60s radio alarm clock

SQ-whiff · 2025-09-28T14:56:11-0400

I consider myself fortunate with my interests in watches, I enjoy all types, hand wind, automatic, electronic, quartz analogue and digital, so I never really get bored. But sometimes I'll take a break from watches, so not only do I have an unreasonable amount of watches, I've also got a growing number of clocks, radio alarm clocks and vintage ghetto blasters.

So here's my latest acquisition for when I next take a breather from watches. From the 60s, this Philips 22-RS-274 bedside radio alarm clock.

Looking forward to getting round to this. I haven't plugged it in yet, I'll give it a once-over first, replace the plug and flex as this is all original, the plug doesn't comply to current standards, the flex typical 60s brittle old colours 2 core and it won't be getting back the 13A fuse it's currently got.

Filterlab · 2025-09-28T17:07:44-0400

13A?! That's one hungry clock radio.

SQ-whiff · 2025-09-29T01:12:32-0400

It's only rated a 6W according to the sticker underneath, it will be getting a 5A fuse and that's being over generous.
I seem to remember years ago fuses used to be blowing all the time in various appliances, you were then hunting around looking for replacements, and when you couldn't find one, robbing one from something else.
This certainly doesn't warrant a 13A fuse though.

spinynorman · 2025-09-28T17:46:15-0400

That's a lot of radio for an alarm clock.

SQ-whiff · 2025-09-29T01:17:18-0400

It certainly looks that way in pictures, I was expecting it to be a lot bigger than it is. In reality though it's no bigger than the flip radio alarm clocks and early digital radio alarm clocks. I'll post a comparison pic later after work.

Always"watching" · 2025-09-29T11:40:01-0400

Like you, dear @SQ-whiff, I am a sucker for bits of small-scale vintage tech and audio, and I love your clock-radio. Thanks for showing it. I especially like portable CD players and small CD-radios as these go well with my newly acquired collection of CDs that I have been building up over the last two years or so, and are usable.

SQ-whiff · 2025-09-29T13:17:40-0400

Just some pictures for size comparison from radio alarm clocks from around the same period.

Personally, I wouldn't want any of these next to my head while trying to get to sleep, they've all got the 50hz buzz. The top drum clock isn't too bad, German engineering.

Alpha550t · 2025-09-29T13:39:02-0400

I remember my dad had a Metamic, the buzzing was pretty loud !

60s radio alarm clock

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