Excellent workmanship and beautiful and heavy clock; dials may touch due to shipment - 4.5 stars
I dropped my previous very cheap wall clock and broke it when I was changing time twelve days ago when we sprung ahead for Daylight Savings Time. Since I wanted something more substantial and different and since I love craft items, I settled on this clock.<br /><br />I decided to use a beautiful photo of one of my three cats. I attached the photo so that you can see the one that was used and how the clock came out. I picked the mahogany wood since there was no super light wood available. The clock itself came out great. The numbers on the clock are perfect. The reproduced photo is almost perfect. What I mean by that is that it is more muted than the actual photograph but that is to be expected. There is a long channel on the back of the clock that starts with a circle to slip onto a screw head and then the clock can be slid to the left along the channel to adhere to the wall. This works perfectly as long as the head on the screw (not included) is small.<br /><br />Obviously, this clock is too big and too dark where I put it, but it is going to stay there as my other clock's replacement. It would look best in an area by itself or with more room away from my other framed picture. It would also look better with very light wood like the frame color of the canvas below it (see photos of the clock on the wall).<br /><br />The only negative is that the dials arrived squished against each other. I had to pull the second and minute hands apart a little bit and tighten the knob on front. The AA battery (not included) goes in the back. The mechanism in back did turn out of kilter when setting the clock, so I had to be careful to keep that in place as well. That is also to be expected based on other clocks I have with this type mechanism.<br /><br />As a side note, my cat's reaction to this clock is extremely surprising. About two hours after putting this up, my cat looked at his photo on the clock. This is more than interesting because cats are not self-aware. I had to take a photo of this, which I attached here. He approves but he looks puzzled why his likeness is up there on the wall.<br /><br />In summary, I love the quality of this timepiece and the results. The time mechanism itself, however, is problematic during shipping and can get out of alignment. The photo will also be more subdued than the original. The price is perfect for this handmade gem. The turnaround time from order placement to fulfillment and receipt is fabulous--in total it took 12 calendar days. I placed my order on March 7 and received my treasure today on March 19, 2020.  I love it and wish I had a better place to put it that would highlight its workmanship.
Rating: 5 stars