Customer Reviews

Taylor Professional Digital Timer/Stopwatch Clock

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this timer worked fine for a few weeks, but now it "freezes up" constantly, so you can't change any of the settings, pressing the buttons has no effect. You have to take out the battery and put it back, which means you have to reset the clock. Not worth the bother.

Six months ago I bought this timer and was very pleased with it. I decided to buy another since it was becoming a fight which of my boys could use it. Unfortunately the new timer no longer had the 5 minute warning feature. I brought it to Taylor's attention and hopefully they can correct the problem with the manufacturer. They were not aware this feature was not working. Just another Chinese product "manufactured according to our specifications"! The timer does work in every other way.

One of the reasons I chose this timer is because it also has a clock feature. However, there is no way to change the clock from 24 hour time to 12 hour time, as you can with most clocks. They should advertise in the specifications that the clock only has 24 hour time, not am/pm.

All it needs is a magnet or some other way to keep it up. It's very easy to set, and loud enough to hear without being totally obnoxious.

You hit the buttons, and after a while, it beeps to let you know that your time is up. It displays the time. It goes up. It goes down. It beeps. It does what a timer should do. The beep is nice and loud, and the numbers are easily read. What more can I say about a TIMER, for crying out loud?!??

It works. Get it on sale, and you will have a less expensive timer.

I have been using this for the last six months with no problem. Primary use is as a timer but have used it occasionally as a stop watch. The clock keeps good time but I usually use a wall clock when I want to know the time. Basically sits horizontally so I rely on the sound to tell me when times up.

We purchased a timer (not Taylor brand) about 6 years ago and it had a 5-minute warning beep. We LOVE that feature... We can put a casserole in the oven and go on to other things. Five minutes before it's ready, the timer beeps to let us know it's time to clean off the kitchen table & get ready for supper!

We liked it so much we decided to buy two more from Amazon.com. Neither of the timers had a working 5-minute warning beep. I returned them to Amazon and the customer service assured me that somehow the two units I received must not work, because nobody else had complained. I ordered two more from Amazon, but those also did not have a 5-minute warning beep. I emailed Amazon about it, but they seem to have their heads up their ----- and won't look into the issue.

Bought three of these for my lab more than a year ago. Two of them are still working. I would say they are OK value for the money, although a little big and clumsy. Timer (only one), stop watch and clock all work fine. Alarm is loud enough. There are probably better deals out there so I will only give this a neutral recommendation.

Nothing against Amazon, but this is perhaps my most disappointing purchase. The manufacturer's printed instructions seem to have been written by someone who isn't fluent in English; they're not easy to understand and aren't complete, either. (Either the timer I got is broken, or there is no way to turn this thing off once it beeps... you have to remove the battery to silence it. And the instructions don't tell you how to silence it, either)

There are lots of other timers out there... look for a better one than this.

I received my item to-day - wonderful service by the way. I had one so similar to this for over 30 years and it worked beautifully.Ever lose electricity and have to reset all clocks VCR's etc? Just set this one and take from room to room and you will be down to the exact second. Can not give this a better recommendation. I was lost until I located this being supplied by Taylor. Thanks a million. Val Luttrell