Sharp Atomic Analog Wall Clock – 12″ Black Stylish Frame
Sharp Atomic Analog Wall Clock – 12″ Black Stylish Frame – Sets Automatically- Battery Operated – Easy to Read – Easy to Use – Modern Design and Style
- ATOMIC ACCURACY: The Atomic clock has a built-in receiver that automatically synchronizes itself with the WWVB radio broadcast by the US Government’s National Institute (NIST) in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Atomic Clock will always be accurate to within one second as it receives daily WWVB updates.
- AUTOMATICALLY SETS: Clock resets regularly by radio-control to match the US Atomic Clock in Colorado and adjusts automatically for daylight savings time
- BLACK STYLISH FRAME: Frame design and hands add style and longevity to any décor or any room
- BATTERY OPERATED – (Requires 1 x AA batteries – not included)
- EASY TO READ – EASY TO USE: Simple, easy to read style fits any decor and is easy to read – perfect for any room in the house: den, office, kitchen, kids room, garage
Sharp SPC968 Analog Atomic Clock
By radio communication with its built-in antenna, the clock regularly updates the hour, minute, and second of the day for continued accuracy from its source, the United States Atomic Clock in Boulder, Colorado. Additionally, the clock adjusts automatically for daylight savings time in the spring and fall.
Easy to Use and Set-Up! Automatically Sets Time and Easy to Read Dial
AUTOMATICALLY SETS: Clock resets regularly by radio-control to match the US Atomic Clock in Colorado and adjusts automatically for daylight savings time
EASY TO READ – EASY TO USE: Simple, easy to read style fits any decor and is easy to read – perfect for any room in the house: den, office, kitchen, kids room, garage
Atomic Accuracy that Never Needs Setting
ATOMIC ACCURACY: The Atomic clock has a built-in receiver that automatically synchronizes itself with the WWVB radio broadcast by the US Government’s National Institute (NIST) in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Atomic Clock will always be accurate to within one second as it receives daily WWVB updates.
BATTERY OPERATED – (Requires 1 x AA batteries – not included)
12" Round Analog Wall Clock is Perfect Size for Anywhere You Need a Clock!
The simple design and style of the clock will fit almost any decor in any room: Den, office, kitchen, school, garage, bedroom, kids rooms, teen rooms, Easy to see time at a glance is perfect for anyone, especially seniors and the elderly.
SHARP – A Name You Can Trust.
Sharp has been making quality alarm clocks for over 25 years and is the largest suppler of Retail Alarm Clocks in the United States with over 61,000,000 sold. Millions trust us with helping them start their day and staying on track
| SKU: | B09F3RQ7KJ |
| Weight: | 0.8 Kilograms |
| Size: | Large |
| Dimensions: | 12"W x 12"H |
| Brand: | Sharp |
| Colour: | Black / White |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Manufacture: | SHARP |
| Colour: | Black / White |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | Large |
Product description
SHARP – A Name You Can Trust.
Sharp has been making quality alarm clocks for over 25 years and is the largest suppler of Retail Alarm Clocks in the United States with over 61,000,000 sold. Millions trust us with helping them start their day and staying on track
Buen reloj, se ve desde lejos.
Muy bueno, pero no lo dejen en el sol para cargarlo, el vidrio funciona como un lente y quema el plstico donde vienen los nmeros, ahora mi reloj est todo chueco. En ciudad de Mxico se tard como 2 das en sincronizarse.
Update: I liked the first one so much, I ordered another one with a gray face!
If there’s one thing I love, it’s a functional item that makes my life easier. I hate going around the house twice a year at Daylight Savings time to adjust clocks. This eliminates that!
This one is easier than other atomic clocks I’ve had as well. I just inserted a AA battery, and a few minutes later the clock was synced to the exact time down to the second! What could be easier?
It is the perfect size for my kitchen, and is very light so mounting was easy. The large numbers and split hands are both stylish and easy to see. In all, a great value!
Update with video April 1, 2026:
Video showing the second hand stopped. The background noise is not the clock but a pump
Original:
I have two of these Sharp Atomic clocks and honestly love them. I really hate resetting clocks for daylight savings (why is that even still a thing?) and these set themselves.
