Seiko QHR008SLH Silver R-WAVE Radio Controlled Get Up N Glow Bedside Alarm Clock

I will never buy another Seiko product again!!

First of all, the display was very dim, even when the backlight was on. Second, when lying in bed at night, I couldn't read the display with the backlight on unless I lifted the back of the clock and tilted it toward me. Finally, I found that the alarm was starting to go off an hour early. I thought I was going crazy because the clock and the alarm times were set properly. The clock then went off again at the correct time.

So, during the daytime on weekend day I set the clock alarm for a time in the near future and waited to see what happened. Lo and behold, the hour number displayed flickered from time to time to next hour. I set the alarm accordingly and sure enough the clock went off an hour early!! (The clock was only 3 months old at the time.)

The clock had a 1-year warrantee so I contacted Amazon and they washed their hands of the deal referring me to Princeton Watches who actually sold the clock. Princeton of course passed the buck to Seiko. I contacted Seiko and they told me that they would fix or repair it. However, I would have to find box to ship it in. They wouldn't pay for the box or the shipping. They told me that it would take 4 to 6 weeks to return it to me. I asked if they could send me a replacement first if I gave them a charge account number which they could debit. When they got my broken one, they would credit it. Seiko wouldn't do that.

It just wasn't worth the further bother to fix. So, I threw the clock in the garbage, a $45+ mistake. I bought a nice Timex clock locally for less than two thirds the price.

I am surprised about how much trouble other people had with this item. I chose to receive it from my credit card company since I had to redeem some "points". So I did not pay anything.Now it's been about 4 years since I have this alarm clock and never had a problem. I don't have to worry if electricity gets cut of for even a few seconds, since this model does not need to be plugged in.I like the fact that I cannot see the screen in the dark, since that would be a distraction. I like that it shows me the day and the month and they are always correct since it's synchronizing with the atomic clock. Basically, I had a great experience with this alarm clock.

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There have been a few rough reviews. I guess a couple people got defective models.

We've been using ours for several years and it works perfectly. We don't want a clock that lights up all night. The great thing about this clock is that it's very easy to hit the display button... just press the top of the clock on the cover, which is very large and "can't miss". If it's very dark and you're fumbling for the clock, you can't knock it over by accident. It's very stable.

We also use it as a travel clock, especially when going on cruises. We often have an inside cabin which we like to keep very dark, and the clock is perfect.

One thing to be aware of is that the display is designed to be viewed at a slight downward viewing angle, not upward. If your bedside table is higher than your bed, it's not as easy to read the display.

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I can't get the alarm to turn on. In addition the tiny controls are fiddly, it ony comes on sporadically when tapping for a light. I recommend you avoid this.

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Bought this several years ago from Amazon. I couldn't use it as a bedside alarm clock. It only allowed two snooze alarm hits and then it would shut off the alarm for 24 hours. That just won't work for me. I need a clock that will keep the alarm active through at least one hour of snooze hits. I need that. I really love that "hour of power" on my days off. I hit the snooze and sink back into the pillow. It's good! Can't do that with this Seiko.

I did keep the clock to use when setting other clocks in my bedroom and in my house. It picks up the radio signal from the cesium clock coordination signal broadcast from Colorado so it is the most accurate portable clock in our house. When the time changes twice a year from savings to standard, I carry this little clock around the house to reset all the others. This little Seiko also sits in my bedroom so I can set my "real" alarm clocks to the time displayed on this Seiko. It's accurate because it synchronizes itself at least daily. This clock also seems to pick up that frequency well. Other "atomic" clocks in the house can only get that signal deep in the middle of the night (like between 1 and 4 a.m.). This little Seiko can sometimes get the signal even during the day--not always but often.

That's a good thing, too, because every time you set a new alarm time, it forces the clock into a search for that radio signal. Why? I don't know. Pretty dumb if you ask me. It means that if you set a new alarm time, the little radio tower icon on the Seiko clock face starts blinking and won't stop until it synchronizes with the signal. Oh well. Whatever.

The alarm is moderately loud. Unfortunately, it shuts off in less than a minute if you do nothing or shuts off after two snooze alarm presses. I think it is only good for those people who awaken easily. That's not me. It's useless as an alarm clock for me.

So, it has a place in my bedroom but only as a time reference for setting other clocks and watches. I don't sleep. I hibernate. I need something that allows me to awaken slowly with repeated snooze button activations. Two hits on this Seiko and I'm late for work again. No good!

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