Copal Model 702

Copal Model 702

The Copal Model 702 - Flip clock alarm featuring glass front and bronze or gold anodized aluminum wrap around case. The clock can be found in print advertising from 1973 and was priced from $16.99 to $25.95 with a manufactures suggested retail price of $34.95.

The clock could be found on the shelves around the time the Copal Model 222 was available.

Because the case is entirely aluminum and glass, it feels heavy in the hand although it only weighs in at about 1.8 lbs. The white on black digits are well lighted by an orange neon glow bulb. The clock feaures a piezoelectric alarm with the standard loud buzzing alarm and a snooze button (lasting only from 3-5 minutes). The clock alarm on/off switch is found on the back of the clock. The clock stands out among flip clocks of the day due to it's seconds wheel. These were not uncommon in the rolling wheel (cyclometer) clocks, but not often found in later flip clocks.

The Copal Model 702 is closely related to the black lighted, wider model 705L with clock mechanism essentially identical except for the 705L possessing the fluoresent green digits. The 705L had to be wider to accomodate an extra transformer that served to supply power to the black light, this of course being abscent in the 702, allowing it to be only 7 inches wide compared to the 8 1/2 wide model 705L.