I have two notes though. The first is that they tend to reset themselves in the middle of the night. I work nights, so looking up to find my clock spinning around like it’s possessed is a little strange, even after several years.
The other thing they both do is in the middle of the night, at the top of the hour like 1, 2, or 3 am, the second hand will stop at 12 for a few minutes. It still tracks minutes perfectly, but from :00 to :04 or so, the second hand is frozen at 12. I have no idea why they do this, couldn’t find anything about it anywhere on Google. But, it resumes and keeps perfect time, so it’s just an oddity.
I’m pretty sensitive to ticking noises, and I cannot hear this clock tick unless my head is right next to it and the room is quiet. 15 feet away on the wall, I don’t hear it at night at all, ever. It’s a good size I can see across a fairly large room in my home (open floorplan), but isn’t enormous or anything. Very simple, classic looking, easy to read clock face too.
I’m poor and $40 is a lot for a wall clock. But I don’t have to get out a ladder and reset the damn thing twice a year and I find that cost was absolutely worth it to me.
Keeps excellent time, but the hands are hard to see. Plus, the ‘glow in the dark’ claim is only valid if you spam the thing with a massive spotlight for two minutes.
The Sharp “Atomic” clock works as advertised. It receives a time signal via radio from station WWVB at the NIST lab near Fort Collins, CO. A small computer chip in the clock decodes the time signal and uses it to set the hands of the clock. The clock operates silently — no ticking noise.
NIST is the National Institute of Standards and Technology, part of the Commerce Department.
The user guide for the clock says that I might need to try positioning the clock on different walls to properly receive the time signal. This was the case for me — I had the clock on an east-west wall to begin with, and it did not “sync” that first night. I moved the clock to a north-south wall and the second night it synced successfully. When I looked at it the next morning it was displaying the correct time to the second.
The user guide also says that signal reception is best at night and that it might not receive a signal during the day. I found this to be the case, too — the clock did not sync during the daytime.
Note that this clock model supports only the four main US time zones: Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific. You set a selector switch in the clock to one of these zones. You also set a switch to tell it to adjust for US Daylight Saving Time or not, depending on your area. If you can’t describe your location using these two switches, the clock won’t display the correct time. It’s really just for US locations in those four time zones and US Daylight Saving Time rules.
I recommend the clock if you are located within the area for which it’s designed. I particularly like the silent (non-ticking) feature. That works perfectly, and it’s the reason I picked this model instead of one of the others. If a clock’s description doesn’t specifically say that it operates silently, then it probably isn’t silent. There’s nothing wrong with ticking, it’s entirely a user preference, but I wanted silent operation.
This black wall clock is exactly what I was looking for. The simple, modern design goes perfectly with any dcor and adds a nice clean look to the room. The numbers are large and easy to read, even from across the room, and the contrast of the black background with the white hands makes it very clear.
It’s lightweight but sturdy, and mounting it was quick and easy. The clock runs silently—no annoying ticking—which is a huge plus for bedrooms or offices. I’ve had it running for weeks now, and it keeps perfect time without needing any adjustment.
If you’re looking for a functional, stylish, and affordable wall clock, this one checks all the boxes. Great quality for the price!
Very happy with this clock. It does take a while for it to find the atomic signal and sync to the correct time but you just need to be patient. I have 2 of them in my house and they are both accurate. The glow is decent but if it’s in an area with less light it obviously doesn’t glow as well. The numbers are easy to read even at night. It is not a silent clock it does make a deep tick but it’s not loud either. Overall a great clock and I would definitely buy more again in the future.
Clock arrived today and I immediately went to set it up in my garage. Flipped it over, set the time zone switch, set the DST switch, and put the battery in. As soon as the battery went in, the hands started spinning. It cycled through a whole 12 hour rotation and stopped at 12 o’clock and sat there. I hung it up on the wall and it started ticking the time (of course it was the wrong time, but it was working.) After about 30 minutes hanging on the wall, it received the time signal from Fort Collins, Colorado (I’m in Tennessee near Nashville) and it immediately set itself to the correct time.
The glowing numbers look really good once they receive light for a few minutes to charge them. My kids think it’s cool.