Trintec 24 Hour Military Time SWL Zulu Time Black Wall Clock 10" Dial

This was exactly what I wanted. It works great and looks like I wanted it too.

It's a 24-hour analog clock with a sweep second hand. There's hour and minute markings. It's functional and attractive and I saw the price and ordered it. It got delivered and I installed it. So this is really to counter the less-than-5 star reviews. And really, if something can be made out of cheap plastic, it will be. Like anything else on Amazon, if you think it's overpriced, don't buy it, if you are less than satisified, return it.

This purchase came about because of the confusion between those who think in 24-hour time (for example, the military) and those who haven't been exposed to it - like the spouses! After a lifetime of using it, and it's "odd" (to others) language (zero nine hundred = 9 AM, or fifteen hundred = 3 PM), it was fun to tease the wife - and non-offensive - for a reasonable price. Actually, few users of the 24-hour system, use a clock marked this way, just a clock with the "normal" arrangement of a 12-hour circle with smaller numerals for 13 to 24 under the bigger font, but it now hangs in the workshop, happily ticking off the hours in Greenwich Mean Time, and we laugh about it. There are no windows where it hangs, and I like knowing if it is AM or PM, with a quick glance. So there!

Nice looking, very quiet. Enjoy the 24 hour dial as almost every job I have had used the 24 hr clock to record events. Plastic construction, which was to be expected at this price. Only issue, as the minute hand starts the downward descent from the 00 position the hand drops down a minute so that at 01 minutes after the hour the minute hand indicates 02 minutes after the hour. This corrects as the minute hand begins the upward motion (after 30 minutes after the hour). Indicating the minute hand mechanism is loose. Other than the idiosyncrasy with the minute hand I really like the clock. The clock would do better without "Zulutime" imprinted on the face dial, first it seems tacky and secondly I have the clock set to Pacific time, not Zulu.

Of all the times I've looked at a clock that was per Sudo 24 hour and just not know if it was AM or PM because it was just a 12-hour clock painted with two sets of numbers for each hour, this is the real thing. This is a real 24-hour clock with a 24-hour hand mechanism. The construction is plastic, with a clear plastic cover that may not be the best for rough environments, tho it will be fine for a simple office. The only other thing I've been able to locate that is a true 24-hour hand clock is the old genuine original WW2 ships chronometers, and those are incredibly tedious to set up and rather rare and expensive at best, if you can find one that is in working condition these days. So I am very happy to finally have a true 24-hour hand clock for the office. (still working 6 years later)

The shipping was fast and the packaging was done in a very protective way. I've only had it a couple days, everything seems to be just as advertised.

Numbers too small. Since this is an unusual clock, you can't estimate the hour without being able to read the number. Even with the proper corrective lenses, the numbers can't be distinguished beyond about 12 feet. So its function is unsatisfactory.

For the money in today's market , this is decent. Works well for the radio shack. It is not as accurate as the Harrison clock. But not a thousand dollar chronometer either. It beats having to translate LT to UTC at my age. So it needs correction for a few seconds per month. Figuring longitude is done by GPS systems. 4 out 5 . If it sold for $19.95 it would have 5 stars. I am happy with it.