Seiko Wall Clock Silver-Tone Metallic Case Luminous Numerals

Why is it that all over the web it's hard to be sure if you're getting a quiet clock without a lot of research? Even then you don't really know what you have until you get it. I wish there was a universal description for quiet clocks, as in "quiet sweep action" or "very faint tick" or "standard loud tick".Plus some reviewers aren't helpful because some don't know they're half deaf! Because of what I've done for a living (recording engineer who doesn't use really loud speakers), my hearing and sense of detail is reliable. I can hear a wristwatch alarm in a room almost to the opposite end of the house from where I am. I say all this as I really can't stand listening to "tick tock" while I'm focusing on work, I find it irritatingly distracting.I needed something for the kitchen with a design that was reasonably appropriate. Sometimes I have to use the kitchen table as a workspace.This has a silvery bezel, black face and the hands and numerals are very light green, as they are luminescent. But you won't likely be using that feature, as they don't glow very much at all after being exposed to typical kitchen lights. But I didn't get it for that.The good news is that you can't hear it tick until you put it within a foot of your head, and even at 3 inches from your ear, it's quieter than a typical loud clock at 30 feet. So this is a winner for me. Size is about 11.5 inches, give or take a quarter inch. The outer portion of the bezel is offset from the rear by about 1.5 to 2 inches, which is to say the bezel is not flush with the wall. Worked out great for me as mine overlaps the top of a door sill perfectly, so I didn't have to move the nail that was there previously.I highly recommend this clock as one suitable for average space, though not for an "elegant space", but it still looks better than a clock from a school wall! Very visible, very quiet.

(1) The movement is dead quiet. You cannot hear it a foot way. (2) It keeps excellent time within a few seconds a month. (3) 'Lumibrite' Seiko branded (and patented) luminescent paint is the best in the watch industry where C3 and other luminescent coatings fade quicker. (4) Light exposure 'charges' lume glow. Direct sunlight or beaming a flashlight at the clock face will 'excite' glowing elements but several hours later it will fade away - as normal. Should there be any ambient light in the room, it is quite readable. You're paying for a quality clock that will last more than a couple years that looks cool. If you need a readable clock in true darkness, go with the LED backlit style and light sensor. The Seiko is for in between light levels. Nothing will 'glow' all night.Note: There is no electrical or magical connection between the battery type (operating the clock) and the brightness of lume applied to hands and numbers. The clock is exactly how a Seiko watch acts and retains stored lume.

This is a ticking second wall clock. There is no mention of it anywhere in the description. However, this is one quiet ticking second clock. This is my second Seiko ticking second wall clock. The MRSP for the 1st one is twice as much as the one in this review. Mainly due to the wood frame. The movements themselves are probably the same since both of them were made in Thailand.Compare to other "silent" sweeping second clocks that I recently bought, these ticking second clocks from Seiko is much more quiet. You can't hear it unless you are inches away from the clock (compare to feet from those "silent" sweeping second ones). I think those silent sweeping second movements from off-brand or unknown brands are cheaply made thus, very noisy. Plus, the overall workmanship of the both of my Seiko clocks are world apart compare to the 2 silent sweep clocks I bought (and returned).The lesson is unless you like the design and going to put those "silent" sweeping second in anyplace but the bedroom, they can be good additions. Otherwise, good brandname like Seiko make much, much better wall clock.Edit: The lume for this wall clock is very good. It is not illuminated so you have to lower your expectation regarding its brightness. I will last for hours though.

I like having big analog wall clocks where I work, but I like them to be accurate. I love the "atomic clock" accuracy of the Zeits and I've probably purchased about 20 in the past 15 years, but that's the problem... I've HAD to buy a lot of them because they die inside two or three years. (My theory is that they have to be sensitive enough to read an AM signal from 2000 miles away in Colorado, so OF COURSE a few seasons of summer lightning blow 'em out.)I wanted to replace the Zeits, but finding a decent wall clock turned out much harder than I imagined. Some only have minute indicators every five minutes, and so aren't much help in using them for occasional stopwatch duty. An astounding number just aren't that accurate, and need re-setting every few weeks. Worst of all, however, is the noise they make, either a constant loud "tick" -- I like to work in quiet, and so ticks like that are very audible and very distracting -- or a constant 60hz hum, as if I'd installed fluourescent lights.So I tried one of Seiko's models. It promised quiet accuracy, and has delivered for the past few years. A room needed a clock and so I thought to try this version, a riff on an old radium dial watch, and it delivers. So if your wall clock needs are as quirky as mine, pick up one of these guys.