"I've owned Emerson Smartset clocks for years and while it's still plastic, this model has some heft to it, is reasonably solid and it's got the largest display. The unit is already set for the new DST start/end times and for my purposes, the radio is fine. This is not an atomic clock so don't expect pinpoint accuracy when the time sets. I purchased two units. The first was 90 seconds fast, the other was 11 minutes fast. However, you can manually set the time and I matched both units to an atomic clock. That adjusted setting then becomes the default and after simulating several power failures, both clocks reset perfectly each time. I'm pleased."