Seth Thomas Thinline I White Dial White Plastic Case with Auto Set Wall Clock

I could have bought a similar looking clock for about half what I paid for this clock, but I paid the extra money because it was a Seth Thomas and it automatically re-set itself for Daylight Savings Time. When it arrived I was really excited and went about trying to set it immediately. This clock is very hard to figure out how to set it. The directions that came with it were hard to follow. I spent about half an hour trying to figure it out and finally gave up. I ended up setting it on "manual" instead of "automatic." That way I won't have to go through any more frustration. I have assembled many products in the past, and programmed new TV's, VCR's, DVD players, etc. So I am not totally dumb.
I hate to admit defeat on any product, but this clock was just too exasperating!

This clock is OK, but the autoset is more hassle than it's worth.

ANY time you want to adjust the time, you take the batteries out, set the digital clock on the back of the unit (not unlike setting an alarm clock), THEN SET THE HOUR/MINUTE HANDS to 12:00. Put the AA batteries back in, push the switch to 'run' and the clock will advance to the correct time.

In theory it keeps accurate time. In reality it's so-so. I need to re-set it about every month or two once it's 4-5 minutes out, and the DST auto-set on my unit doesn't have the 2007 change so DST came early for us this year.

If you always set your clock before 1pm or 1am, it's GREAT. If you set your clock at 7pm, you have to watch it run at 12x speed while it advances to the correct time. 12x is kind of slow -- going to 9pm will take a solid 45 minutes.

Interesting concept. Stick with normal clocks unless you like the hassle described above.