Braun Classic Analogue Alarm Clock with Snooze and Light, Quiet Quartz Sweeping Movement, Crescendo Beep Alarm in Black, model BC03B.

It's too light in weight doesn't mention country of manufacture and finally the light function is at the bottom one needs to press the whole alarm clock to see the time at night would have been better if the light function was on the top

The alarm clock has a quality feel. Working well . Compact. It comes with a in built light to see the time in darkness.

I bought this very model of Braun clock in 1987 when it was first released. It lasted over 25 years until it got lost in a move. Boo. Anyhow, this replacement feels very much like the brilliant '87 one. Alarm works the same, the light STILL could cover a bit more of the face, and I don't remember a sweep second hand. How smooth, how cool. Anyhow the case feels the same right down to the colour. Now it only has to last me another 25+ years. Glad to have a Braun alarm at my bedside again. (Below is the original AB-1)

Excellent

I still have one of the original style made in Germany. I've had it for about 20 years now. Before that, I had one of THE originals made in WEST Germany; it sadly broke when it was accidentally dropped after MORE than 20 years service. Man, they don't make 'em like they used to. I just don't know WHY Braun (I'm not even sure it's the original company(?)) stopped making the original, but they did. Why did I need another? Because years ago my wife "stole" mine and uses it on her bedside table. And the cheapie(s), there've been several, just are garbage. I even bought another, larger, Braun, but it's (a) substantially larger and (b) the light has always been awful on that one. Periodically I've looked for another closer to my original. There's a Braun that looks like it, but THAT ONE DOESN'T HAVE A LIGHT. Grrr... So then I found this. Can't tell where it's made (probably China, but couldn't find it on the clock, in the instructions or anywhere on the box). Differences/comments: 1. It's a bit bigger than the original Braun. 2. The snooze button is on the bottom of this one. You push the whole clock down against the table top and that snoozes it and also (at any time of the night) lights up the face for 5 seconds. WONDERFUL! This light actually lights the whole clock face so you can actually see it (yet it certainly doesn't blind you in the middle of the night). 3. The original ticks. This DOES NOT (so if you're a light sleeper, this has a sweep, smooth seconds hand. I attached a short video - the ticking is the old one, and you can see how the seconds hand on the old one "clicks" one second to the next, the new smoothly moves along. This has pros and cons. If you hate noise, the new one is great. But the old one had a clever function. When the battery runs down it does a "double tick" instead of a single, each second tick. 4. Setting the clock - I do like the old one's knob for setting the alarm. You can pinch it between thumb and forefinger. The new one you have to put your fingertip against it and twist. Not a deal-killer to me, but not quite as convenient, IMHO. I saw another review indicating that the button broke off. Hope that was a one-off problem! Also as pictures show the time setting is on the outside of the new one. On the old one you have to remove the back to set the time. But the knob for that is also one you grab with finger & thumb, so it's easier to turn. I like that you don't have to remove the back on the new one. Every time you do, to me it's a chance you can break the plastic body of the old one. Not like you do it every day, but still. If you don't have to move one piece to get to another, it's simpler and safer. 5. Alarm - exactly like the original, a crescendo to more gently wake you. But it'll definitely WAKE you! So bottom line, I'm very happy that Braun has (nearly) returned to their "roots." The original was hard to beat. I'm sure they think that this is an improvement. In many ways, it is. But the old one, really, wasn't "broke," so I'm not sure it really needed any "fixing!" But this ain't bad! Pros: *ALMOST the original, but IMHO nothing "bad" at all and I'm glad I bought it! *No ticking for those who like QUIET *Night light is great - FINALLY they brought it back and it WORKS. As an aside, this one you push the light button and it comes on for 5 seconds. The original light stayed on as long as you held the switch *Great crescendo alarm. Unless you're dead, you won't sleep through it. *Don't have to remove the back to set the time Cons: *Nothing really, just nitpicks *Not quite as easy to set the alarm/time with the new buttons *A little bigger than the original, but by no means does it take up your bedside table *I don't think that it has the weak battery signal any more (nothing about it in the instructions)

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