Very pretty clock but we had to take it apart to get it to work. The hour hand had somehow gotten off the right spot on the mechanism. After taking it apart and messing with it (we found a helpful YouTube video with a similar problem) we got it to work and it’s doing fine now. I would consider it silent, but if you listen up really close you can hear ticking. Just wanted to mention that since that was a concern of ours. Quiet enough for us! Hanging it was easy and we love how it looks.