In the USA, the Reizen Talking Radio-Controlled Analog Watch receives a daily signal from the NIST Atomic Clock in Colorado, the nation's timekeeper, ensuring accurate time and even accounting for Daylight Savings changes - so you never have to set it!
Time is announced at the simple touch of a button. A second touch of the button gives you the day of the week and the date. Other features include an hourly chime (which may be turned off), alarm, and a large 1-1/4" diameter traditional white analog face with bold black numbers and hands. Stainless steel bezel. Black leather band. Its 3/4"-wide black leather strap fits wrists up to 8-1/2". Face with bezel is 1-1/2" diameter x 5/8" D. Weighs 6-1/2 oz. Battery included.
Note: The radio-controlled function will work only in the USA (except Alaska and Hawaii), UK, Germany and Japan. When outside these areas, the watch can be set manually to reflect the correct time on the analog face, but the announced time will not be accurately updated.
Compared to other time-signal transmissions in higher bands (WWV, GPS, etc.) long-wave signals have a number of advantages. They can go around obstacles such as mountains or buildings. Since no line-of-sight is necessary between the transmitter and receiver, a single very powerful station can cover a huge geographic area. Long-wave signals even penetrate the walls of most buildings quite well. Propagation happens mostly in the div of a ground wave, such that transmission delay is less affected by the variability of the ionosphere.
- Talking Radio-Controlled Stainless Watch - Leather
- Announces time, Day, and date
- Hourly chime plus beep alarm
- Large 1-1/4" face with bold black numbers
- Sets itself and accounts for Daylights Savings
- Stainless steel with black leather band