my wife have want one of these for year and finally get one for Christmas . within a day it have lose 5 minute . the alarm time -lrb- as note in other review -rrb- be only a approximation . carefully set for 7:00 , it buzz somewhere between 6:45 and 7:15 , and not consistantly . the alarm light do not work . who perform quality control on this thing ? we 'll be send this one back for replacement in hope this example be a lemon . my biggest complaint be the clock come with a big warning sticker tell you the setting knob -lrb- both time and alarm -rrb- must only be turn one way , as indicate by the arrow on the back , to avoid damage the mechanism . I do not know about you , but none of my old analog clock require you to turn the hand one way only . in addition , I be just lazy enough to want to reach around the clock and turn the adjustment knob without look at they . Gosh , I sure hope I do not inadvertantly spin they the wrong way and wreck the clock ... especially at this price . I note this clock be make in China and feel cheaply make . Dave UPDATE : we have have the replacement clock for about 2 month now , and it be acceptably accurate . I have upgrade this review to 2 star as the clock still retain the cheap feel and restrictive alarm setting requirement ; but more important , this have a most annoying alarm . for a clock design to sooth you awake , this one make you grind you tooth . my wife use another clock as she alarm , but keep this one on the nightstand because she like the `` retro '' look . still only two star , but that be a 100 % improvement over my initial assessment .