Bought to go in a new wet room, and match that colour scheme. I know it is not designed for a bathroom, but I have previously had bathroom clocks that have died much quicker than an ordinary clock, so decided to take a risk with this. It looks good, it is very easy to read, especially as the second hand is red, and so less likely to be confused with the black hour and minute hands. It also seems to keep good time. Yes it makes a ticking sound, but that is very dependent on what surface that it is fixed to, and whether you find the ticking noise annoying. Personally, I have to listen quite hard in order to hear it, and then I find it a pleasant sound anyway.