Wall clock with numbers and not arms

Submitted by Amazydayzee t3_yozq9r in BuyItForLife

I'm looking for a good wall clock. Specifically, I want one with numbers and not arms because I cook a lot and need to get the minute exact. I don't want to get tangled up in figuring out if it's 2 or 3 minutes past the :05 mark, especially because the nearest mountable wall from my stove is pretty far away.

If I Google for good clocks or look on Reddit, they're basically all of the arm variety. The only numerical ones are the generic ones I see on Amazon and I'm not sure if I can really trust those.

I don't really need any fancy bells and whistles either, like the temperature.

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gooberfaced t1_ivgmoub wrote

Try using the words "digital clock" and you'll have better luck.

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Thr0wAwayFFS t1_ivgtw9e wrote

Digital atomic clock? With seconds readout?

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the-gui t1_ivgy8o5 wrote

You can trust pretty much any quartz watch l, and better even if it's digital rather than with hands...

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NotA56YearOldPervert t1_ivh3u6w wrote

For your specific purpose an amazon echo dot might be nice. Made cooking so much easier for me.

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couldbeyouornot t1_ivhtd75 wrote

I’m dying 🤣 Also I would like this answer too though!

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LuminarySolutions t1_ivi1iu1 wrote

Had good luck with La Crosse atomic clocks, got one that’s ancient and a newer one, both are built pretty well. They have digital ones too.

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IslanderInOhio15 t1_iviglef wrote

Replying to pobody (#467,921)

This is like a really long entry for r/wildbeef

I was struggling to figure out how the heck you would tell the time on a circular wall clock without the arms to point out the numbers…

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sponge_welder t1_ivitfeb wrote

At other folks have said, LaCrosse would be a good one

I think you'd be good with a clock from pretty much any real company (eg not a generic Amazon seller). Sharp, RCA, and Westclox all have some offerings on Amazon that would work well. Despite how it may seem, even cheap modern electronics can last a really long time when they're as straightforward and bare bones as a clock. There's just not much to go wrong with them and we've been making them with few changes for decades.

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NotA56YearOldPervert t1_ivjaz55 wrote

Replying to vyrus2021 (#471,205)

Okay, fair point. I actually didn't check the subreddit I was in before posting, my bad.

In terms of fuck Amazon: afaik they're losing money on selling the dots, and I don't know if you actually need to be connected to the internet for the timer to work.

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princess_swan t1_ivo5uct wrote

May I suggest some old, Soviet Elektronika wall-clocks if you can find 'em? Most of those have worked non-stop since the eighties.

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SignificantSmotherer t1_iw5xuwl wrote

Replying to LuminarySolutions (#470,168)

We have several La Cross wall clocks. They are not BiFL.

They lose touch with remote sensors, and two wander aimlessly when it comes to self-setting the time. Correct it, later that day it chooses a time of its liking.

We also have the older Radio Shack version of the LaCross. It keeps on ticking.

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