8 reviews for La Crosse Technology Wall Clock, Plastic, 14-inch Dia. (WT-3143A) (WT-3143A-INT)

1. 

   5 out of 5

   Bocaboy – June 26, 2024

   I own a few digital display La Crosse Technology clocks and have always found them to be reliable and easy to set up. When my old outdoor analog clock went bad after many years, I wanted to replace it with an atomic clock to make setting it with Daylight Savings Time easier. I’m retired and don’t really have to be anyplace other than the golf course at a specific time, but the geek in me loves these clocks and that they’re insanely accurate. I’m also neurotic enough that I get pleasure from seeing all of my clocks agree with each other, down to the second!

   Our old outdoor clock had been working for almost 15 years, but got infested with sugar ants and died a very sudden death. I looked at this as an opportunity to replace what was essentially a kitchen clock with a self-setting one, and after a lot of research chose this La Crosse. The truth is there aren’t a lot of outdoor atomic clocks, and this one technically isn’t either. I live in South Florida, however, so the temperature isn’t a problem, and the clock lives under an overhang where rain doesn’t get to it.

   Setup was easy. Simply install a battery, put the clock on the wall, and walk away. The next morning it had set itself and was showing Pacific time. At that point the instructions say to set the time zone, which I did, and the clock immediately set itself ahead 3 hours to Eastern Daylight Time. I suspect that you could change the time zone prior to inserting the battery, but the instructions are pretty adamant about letting the clock set itself on Pacific and then changing it.

   The display is very classic with a serifed font for numbers and all-black hands. One thing I really liked was the second hand is perfectly calibrated to the seconds on the clock face. (Remember, I’m neurotic.) I have the same feeling about watches. I hate it when the second hand falls between the seconds marks as it ticks around the dial. At 14 inches, this is an easy clock to read from a distance, even in direct sunlight.

   All-in-all, a terrific replacement for my old clock. Now, if only I can keep those !@#$% ants from setting up home inside!

2. 

   5 out of 5

   Mireya C.🍀 – July 15, 2024

   El modelo y tamaño es perfecto ,fue un regalo para mis padres, quería fuera del tamaño correcto para que sin dificultad vieran la hora pero lo que no me agrado mucho fue que los husos horarios para ponerse a la hora automáticamente son para Estados Unidos, y para ponerlo a la hora manualmente me costo mucho pero mucho trabajo…de ahí en fuera lo demás estuvo muy bien.

3. 

   5 out of 5

   Dragon – August 3, 2024

   Nice and large, concise and easy to read numbers, and quiet! Had a wall clock fail, and for a few weeks a bare wall. You don’t know how much you use a wall clock until it’s gone…a great choice as you don’t have to set it after the initial time set (if it can’t find a time signal after it’s turned on, then you set it).

4. 

   5 out of 5

   LeonS – August 18, 2024

   Nice size and quiet. Needs to be set up manually then it will do the magic on its own. Still not sure what will happen when we have to change the clocks in the winter

   Good price and you can fit in extra batteries

5. 

   5 out of 5

   rockandroller – August 22, 2024

   I have had these atomic clocks before ( the digital display kind) and my old one was very hard to connect, (had to leave it out on the balcony!!) and frequently would just ‘go insane’ and change the time and date to something random! This one took probably ten minutes to sync the first time ( on a brick wall in my house) but it has been running perfectly ever since

6. 

   5 out of 5

   Terry – August 25, 2024

   I’ve had one of these clocks for years, at least 15 years, never an issue with it, accurate all the time, automatically changes to/from daylight savings time, etc. Unfortunately during a renovation project it fell of the wall, the glass shattered and some of the plastic broke, so I ordered a new one to replace it. The new one seems even better now since it has a 2nd battery compartment. (My original did not.) The new one now hangs on the wall near the entry. My original one still works and keeps accurate time so I put it out on the lanai. I know the Florida heat/humidity will probably get to it eventually, but until then I now have two great clocks that I never have to set!

   Update: The replacement clock was ordered 3/17/23. Earlier this week (today is 1/13/24) it stopped working. I put new batteries in, but it would not start. Pressed the reset button, it ran until it got to noon and it stopped. It has not started up again. I’ve tried resetting it several times, always the same, stops at noon and does not start again, even after letting it sit for a few days as it says to do in the instructions. I ordered another one (it was on sale even!) and it arrived today, so far it is working fine and keeping accurate time. Not sure what the problem might be with the one ordered back in March, but it’s way to late to return it now. Hopefully this new one keeps on ticking!

7. 

   5 out of 5

   Néstor G. – September 2, 2024

   Excelente compra, aquí en Monterrey tardo com9 unos 15 minutos en sincronizarse y listo, nos da el tiempo exacto

8. 

   5 out of 5

   S. Burgess – September 5, 2024

   This clock is exactly what I was looking for, and it works perfectly! I bought it for my elderly dad’s birthday because he always wants to know what time it is, but hates to wear a wristwatch and hates to wear his glasses, so he had some trouble keeping up with the hours in the day. 😉 All of his clocks are electric, and we have power outages fairly often in our area, so that added to his frustration (and mine, because I’m the one who has to reset them all, sometimes more than once in a single day.)

   So, that brings me to this big, easy to read, battery run, atomic clock! I looked at many different atomic clocks, and read the customer reviews for most of them, and finally decided on this one. It’s beyond everything I hoped it would be! It’s very nice looking, it set itself within about 12 hours (probably would have happened sooner but I accidentally set DST to OFF instead of ON. Once I realized this and made the correction, the clock reset itself within a few seconds, and we were off and running.)

   I placed the clock on a wall where he can easily see it from his dining table, as well as from his favorite recliner. The front of the clock faces slightly NE (mostly East), in the general direction of Ft. Collins. He has a gigantic spruce tree in his yard that blocks the view of the street, and an entire mountain range just a couple miles East of his house, but neither seem to be a problem as far as reception goes. We live in Salt Lake City, so there’s only the rest of UT and part of CO between us and the clock in Ft. Collins.

   It seems to keep perfect time (I don’t know about the second hand, that doesn’t really matter to us) and his home care nurses have even commented on how much they like it.

   It’s totally silent. Even if I put my ear up against it, I can’t hear it ticking. (Yes, I have good hearing.)

   It’s very nice looking, clean and sleek, and should go with just about any style of home furnishings.

   I highly recommend this clock, and if anything changes, I’ll come back and update my review.