I liked it so much i that i bought a couple for my house and my elderly parents who sometimes forget what the day and date is… only thing is, it only does 24 hour time i think (or i just couldn't get it into standard 12 hour time.. cant remember)… but i don't mind because I've had several years of reading 24 hour clocks at previous workplaces.
This brand has other good clocks but they're more expensive and don't seem to go on sale often… this clock seemed like the cheapest with all the basic features i needed most.
official website product page, including manual: https://www.tfa-dostmann.de/en/product/radio-controlled-cloc…
"At our location in the lovely Tauber valley we have been producing meteorological measuring instruments for more than 50 years. As a weather specialist we are constantly working on new products. The focus is on new technical innovations and our own designs."
"At the same time, numerous patents and utility models for ever better weather-related instruments originate from our company. Our own production has been the heart of the company from the very beginning. The combination of traditional craftsmanship and the most modern production techniques creates high-end products made in Germany."
Made in Germany
Model number: 60.4519.01
size: (L) 215 x (B) 160 x (H) 26 (68) mm. text is clear and good enough size to read from across the other side of a normal room in daylight or with a light on.
batteries: 2 x AA 1.5 V required
PRO or CON
-24 hour time only (i think). probably the most important thing about this clock, to decide whether you want it or not… most people may not like 24 hour time, but having to look at 24 hour time at work for many years, it doesn't bother me (i could be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure i tried to put it in standard 12 hour time, but couldn't)
-frame is black. I don't mind it, its perfect professional look for work or office environment, and home if you don't mind a black frame
-not backlit. not a big deal if you only look at it during the day or with a light on, its easy to read, but when it gets dark it will get harder to read of course
-its a silent clock in normal operation. though has an alarm you can set if you wish to do so
-doesn't show "AM" or "PM", or I couldn't get it to cause I couldn't figure out how to get into 12 hour time mode
PRO
-bought a few of these clocks and they all feel high quality build and plastic etc
-text is good enough to read from across the other side of a normal room
-has English language setting. It's really easy to read when you set it to English if that's your language
-has correct Australian numerical date order (day/month). Whilst most on Ebay & Amazon do not (most show month/day) in my experience. (i wasted several weeks and a few wasted hours trying to find the Australian order on a decent looking clock with all the stuff I need it to display on it)
-temperature is in Celsius. It seems very accurate and responds quickly to changes in temperature. I like how it shows the first digit after the decimal point, which is cool and makes reading the temperature more accurate and interesting to look at it go up or down by 0.1 degree. Its more "fun" than the regular 1 full degree up or down temperature displays.
-shows the Day of the week with first 3 letters, fast and easy to read
-battery seems to last a long time depending on the quality of battery you put in it. and battery symbol will display onscreen when its time to change batteries.
-has an alarm you can set if you want
*note: to set it up in Australian time… turn off the "DCF reception" mode, which will allow you to go into Manual mode and edit the time and date etc… because the radio controlled time (which automatically figures out and sets the the correct date and time etc) doesn't work in Australia im pretty sure.. because we don't have the antennas for it down here… it only works in Germany and other countries that they have the antennas for it.. or something i read somewhere on a forum… either that or i couldn't get it to work for some reason…
Did you also get one for your wife?