Nice looking clock, especially in pictures or from 5 - 10 feet away. Upon closer inspection... it is just a picture and not all that convincing. The other issue with ours is that the motor was not strong enough to push the hands along. Two different sets of brand new batteries could not solve the problem. So, the question is: Return it or buy another mechanism and rebuild it. I haven't contacted the help center about it as yet, so I am not sure what they'd be willing to do. At this point, I am probably just going to buy another mechanism and see if that works. If that doesn't accomplish anything, I will probably just trash it and lesson learned. Sad to lose $90.00 but whatcha gonna do?