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Review on ⏰ MARATHON Commercial Grade Panoramic Autoset Atomic Digital Wall Clock: Date, Temperature, 8 Time Zones, Auto DST - Silver by Jonathan Partridge

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Stopped updating after less than 4 years.

Bought this clock for the bathroom. The giant letters are beautiful and we wanted to avoid having to manually set other watches. We moved almost two years ago, but otherwise the clock stayed in the same place: hung on the wall in the bathroom. The last few times we've noticed during daylight saving time that the clock doesn't change. The antenna icon on the screen looks like it's trying to reach it, but it doesn't seem to be successful. We tried removing it from the wall and sending it in different directions but it was never fixed. We've been optimizing it manually for over a year. I contacted Marathon to ask for a solution and their only suggestion was to replace the batteries. They said they had a 2 year warranty. When changing the batteries didn't help, they stopped texting me. I set the clock manually again and disconnected the antenna. I'm honestly frustrated that digital wall clocks only last a few years - we could get much cheaper clocks if we didn't bother adjusting them twice a year. If the watch is completely dead, we won't buy another one from Marathon.

Pros
  • Hands-free device
Cons
  • Not everything fits