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I have a clock at home, and it has served me for many years. But since nothing lasts forever, my clock has started to show its age too. I just couldn't bring myself to throw it away, so I decided to give it a second life. That's what I'll tell you about today.

I first saw this clock—or rather, this display—more than a year ago. It caught my interest so much that I kept checking back from time to time and watching the clock evolve around it. Finally, the price dropped to a relatively affordable level, so I bought one for myself. As always, here’s the full review.

My second clock from Taobao. Unlike the first one, this one has a simpler display, but it's much larger—and that's what I liked most about it, aside from the automatic time synchronization and its simply pleasant appearance.

I’ve mentioned more than once in my reviews that I like VFDs—or, more precisely, devices that use them. I’ve already reviewed a volume control, a signal level meter, and even a clock. While looking for something interesting on Taobao, I came across a shop with a couple more interesting clock models. The price was reasonable, so I couldn’t resist. Today I’m reviewing the first clock.

Continuing my reviews of all sorts of interesting things from Tao, I decided to write about something I ordered simply "for fun"—partly out of curiosity, and partly because I really like VFD displays. And let's not forget that every beginner electronics hobbyist is supposed to build a clock of their own :) These aren't my first clocks, of course, but whenever I build something like this, I remember my first ones, based on the KR145IK1901. So today's review is more of a nostalgic look back at clocks.

At first, I wanted to title this review something like “yet another smartwatch,” but that doesn’t quite fit what I’m reviewing here. “Fitness tracker” doesn’t seem quite right either. That’s because this watch isn’t really “smart” yet, but it’s clearly more than just a fitness tracker. So today’s review is about a fitness watch from WeLoop.

I'm almost certain that many seasoned radio amateurs recognized the title of an article published way back in 1988. Back then, these electronic clocks were sold as kits for home assembly and cost quite a lot: 16 rubles (and the most interesting thing was that the display alone cost even more). Many people probably got into building these clocks and tinkering with them, and I was no exception. If you're interested, read on—I think you'll like it.