Chuckle. I'm sure there are some still about though, second hand.I can only
assume one needs them on the one way Mars trip where batteries are not
easy to come by, and the sun is not as bright.


A few years ago some specialist jewellers reconditioned some of the classic
old wind up clocks, but they were not cheap.
Brian

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On 19/10/2014 22:11, Rod Speed wrote:
Harold Davis wrote
Does someone know where I might get hold of a decent mechanical alarm
clock?

Mad to want one.
All I've found are

* a piece of junk with two bells on the top by Acctim that lasts a few
months

* crap plasticky Chinese copies of Westclox models, ditto - which is
sad, because the original Westclox clocks were superb - I had a Big
Ben that lasted 40 years

I don't care much how big it is. A 10-year guarantee or better would
be nice.

In your dreams.

Tick ****ing tock ****ing tick