This is the closest match I could find to the picture, but no manufacturer’s name is listed:
I’ve seen it elsewhere for $20-30
It looks almost exactly like one that I know does not have the capability to handle 2 time controls. I was TD’ing a tournament and someone brought me a clock almost exactly like this (just no manufacturer name on it), with the manual, and asked me to set the second time control. The manual showed it was not capable of dealing with it. So, I told her when the 1st time control was reached (30/90), stop the clock and I can add another hour (G/60) to each side.
I know this wasn’t part of the original question, but I just can’t help myself.
That clock sucks. Don’t buy it. The buttons are all cheaply made, and I’ve seen the LEDs on it go out more than once. Also, if memory serves, I don’t think it has either a true delay or the ability to do multiple time controls.
I have a couple of these. They’re labeled “Ultimate Chess Timer,” imported from China. It has a Bronstein-type increment. The clock is low-end, has to be reset after the time control, but it has its uses. It’s very easy to set, without all the pointless bells an whistles that make the Chronos so annoying. I keep one around for dealing with 14H claims.
At some point a few years ago, wholesalechess.com was getting rid of these and had them on clearance for $20. I bought a few for our club. They are functional but the instructions are not clear and it takes a little while to figure out how to set them correctly.
Another thing to note is that the delay is set by the on/off switch at the bottom and is limited to 5 seconds Bronstein. I’ve found that it is the easiest clock for people to set.
rfeditor wrote:
The models I’ve seen don’t have time delay and have only one time control. When they’re used at CCA tournaments, the players set them for 3 hours with the understanding that when it reads “1:00:00” the players are starting the second time control. Perhaps we’re talking about different clocks
Are you sure of that? The ones I’ve seen have a small switch on the bottom for toggling 5-second Bronstein.
Actually I remember this clock coming originally without a delay, and it was less expensive than the following model.
That following model actually looked the same as the original but had a 5 second delay only.
Our club in Peoria had a few of these clocks that did not have the delay. They were cheap in both price and quality and did not stand up well at all in our club. So they didn’t play in Peoria.
There used to be two models of this clock – a blue one without delay or Bronstein at all, and a green model with 5-second Bronstein (yes, 5-second – no 3-second option).
A club around here had a few of the cheaper, blue models. They were unstable. Every so often, one of them would go into count-up mode (time would increase instead of decrease) in the middle of the game. Another, even though it was a blue model, would go into Bronstein mode spontaneously. That was handy, but noone could get it to do it when we actually wanted it to.
Bill Smythe
It’s hard to tell from the photo, but this one was green.