digital countown timer......will need a battery..........tested it and every function works.....did not count it down to the end of a count so the buzzer was not tested........suppossed to buzz at the end of a count........does a 99 minute countdown in minutes and seconds....does have some surface scratching when held in glare of light.........top front,sides and scattered on the back....not really visible with magnification and glare...free return if it does not buzz......