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amother

Ruby

Wed, Jul 08 2015, 9:23 pm

I wanted to get a clock to hang in my bathroom, but I was afraid the sound of ticking next to the bedroom would keep me awake.

So, if you are the type to notice a ticking clock (at night when things are quiet), have you seen these new "quiet sweep" models? I mean to say, seen and not heard!

Extra thanks if you know of a water-resistant one!

gp2.0

Wed, Jul 08 2015, 9:59 pm

I don't know, but digital clocks are totally silent, why not go digital?

amother

Ruby

Wed, Jul 08 2015, 10:32 pm

I need to be able to see if from the bathtub, without my glasses. And I don't want yet another item cluttering my bathroom counter.

Do they make large digital wall clocks? I will have to see...

oliveoil

Wed, Jul 08 2015, 10:37 pm

I have a quiet sweep alarm clock right next to my bed and it makes no noise whatsoever

amother

Turquoise

Wed, Jul 08 2015, 10:37 pm

I know what you mean. I just purchased a large wall clock for my daughters room and they complained that the tick tocking was so loud they had a hard time sleeping. It was only in their room for 1 night. Now it is sitting on top of my closet and I don't hear it from there. If your bathroom door is closed, do you think you will hear it?

amother

Ruby

Wed, Jul 08 2015, 10:52 pm

Quote:

If your bathroom door is closed, do you think you will hear it?

I am the original from The Princess and the Pea.

Kumphort

Wed, Jul 08 2015, 11:38 pm

Something like this?http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007MPF1E6/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1436413060&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&keywords=digital+wall+clocks&dpPl=1&dpID=51E5e9HYVcL&ref=plSrch

amother

Denim

Wed, Jul 08 2015, 11:41 pm

amother wrote:

I need to be able to see if from the bathtub, without my glasses. And I don't want yet another item cluttering my bathroom counter.

Do they make large digital wall clocks? I will have to see...

They do make digital wall clocks with large numbers. We have them in our bathrooms.

amother

Ruby

Thu, Jul 09 2015, 11:37 am

Thank you, Kumphort. That looks interesting. How big are the actual ~~letters~~ numbers? Can a moderately nearsighted (let's say prescription -3.00 to -4.00) see them from 5 feet away?

I bought a digital alarm clock for the bedroom with extra large ~~letters~~ numbers, and I can just about see what time it is when I squint. But sometimes I can't tell if I'm looking at a 3 or a 9 etc.

(Now why do you suppose I keep wanting to write letters vs numbers? I guess that's what we think of when we think of reading....)

Aha. One reviewer says it's hard to read at an angle. So, in my vast bathroom, I might not be able to see it from certain locations...

amother

Denim

Thu, Jul 09 2015, 12:46 pm

amother wrote:

I can't open the link but I have a projection clock in my bedroom. It is easy to read. It projects the numbers on my ceiling.

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