CasioTQ-140-1B Tq140 Travel Alarm Clock - Black

This is a no frills alarm clock: quiet, easy to read on a nightstand and simple to set. Use the knobs on the back to set time and alarm, topside tab to activate/deactivate alarm and insert a single AA battery on the backside. It doesn’t get any simpler than that.One reviewer mentioned the tick was annoying. However, I can’t hear the tick unless in a quiet room with the clock within a few inches of my ear. Placed a couple feet away on a nightstand it is essentially silent. Also, the alarm—a piercing and rapid beep—is loud and few could sleep through it unless drugged or drunk! However, if the battery is low, the clock keeps time well but the alarm volume drops off considerably. A single AA lasts about a year.The only slight gotcha is the luminous hands and numbers fade to nothing faster than other luminous clocks and watches I’ve owned.I actually travel with this little guy. My iPhone has every bell and whistle but this Casio is always visible at the side of my bed. No need to tap or caress just to see the time. It’s low tech but but does exactly what I need.

This is exactly what I was looking for, no frills cheap alarm clock that doesn't synch with satellites, doesn't show you forecast, doesn't have radio, and doesn't require an engineering degree to set up. I keep it in the guest bathroom. One complain that I have is "Luminous Hands and Markers" feature works for about 10 minutes. If you wake up in the night, you won't be able to read the clock in total darkness. Casio should have used a higher quality stuff for the glow in the dark feature.Other than that, perfect for guest bedrooms or bathrooms, someplace where you need to be able to tell time. Keeps accurate time, uses AA battery, cheap and light, simple to use, what's not to love?

Love this little clock. It is EASY to set (compared to my digital clocks) and uses a battery which makes it very portable. The alarm works well and again is an easy on/off button on top. No complicated procedures required. The clock is small for travel but big enough to see the numbers. My only issue with this clock is that it does not glow in the dark as I expected. There is a very soft ticking noise as well, but not enough to disturb. For me this is the perfect clock!

Anyone else out there replacing a Casio travel alarm clock that's 25+ years old? If so, this review and comparison may help. My Casio clock has been a real winner... so simple, and useful, and reliable. Well, the alarm has finally become unreliable, sometimes going off near silently, even with a fresh battery. Wiggling the alarm set slide brings it to full volume, but, there's no way to predict whether it will sound high or low on next use.The same clock does not appear to be available, but the TQ-140 seems a good replacement. I ordered the light face model, but, the vendor sent the dark face version. I'll live with it. Neither version has quite the dignified appearance of my old Casio, which had a round dial set into the square case. Both old and new have the same 2.2 x 2.2 inch case size, though the new clock is 3/8 in. deeper, and is slightly less packable. The other major difference is the clock set controls. While the old clock had separate wheels to set the time and alarm, the new clock uses a single post wheel. You pull it out to set the clock, and leave it in to set the alarm. I think this change is good, as I sometimes used to start at the wrong wheel when setting the alarm. The new setup will prevent that error. The "beep beep beep beep" (pause-repeat) alarm sounds exactly like the old clock. There is no snooze button. The alarm slide on the back of the clock is visible at the top of the clock, when the alarm is activated. Hands on the new clock are larger. They glow faintly in the dark. Although the bold green numbers appear as if they might also glow in the dark, they do not.I'm not sure I'll get 25 years out of the new clock; it seems a bit less robust. But, it does seem equally capable, and still a great value, and exercise in simplicity.