I have now the clock for more than 2 months. She went from the beginning to the minute. A second hand does not exist, although the clock clock every second - by that I mean, the noise sounds more like a slight "tack" as like a "tick". The sound is really very quiet, but to be heard clearly, if, for example at night still reading. Otherwise, a great clock, very high quality, brushed aluminum and real glass lens and ... huge. It depends on us left, a bit above our large flat screen TV, the now "tiny" looks. Already fascinating as this huge wall clock the entire optics (perception) changes in space.