| | |  | Checkers, Chess & Backgammon | Home » » » » » Saitek Competition Game Clock | | | | | | | Description: | | Saitek's Competition Game Clock is the clock you can rely on. Rugged enough for the heavy handed and advanced enough to have many timing features, this clock will meet your requirements. Suitable for a variety of games, from competitive chess matches to family games of Scrabble. Sleek and stylish, the large LCD screens display remaining time accurate to the second, as well as countdown and move features, etc. | | | Features: | |
• Two large LCD displays, with 17-Millimeter high digits
• Versatile - multiple game options, timer modes include Blitz, tournament, game and user
• 4-Way control pad - easy navigation through modes and One button game restart
• Option to turn off illumination and sound; Requires 2 x C batteries (not supplied)
• Large time control buttons with color/illumination for easy 360 degree visibility
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 3.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.66 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.9 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 22 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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38 of 38 found the following review helpful:
 Durable clock with many optionsAug 04, 2007
By M. Shiflett
"blashezio"
My friends and I get into some pretty heated chess games, with weighted pieces -- and there's little more satisfying (at the chessboard, at least) than smashing your clock button with one of your opponent's major pieces. We do this quite a bit. Sad, isn't it?
Nevertheless, the clock's a trooper; and is probably the most solidly-built chess clock I've ever seen. Operationally, it has several options that are simple to navigate and set, rubber stoppers on the bottom that keep it from sliding on the table, and even small disco lights on the toggle button to indicate whose turn it is.
Delivery was quick and painless, even to an overseas address.
If I had to dig for a complaint, though, it would be in the settings. Holding the clock's LCD face up to the light at an angle shows that there is an LCD element that reads "Fischer" -- though the clock itself has no Fischer (adding time after a move) option.
Lastly (and this is minor), the clock uses a "C" battery vice the usual "AA."
23 of 23 found the following review helpful:
great price for a good clockJun 12, 2009
By Fairthought
"fairthought"
I went looking for a lowest price chess clock I could find, having the opinion that most chess clocks were way overpriced. I decided on this one over mechanical clocks to avoid the annoying tick tock those models can make, especially the cheaper ones. At first I was dismayed by the battery it uses, a more expensive C battery instead of the more common AA/AAA batteries, but as soon as I started using it I loved this clock. Its sturdy, with a wide base so slapping the buttons won't knock it over. Programming the clock is not intuitive, it took me some tinkering before I figured out how to adjust times and get the fisher clock setting. There are also instructions for those who can't figure it out. A green light indicates whose turn it is, a red light indicates who ran out of time. There is also a buzzer, you can toggle these on or off, or choose both.
24 of 25 found the following review helpful:
Solidly built, lots of options, works great.Feb 21, 2009
By kbarj
After trying several other timers, this has become the timer of choice for our high school's chess club. The convenience of digital timing over analog is the first plus. The quality of construction is the second, as they have endured two years of high school and middle school competitions. And finally, the ease of use combined with the functionality make this timer a winner.
Edit: May 18, 2011 - All of the timers we purchased for the chess club are still working great. Not one failure in over 4 years of use now.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Substantial TimerMay 30, 2011
By TooCheapToBuyCheapGoods
I bought using this blue-wedge Saitek Mephisto Competition Chess Clock over a year ago as a time-management tool, not as a chess clock. Left button down means I'm working "on-task"; right button down means everything else--lunch, a motivational seminar, or time spent talking about or hearing about someone's cat/vacation/medical procedure/hopes and dreams/iPod/spouse/diet. I'm running in 8-hour countdown timer mode because I couldn't find a mode that would just count up without a limit. No big deal.
Buttons are large, solid and make a satisfying click-clunk, even if you press off-center. This tactile and aural feedback is a throwback to another era. The slider switch on the bottom allows you to suppress the "your-move" beep and the button light separately, so I can use it at work in silent-but-lit mode. Good weight and a decent angle on the display.
The manual is intimidating without being ambiguous, incomplete, error-filled or unreadable. The clock is substantial, science-lab attractive. I ran it Monday-Friday for 8-12 hours a day for two months (pressing buttons at least six or seven times a day) without any sense that I was wearing in or wearing out the mechanism. When I do get around to playing chess with it, I am confident that it will still work. Would buy again.
10 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Chess Clock for LIFEJul 29, 2009
By William I. Dube
"Bill Dube"
Giving this Timer anything less than five stars is unfair!!!
WEIGHT is good before adding batteries and perfect afterwords.
Using this timer is a snap once you get used to the fact you are adjusting a six digit time with a four digit display .
There are several preset functions to this timer allowing you just about as many combinations for timing as there are moves on a chess board.
Function 3C allows you to set the time per move for each player. It is preset to a blazing 5sec per move. When changing the time per move you have to change both players separately. This feature allows one player to be handicapped additional time if necessary. We set our clock to five mins per move in 3C.
Being new to the game I wanted to find out more about timing and rules of chess. WOW there are so many to choose from. All my research concluded that the most important thing is to agree to the rules and timing before the game starts.
Buy this timer, it is thrifty, durable, and with proper care should last a lifetime.
My only regret is that there is no sound only alarm function. (If they had this I'd use it daily in my kitchen.)
LASTLY: Lock your settings after you get the clock the way you want it.
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