Braun UK Signal Radio Controlled Alarm Clock, Black

Read the reviews here before I bought, thought those that were moaning about the time-set buttons being small were smoking something as those are buttons you'd rarely be pressing with a radio controlled clock.

With that said, I went ahead and bought one of these.

The alarm on/off button on top is great, easy to use and makes it clearly visible when it is/isn't set; the housing sits on three rounded plastic points on the base, the front one of which is larger and is the snooze button meaning you press the whole housing down to activate a 4 minute snooze function (this snooze period cannot be adjusted).

The reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is purely because the back-light could be a little brighter and also it'd be nice to have an LED come on when the battery is low (as there is no second hand to indicate the clock is operating or not); with that said, this device runs off of 1 AA battery, which is astonishing.

Love the look of the clock, it performs very well (I'm a heavy sleeper and most certainly not a morning person and it gets me up absolutely fine) and feels very well made (typical Braun, over-engineered German design).

Worth the money @ ~£35.

I purchased this clock about 3 weeks ago, so had chance to use before writing this review. It's a nice looking clock as are all Braun time pieces. I would agree with other users that the build quality falls short of what I'm used to with earlier Braun products owned.

I did have an initial issue with the setting up of the time. I placed on the fire place on the living room and an hour later the clock hadn't automatically set the time. I then moved it to the window and within 10 minutes it worked and the time set correctly. I've read this may have been due to hifi/home cinema equipment disturbing the radio frequency. It does put a doubt in your mind that if you move it to certain parts of the house, the signal may be lost and could alter the time. Having said that, placed on my bedside table, its working fine!

Down to the flaws, which are, of course, only my personal opinions.

How do you know if the battery has failed or failing? There is no indicator provided that brings to your attention the battery is failing. It's a silent clock so no ticking and there's no second hand (Something I believe should be included. Nothing in the instructions and even Zeon confirm this. So unless you notice the nightlight when press isn't as bright or the clock actually stops, you won't know!

The other design fault is the alarm on off switch. This is a rocker motion which doesn't click into place and you know its been set when the green indicator shows. The fault lies in the snooze function which is activated when you press down on the clock. The light comes on and the snooze function sets...but beware, when you press down on the clock, be careful not to press where the on off alarm switch is located. I have on a number of occasion put slight pressure on this switch and although the green indicator still shows, if inadvertently switch off the alarm!!!!

Overall a nice looking clock but could do with a few updates if the manufacturer redesigns.

So relaxing to know that the time is right. Prompt delivery, great value at reduced price. Good build quality. My children haven't managed to damage it and they can't change the time! Recommended highly.