The biggest surprise in this clock is the amount of metal in it. That case front is a solid hunk of brass (unless it's brass plate which I guess is more likely.) Anyway, it's still pretty impressive to find all that metal in there. I like everything about this design except the brown back and plastic crystal. Interestingly, the G.E./Telechron logo is etched into the crystal, molded into the back but not printed anywhere.