Bathroom clock, Mk 2

My bathroom clock kept running slow so that I had to reset it before every time I wanted a bath, and eventually stopped working altogether after I kept fiddling with it -- the hands came loose and just hung there even though it was still ticking. ( Read more... )

However, it was so offputting being in the bathroom and not being able to look up at the clock on the wall that I went out this afternoon and bought a cheap and nasty battery clock from a 'bargain homewares' shop to replace it.



This is not as large or clear to read as the previous clock, since it has a small face and tiny hands, and it arrived with a grey mark on the 'glass' over the figure 3 which doesn't come off -- and of course it is incredibly light and flimsily made. It does, however, have an actual square recess in the back to hold the motor unit securely in situ when you are twisting the little knob to set the hands, and it boasts a second hand as well as a reassuringly loud tick, often seen as a sign of low-quality manufacture but invaluable as a means of discerning whether or not a battery-powered clock is actually working or not :-p
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