I prefer analogue clocks since they tend to be smaller in desk footprint and they are much easier to manually adjust (you need to do 20+ beeps on a digital alarm clock). They also just look kind of neat. I prefer if the clock ran on AA batteries (not AAA, and definitely nothing non-replaceable), and some sort of backlight would be ideal (but a good white/warm one, not a blinding blue/green light!

edit: I have bought two alarm clocks by "Rhythm", they take a single AA battery each and have cute colours too. Quartz movement, backlight, everything! I also found the Braun BC02 (and BC03, the bigger one), which also uses AA batteries + quartz movement + backlight, but it only came in black or white, at least where I was purchasing it.

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[–] 7 points 2 months ago (1 child)

I rocked an old school wind up alarm clock all through high school. One full wind a day when i set the alarm was enough to keep it going a little over 24 hours. You want to throw it against a wall when it goes off, but other than that it worked great. (no im not that old, it was from my grandma's house when she passed)

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    This one is highly rated on Amazon. Backlight is on-demand (which makes sense since it’s battery powered). One AA battery.

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073VF186Z (4 styles) $13

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I have one from Ikea that takes one AA battery. It cost less than 5€

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