Description
This vibrating alarm watch wakes you with a strong buzz on the wrist instead of a sound. It has a digital display, a quartz battery movement and an adjustable strap, and comes in pink, blue, purple, black and green. It suits anyone who is deaf or hard of hearing, sleeps deeply, shares a room, or needs a discreet reminder during the day.
A sound alarm is a blunt instrument. It wakes the room, not the person - which is why shift workers get in trouble with partners, why a hostel dorm turns hostile at 5am, and why a phone on vibrate under a pillow has become the standard workaround. A wrist alarm solves the problem at the source: the alert reaches exactly one person and nobody else knows it happened. For someone who is deaf or hard of hearing it does something more fundamental, because a bedside clock that only makes noise is not an alarm at all.
Specifications
| Alert type |
Silent vibration |
| Display |
Digital |
| Movement |
Quartz, battery powered |
| Strap |
Adjustable, for all-day wear |
| Colours |
Pink, blue, purple, black, green |
| Worn |
On the wrist |
| Dispatch |
From Sydney |
What's in the Box
| Included |
1 x vibrating alarm watch in your chosen colour |
| Not included |
Spare battery, charging cable, case |
Why Choose a Vibrating Alarm
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Wakes one person - the alert is on your wrist, so a partner, a baby or a housemate sleeps through it.
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Works if you cannot hear - which is the whole point for deaf and hard of hearing users, and something no sound alarm can do.
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Discreet during the day - a buzz for a medication time or an appointment that nobody in a meeting notices.
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Nothing to charge nightly - a quartz battery movement rather than a smartwatch you have to remember to plug in.
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Five colours - useful in a household where more than one person has one.
How Does a Vibrating Alarm Wake You Without Sound?
A small motor inside the case spins an off-centre weight, which shakes the whole watch. Worn snug against the wrist, that vibration transmits into the skin and bone rather than the air, so it reaches you directly instead of travelling across the room as sound. The practical consequence is that fit matters more than it does with an ordinary watch: a loose strap lets the watch move on the wrist and absorbs the buzz, which is the single most common reason people say a vibrating alarm did not wake them. Wear it firmly - snug but not tight enough to leave a mark.
Is This a Medical or Assistive Device?
No, and it is worth being clear about that. This is an ordinary consumer watch with a vibrating alarm. It is genuinely useful to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and that is why it is described that way - but it is not a certified assistive listening product, it is not a medical alert device, and it will not summon help or notify anyone else.
If you need something that alerts you to a smoke alarm, a doorbell or a phone call, that is a different category of product - a certified deaf alerter system - and this is not a substitute for one. If you need a fall alarm or a personal emergency device, likewise. Where this fits is the everyday job of waking up and remembering things, and it does that well.
Will the Vibration Wake a Heavy Sleeper?
For most people, yes, and often better than sound - a buzz on the skin is harder to incorporate into a dream than a noise across the room. Three things make the difference. Wear it on the wrist you sleep on top of rather than the one buried under a pillow. Keep the strap snug, for the reason above. And give it a week: people who have relied on sound alarms for years take a few nights to start responding to a physical cue. If you are a genuinely heavy sleeper who has slept through fire alarms, use this alongside another method rather than instead of one.
Buyers are typically deaf and hard of hearing users, shift workers who wake at odd hours without disturbing the household, new parents, students in shared accommodation, and people managing medication timing.
For more, see our Essentials range and Clothing and Accessories.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many alarms can it store?
The supplier does not state a number, so we are not going to. If you need multiple daily alarms, message us before ordering and we will confirm with them.
Is it waterproof?
No water rating has been supplied. Treat it as not waterproof - take it off to shower or swim.
What battery does it use?
It is a quartz battery movement. The specific cell size has not been supplied; a watch repairer or jeweller can identify and fit it in a few minutes.
Does it do anything besides the alarm?
It tells the time on a digital display and vibrates at a set time. It is not a smartwatch and does not connect to a phone.
Will it fit a child or a small wrist?
The strap is adjustable. No specific wrist size range has been published - ask us if this matters.
Is the vibration adjustable?
No strength setting has been specified by the supplier.
Can it replace a deaf alerter system?
No. See the section above - this is a watch, not a certified alerting system.
Fast Australian Shipping
We dispatch from within Australia, so orders reach Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra and Darwin quickly rather than waiting on overseas transit. Regional and remote addresses go through the standard Australia Post network.
Specifications are as supplied by the manufacturer. This is a consumer watch with a vibrating alarm. It is not a medical device, not a certified assistive or deaf-alerter product, and not a personal emergency alarm. Do not rely on it as your only means of being alerted to a smoke alarm or any other safety-critical event.
