Braun Alarm Clock Black AB30B

by Braun

Product Features

• Braun Travel and Home Alarm Clock
• Designed by Dieter Rams & Deitrich Lubs
• German quartz movement. Two-year warranty.
• Voice or clap activated snooze function
• Runs on one AA battery (included).

Product Description

Braun's decision to reissue the clock and watch collection met with the approval of Dietrich Lubs, co-designer with Dieter Rams. The Braun reissue (BNC004) of the AB30 Alarm Clock, originally designed in 1990, has a voice or clap activated snooze function and a clear crisp crescendo alarm, and runs on one AA battery (included). High precision quartz German movement. Easy to read dial. Two-year warranty. Dimensions: 2.5" wide, 3" tall, 1.3" deep. The 2011 alarm clocks are based on the original designs with slight modifications, bringing them into the 21st century.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B004X6AXS6
• Item model number: BNC004
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars A bit disappointed December 30, 2012

By J. T. Fields

Amazon Verified Purchase

Still have my original Braun from the 80's that works like a charm. Clean, simple and elegant. This one looks and feels the same in most regards except there is not backlight. How can you make an alarm clock, presumably used when in the dark, and not provide a backlight? Seems to be a step backwards to me. I stuck it in the guest bedroom.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars braun alarm clock December 30, 2012

By chefboyslim

Braun Alarm Clock Black AB30B why oh why does everything in the world have to turn into cheap chinese crap? i had the original SILENT alarm clock from braun for 30 years. when it finally bit the dust i replaced it with this new, lighter cheaper feeling clock and the thing ticks plus the alarm set button feels sticky and low quality. what a shame they decided to produce in china. totally ruined it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Tale of Two Clocks November 19, 2012

By Tristan & Penny

Amazon Verified Purchase

We purchased one of these clocks in Europe when they first came out in 1990, for the 22 years we have had the clock it has worked perfectly, always keeping excellent time despite a couple of occasions spilling a glass of water over it when it was on the nightstand, that was until about one month ago when the clock stopped, put a new battery in but still did not work, jiggled the battery and tried all the usual things but the clock refused to work.

So decided it was time to replace the clock searching the internet we were amazed to find the clock had been reissued and did not hesitate to purchase from Amazon, the clock arrived in about two days, comparing the two clocks there is a slight difference in the electronics but otherwise identical, put in the battery and stood it beside the "old" clock, about half an hour later we noticed the old clock had started to work, reset the time and stood it back beside the new clock, one month later both clocks are working perfectly and keeping excellent time.

UPDATE 12/4/2012

I have seen a couple of reviews on the internet that state the re-issue is made in China where as the original was made in Germany, closely examining the re-issue clock and the packaging there is not any marking or sticker which says the re-issue is made in China, the packaging does have an address for Zeon Ltd of London England that is all I can find.

Looking at the two clocks the numbers on the face of the re-issue are slightly smaller than the original, inside the electronics that are visible there is a few differences on the components on the printed circuit board, guessing this is most likely due to the advance in electronics in 22 years.

Both clocks are still keeping excellent time and we are extremely pleased with the purchase.

UPDATE 5/22/2013

The original clock travelled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, the America's and most of the Caribbean, always keeping accurate time. We have just returned from a vacation in Canada this time the original was left at home, my wife decided to give the re-issue a taste of travelling, as always the clock travels in my wife's back-pack, despite the bumping around of the back-pack and all the other changes the clock maintained accurate time and never failed to wake us up at the pre-set time.