This clock is simply beautiful and elegant. The small piece that holds the clock hands together fell off during shipping and it's loose inside the clock itself....so Wayfair is shipping me a brand new replacement. That made me happy. The clock does have an audible ticking noise, so I would not recommend this for the bedroom. I have it in my bedroom and like it there so I'm going to adhere a piece of felt to the back of it, hoping it will subdue the ticking noise. I recommend this clock. Seems to keep time pretty well.