Kit-Cat Wall Clock, Black

by Kit-Cat Clock

• Classic Kit-Cat wall clock based on a beloved vintage design
• Features wagging pendulum tail and revolving eyes
• Black body, tail, and oval face with Arabic numerals in white
• Measures 15-1/2 inches tall; made in the U.S.A.
• Runs on 2 C batteries, not included

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 4 x 10.2 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0019IBD3U
• Item model number: BC01
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (227 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,264 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)
  • #32 in Home & Kitchen > Home Décor > Clocks > Wall Clocks

Product Description

This great clock is stunning. It has been in families for over 3 Generations and continues to be the most loved Cat Clock. Measuring 15 1/2" Tall with Rolling Eyes and Wagging Tail. No unsightly Cord hangs from the Wall. It runs on 2 C Batteries (not included). Kit Kat is known for Quality Craftsman Made in the USA.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

140 of 140 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Angle clock slightly forward to get the tail to wag and eyes moving April 15, 2011

By Robert G. Miller

Even though I did not buy this at Amazon after reading the numerous reviews I felt compelled to write to let people know the clock needs to be slightly angled forward, to strike the right balance, for the eyes and tail to move. I have had my KIt Cat Clock at least 15 years with no operational problems. But, there is a trick to keep the eyes and tail moving. I have it hung on a nail with a small head and the head of the cat is angled slightly forward with the bottom / paws against the wall. You need to move the cat's head forward ever so slightly outwards from the nail and give the tail a slight tap and it should wag with no problem. You may need to experiment, gently, to get the right angle and balance but once correctly positioned the eyes and tail will move until the batteries need to be changed.

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the best! August 6, 2007

By KAT

I love my Kit Kat Clock. When I couldn't get the tail and eyes to swing, I checked the website. They recommended that you open the back and loosen the tiny (and I mean tiny) screw just to the left of the pendulum workings. loosen it a half a turn and VOILA! the tail and eyes now move easily.

46 of 51 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for decoration only. May 7, 2008

By L. Williams

I bought this clock for a retro-themed room I recently redecorated. While the clock is super cute, it doesn't work very well. The tail and eyes stop moving ALL THE TIME. I can flick the tail and they will start again, but only work for about 5 minutes before they stop again. The clock actually runs fine, but the lack of movement is disappointing. I have tried all the suggestions (tightening the little screw inside), but nothing works for long. If you are buying this clock, chances are good that you are mainly buying it because of what it is. If that's the case, then you are making a good purchase...as long as you don't care that the tail and eyes won't always move. Also, this clock is a lot smaller than I expected. Luckily the room I bought the clock for is small, so the size is not too noticable. The clock itself is very cute (a little creepy at times, but still cute), and I would have rated it higher had the tail and eyes worked like they are supposed to.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Loud and fast March 26, 2008

By Q.

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Well, after buying a "Kit Cat" clock I wasn't expecting much in terms of quality...these novelty clocks are just that, and overpriced because of it. However the quality of this particular clock was a little better than I expected, The eyes are especially nice compared to Kit Cat clocks, although if it wasn't for the novelty you could buy a clock just like it for $10.

I only have 2 gripes though...the paint on the numbers wasn't all that well painted. For something you're going to be looking directly at that's a little cheap. Oh, and the clock is LOUD. It makes one grinding noise when the eyes move... gggrrrrOOOOWWWWWWWgggg ggggrrrrrOOOOOOOWWWWWWggggg and it just started another grinding noise that sounds like perhaps the clock keeping time. There are indeed 2 mechanisms in this clock, the part that runs the hands and tail and the gear box that runs the eyes. Quite annoying. Luckily it's in the kitchen and it's usually noisy in there, but I wouldn't plan on putting this in a bedroom.

The physical movement is also a bit fast for my taste; it's not subtle at all, and I think subtle would fit the style of this clock much better. The tail swings back and forth about twice a second. Say to yourself "one one thousand two one thousand three one thousand" and imagine it moving one sweep per syllable. The eyes move about half that speed but still they're more like blinking, not closing slowly like actual living cats tend to do. If the actions were half the speed I think it would be much better.

Quite frankly, I'm not sure if I would buy this clock again. Only time will tell if it grows on me or if the grinding annoys me to the point of deactivating the moving parts.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars great clock but it has problems March 9, 2007

By Linda Moscarda

I love the clock it keeps time, but every week or so the movement stops. I checked the site where it was made they give you a list of things to check and how to correct any problems. They also list the reasons why problems occur. The site also states only call if you can't fix the problems.At that price i don't think thats really fair. But i love the cat.

42 of 48 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars A Delightful Relic of Scandalously Poor Design. January 10, 2008

By B. W. Roberts

Durability: 2.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 1.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 2.0 out of 5 stars   

The familiar, smiling feline resembling Felix the cat is a pop-culture classic. Created by the California Clock Company (now in Portland, Oregon) in 1932, the Kit Cat Clock sports a unique art-deco style, delightful smile, and big kitty eyes, whose cuteness continues to make sales. The company claims to sell an average of one kitty every three minutes. That works out to about 175,000 kitties per year. That would make for about 13 million kitties total, if the statistic holds for the entire 3/4-century lifetime of the product.

If this is true, it is an utterly astonishing result, because the quality of this clock is abysmal.

To be fair, the clock does keep good time. But wall clocks that keep good time are available on Amazon for $3.99 -- you want the Kit Cat clock because it's so darn charming! Unfortunately, the charming tail and eye mechanism that this clock boasts just doesn't work. The failure isn't due to any particular oversight on the part of the California Clock Co.; it's just a scandalously poor design.

If you manage to get the back cover off the Kit Cat without breaking it (and you'll need to anyway to install two C batteries), watch out for the messy hot-glue job holding the insides together. The kitty's guts consist of a clock casing, a battery casing, and the eye-tail mechanism. The eyes and tail connect (rather precariously) to a thin plastic rod with a magnet on one end. Astoundingly, this magnet is the only design feature that keeps the eyes and tail moving. There is another magnet in the body of the clock, so that if you give the tail a little push, the repulsive force between the magnets makes the mechanism move back and forth for longer than it would otherwise....

However, the tail does not swing once per second, because it is not connected to the clock. As the above description suggests, the eye-tail mechanism is not even connected to the batteries. This means that doesn't swing continuously, but comes to a stop after a little while. Indeed, this design could never have a continuously swinging tail, unless perpetual motion were possible!

As far as anyone knows, perpetual motion is impossible. One can only hope that the perpetual sales of the Kit Cat Clock is impossible too, unless the California Clock Co either improves their design, or lowers the price of the Kit Cat to the earthly realm of the other low-quality clocks on Amazon. Read more ›