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A few years ago we bought a radio controlled analogue clock for my elderly mother-in-law which sets itself automatically from the MSF Rugby time signal. It seems to be this one: http://www.argos.co.uk/product/2552790 It successfully reset itself to Summer Time when the clocks went forward, but is now showing the time plus an additional hour. There’s a “REC” button on the back which causes it to re-sync with Rugby, and when I pressed that it did indeed resync, but again, to an hour fast. I haven’t tried taking it apart, and wonder if anyone else has done so and can explain the behaviour. I suspect that behind the clock face it must have a series of circular tracks with contacts which allow it to detect where the hands are, or just 2 contacts which are closed when the minute and hour hands respectively reach 12 o’clock. Maybe the minute hand contact is dirty and isn’t always detected. Can anyone, having taken one of these apart, throw any light on this?

I have the same problem; same “REC” button, same exactly one hour too fast. Simple solution was to remove the front cover, which was clipped on so just required a bit of a tweak to remove, and then remove the hands and re-position them to the correct time. It works! :-)

Try replacing the one AA battery.

I have same problem BUT my clock is digital ( lcd display ) with alarm and 3 separate face displays on 3 sides. each has its own alarm - model W734.06 When you first install the battery, for Germany you do NOT have to hold down any button - for England hold down the + plus button - for France you hold down the - minus button, it takes approx 2-3 mins then alters the time and date, the date is correct. I have tried all three and get the same result = one hour fast !!! Anyone have any ideas, it was purchased in 1999 !!!! but has been running fine until I just installed a new battery - it was the original VARTA battery ( 20 years plus is not bad is it ) I have tried re-setting many times for days so am now running out of ideas - it would be a shame to bin it ! Sort that one out if you can :) Any help really appreciated