Acctim Sweeper Analogue Alarm Clock Non Ticking Sweep Smartlite® Quartz Silver

This is my honest & true review I purchased this clock on 19/09/24 even though there was negative reviews regarding the battery life, well let me just say I have just changed the 3 AA battery's in my clock today for the first time, so that's over 14 months which is brilliant battery life. I only use Aldi Alkaline AA battery's. The clock itself is sturdy & robust & clear to see the tine when it's dark. I would say it's the best alarm clock I have owned. If your looking for a new alarm ⏰️ clock, then I highly recommend this one as tried & tested for over 14 months.

Good large dial to see numbers. No ticking noise. Good high alarm volume.

Having had a Nokia mobile phone that used to wake me up brilliantly, i then changed to a Blackberry mobile phone and had problems accidentally switching the alarm off on waking, so having overslept twice ironically i now needed to go out and get a proper alarm clock - this Sweeper Alarm Clock silver was the third different one i tried. It isn't bad and its much easier to set and double check than a digital alarm clock equivalent (where being half asleep on setting the alarm time i accidentally confused the wake up and actual times when setting the alarm) so i needed a really fail-safe and easy to use alarm clock and this does the job. A few points however to consider: 1) It is not silent - you can hear the second hand sweeping around - why on earth they have this second hand on there i have no idea - i'm hardly going to use the alarm clock to time myself doing anything (remove it! is my suggestion and then the sweeper noise will hopefully go too!) and 2) the green light** that emits from the whole of the clock face is actually quite bright (dull but bright if that makes any sense, a kind of radio active green light(lol))- so this light is ideal if you want to clearly be able to see the time but not ideal if you want your bedroom kept as dark as possible. Now to counteract both these problems i wear an eye mask to stop seeing the light and i have a white noise machine to conteract the sweeping hand noise (i should say i did have both of these in use before the new alarm clock arrived! lol) - **UPDATE: having just read someone else's review - you can actually turn this green backlight off and you'll just see it when you press the snooze/light button (or you can have it on full time) just found the sensor button for it right now! Phew!!! 3) One more thing is that it has a snooze facility of only 5 minutes - i would like a five and ten minute snooze option if it were possible. 4) The clock is also quite plasticy (not specifically classy) but is just a silver plastic looking alarm clock - not particularly a bad look..... but it just won't add any class/attractiveness to your bedroom Would i buy the clock again? well if i found another similar clock that was silent and wasn't brightly(but dully) lit then No, but if nothing else was available then Yes i would buy it again. I don't think you'll be disappointed in the clock as its harmless but if you are very audio or light sensitive then maybe try it out and return it if not suitable or shop around elsewhere. I hope this review helps. I think i read somewhere that the design/colour of this alarm clock may change slightly, periodically - so check in the description if it gives any indication of varying in its description.... I got mine around Dec 2010/Jan 2011.

Bought this December 2015. I wanted a clock which I could read at night. We have a digital clock on my wife's side of the bed which I can see, but it means sitting up. Who wants to do that when they're snug in bed? My problem was I've no bedside table or handy socket on my side. The clock has to go on a chest of drawers almost a metre away. With no power point battery power seemed the ideal. The clock has a number of poor reviews, but with an overall 4star rating I thought I'd try it, and over 12 months later I'm glad I did. It was easily set up. Once the battery was in it was up and running. It lights up very clearly at night, and the light is controlled by a sensor so during the day it switches off. Having this lighting facility made me dubious as to how long it would be before I needed to replace the 3 AA cells it uses. I needn't have worried. They have just died after just over 12 months continuous use. That's still relatively expensive I suppose, as I'd expect an ordinary clock to run for that time on a single cell. I still think it's worth it though for the convenience. It would be easy to switch the lighting facility off in the morning and on again at bedtime, so the light does not come on in the evening. This would probably lead to a reasonable saving, but I wonder if it's worth the effort. The only problem for me is that I'm shortsighted, and to give me any chance of reading it I have to have it as close as possible to me on the chest of drawers, but I can hardly blame the clock for my deficient eye sight. One way the design could be improved for myopic folk like me would be to make the hands solid, rather than cut out. So for me this clock is almost perfect. From the negative reviews it would seem there may be some problems with quality control, but fortunately I seem to have got a good one, and from the overall 4 star rating most are good, so it's worth a chance if you're looking for a clock like this.

What's the use of an alarm clock where the alarm goes off at random times but not at the set time? I bought the Acctim Sweeper Analogue Alarm Clock as a Christmas present to my fiancé. After 2 months she's had to stop using it as the alarm is so inaccurate and unreliable. I contacted Acctim through the Amazon UK website and they've not bothered to reply. The clock in my opinion is unmarketable and the supplier is unresponsive - a case of 'we've got your money so don't bother us?' The irony is she choose this clock as a replacement for an old Acctim Sweeper Analogue Alarm Clock she'd had for several years that had given good service. The new one being so unreliable has therefore been a huge disappointment but doing business with a company that doesn't even have the courtesy to respond is beyond the pale. If after reading this review you still go ahead and purchase one good luck. I'm sure if yours proves reliable you'll be satisfied but if you have a problem don't waste your time trying to get the supplier to remedy your problem, they can't be bothered.

This clock is an excellent piece of kit! Congratulations to the team who designed it. I've bought many alarm clocks over the years and they have all been a disappointment in some way. Personally I hate a clock that is as light as a feather and therefore falls off the bedside table at every opportunity. I hate a clock where the alarm button and the illumination button are so close that you can switch off the alarm by mistake when viewing the time in the night. This clock has weight. It has a very pleasing face which is well illuminated from all directions. The control buttons are easy to locate and operate. Finally it has an appealing shape. Be aware it is quite chunky which for me is perfect..

I bought this clock on the strength of reviews on Amazon and that it is silent as I am unable to sleep with a ticking clock in the room so I like the concept. The manufacture is rather shoddy in as much as it was difficult to get the batteries to make contact with the metal bits after many tries I managed it. On the face of the clock was a sticker when I peeled it off the face of the clock nearly came off as it very loose and seems not to fit very well. I suppose for the price one should not expect Swiss precision, I would have happily paid a bit more for better quality having said that it does what it says and I like the way the face lights up when it gets dark.

Love this alarm clock! Bought one last year for my younger daughter, just ordered another for my older daughter who hates the ticking of her own alarm clock and ends up throwing it into her drawer every night, which kind of defeats the purpose! This is just the right size and very sturdy. It is easy to read and has an sensor which is automatic to light up the clock when it gets dark, you can also turn this off manually if you prefer not to have it on. The alarm is easy to set and when it goes off it starts very quiet and gradually increases which is a much nicer way to get awoken in the morning. There is no ticking noise at all it is completely silent! I have nothing negative about it whatsoever and am thinking of ordering another one for myself. Great wee clock recommend it!