The Seiko DP 690T is an alarm flip clock made in Japan specifically for the Japanese market. The clock is a striking, yet simple, rectangular, small flip clock with bold red and black colors featuring the standard black tiles with white digits. The wheel shaped alarm selector can be found directly at the front of the clock and is rolled upward to set the desired alarm time. To set the alarm, the alarm selector on the top of the clock must be pressed so that it extends above the case of the clock, clearly displaying the work "alarm" in white print. While not immediately apparent, you will soon discover that this is an old-style, 12 hour only clock. That is, there is no AM or PM. If you set the alarm for 7:00, it will alarm at both 7 AM and 7 PM. This would probably not be a problem, since once the alarm sounds, it will sound continuously for 20 minutes or more, most likely ensuring that you'll press the alarm button.
It may be curious that the clock has the words "alarm" on the button in English, and yet, supposedly, this is a a clock for the Japanese market. However, it is important to note that mixing English and Japanese has not been that uncommon in modern Japan. Also, in the day, Japan had a budding, international manufacturing economy. This included the rival Copal company making a huge splash in the making of camera shutters as well as leading the world in making flip clock mechanisms. But two items clearly show this to be a Japanese clock for the Japanese people. The warning label on the bottom written in Japanese and the 50/60 Hz selector switch on the back.
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Including what this is all about:
通電したまま、時計の枠を外したり、内部に手を触れることは、絶対に避けてください。
Thank you stmzu56 for letting me borrow your clock to make this video and article.
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