Customer Reviews

River City Clocks 801-403C 21-Inch Radio-controlled Schoolhouse Clock with Swinging Pendulum and Cherry Finish

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The LaCross wall clock with pendulem makes for a great timepeace in my living room. I chose this model because of its accuracy and appearance. Best price on the Web for this model.

Living next to a church with a bell tower I decided I did not want chimes, this model gives me everything I wanted.

The clock itself would look beautiful if the swing arm was close to being centered. Mine is about a 1/2" off center. That I can live with but shouldn't have to at this price. What really bothers me is that it wrong for a week due to the change in daylight savings time.

I suggest that you confirm that you are getting an updated clock before placing your order.

Great product. Looks great, keeps perfect time, a great value.

Just got the clock today, put in the batteries, selected Pacific Time and the clock immediately began to set itself. It stopped at 4 p.m. as the instructions said it might. It was 5:20 at the time. About five miutes later it started setting itself again and stopped at the correct time. I checked it against another atomic clock and it is about 15 seconds fast. Not sure which clock is the more accurate one. It is hanging on a fireplace mantle at a 90 degree angle to, and about 12-15 feet from a large north facing window. I was concerned about it receiving the atomic signal but it picked it up just fine.
The image used by Amazon shows a second hand and even though the instructions mention a second hand, mine does not have one. The dial face is also not white, but rather an antiqued cream color. Reduces the contrast with the numerals a bit. It no longer says La Crosse, but River City. Would have liked the white. However the wood color is right on. Nice cherry finish.
The pendulum which is powered by a separate battery swings too fast to be realistic. It has a bit of adjustment to raise/lower the pendulum which may be able to slow it down a bit. Check the space available where you want to hang this thing as it is a large clock. Small discrepancies aside I think this clock will work out just fine. Looks good on the mantel and it will be nice to have something that will be accurate when a power failure leaves all the digitals flashing.

I purposely waited a couple of months since my purchase to ensure the clock performed as expected. It does! We added a breakfast room to our kitchen and decided we needed a clook on one of our new walls. I liked the idea of a radio controlled clock to keep accurate time and to adjust for the changes for day light savings.

The clock was delivered in a few days, was in excellent condition. Assembly was a snap and it has performed flawless even since.

I would recommend this clock to family and friends.

This is a beautiful clock with a bright,easy to see face. The automatic, radio control feature is really special. All we had to do was insert batteries and set the time zone.
I highly recommend this clock.

This clock not only offers precision accuracy that you can use to set all your clocks by but is an attractive wall decoration as well.

I love this clock. It's totally reliable. You never have to set it!

For the first time we know we have one clock in the house with the right time. Love it. Easy to set up.

Very nice addition to my mom's living room.

It was really awesome when the time changed and the clock reset itself.