Rock-solid alarm, but not perfect

+ Very good workmanship, the materials are of good quality, timeless design
+ The gleaming chrome second hand moves smoothly over the elaborate and elaborately designed dial
+ Intensive luminous numerals and hands
+ Precise backlash hand setting, Weckzeigereinstellung consistently counterclockwise rotation (not freezes hour pointer)
+ Lighting in the dark well switchable and sufficiently bright (alarm hand not visible)
+ Simple intuitive operation of the entire alarm

o alarm melody at the beginning pleasant, is then more hectic

- Alarm has no progression, begins loud and remains noisy (I have inside and outside over it stuck a little felt, is now ok)
- No ticking but a low growl audibly - if you listen carefully
- Half twilight or from a greater distance, the time is not easy to read. This is partly due to the multi-colored dial, large numbers and especially on the minute hand, which is narrow and the front is mostly light by the luminous material. This arrows missing the maximum contrast to the dial.

Conclusion: 4 stars for the alarm clock from Japan