"Eddy" wrote in message
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David Looser wrote:
Nobody has mentioned the option of MSF control. Apart from anything else
it
avoids the maintenance liability of battery backup, yet self resets after
a
power cut.

What's this "MSF control", please, David?

MSF is the call-sign of the UK's standard time transmission, radiated on a
frequency of 60kHz. If you aren't in the UK there are similar transmissions
in other countries.

These days there are many "Radio-Controlled" clocks, including radio alarm
clocks, available at prices not much above those of ordinary clocks. They
have the definite advantage of being self-setting, including after power
cuts and when daylight-saving time starts and ends.

I can't be bothered with battery back-up. IME the batteries run down without
you noticing so that the clock still stops when the power goes off. And all
the ones I've seen use expensive PP3 type batteries.

David.