It announces the time in a clear voice. Fancy at this time.
I found it and took the picture at the international watch museum.
this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2025
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I am pretty sure I know exactly what it sounds like. I had a talking alarm clock from the same era and everything that made sound electronically back then did so by using the same chips with the same samples as everything else. (Including pocket 'trick noise makers' and car alarms - those two categories even had some overlapping samples if I remember right)
Boong it’s two fifty nine peee-em
Yup. And of course the slightly staticy
"Er Er Er-Er Errrrrrrr!"