Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

After seeing this sitting on the table not working despite hours spent by my husband and son reading and assembling the clock according to the directions, which were worse than some huge Ikea piece, I was ready to return it. However, after examining it myself I decided to give it a try. Having thrown out the directions I went in blind, just using the movements, gears, and weights as my guide. And guess what? I did it! However I gave it 4 stars as the directions are incorrect with respect to the placement of basically every moving part. If you take the time to fit it together and test the gears to see if the turn, especially for the escapement piece which actually has different sized spokes that need to be fitted to ensure the top ticks and the entire piece works. A must have for anyone who loves clocks and wants to actually build the mechanisms from scratch! It is so worth it! I've attached a picture of mine and am in love with it. Although it only works for a short time due to the length of the weight, I see this more as a working model than a clock. However, if you can figure it out you can make your own clock which I plan on doing as soon as I can settle on choosing a regulator pendulum wall piece for my office. Enjoy!