The clock is an eye-catcher! Did they receive birthday and for me as a record-lovers is naturally stunning, to the time now to read SO :-) The only small drawback I would regard a missing battery cover, but that's not wild. A second hand is also missing, but would probably look anyway interfere more harm than good. The ticking is indeed audible in an otherwise silent room, but not annoying and imperceptible when eg running TV. Top clock, elegant design, simple yet an eye-catcher! Had I not get paid, I would have probably brought me even ;-) And looks even better in real life than in the picture ... :-)