My whole life changed after buying that scruffy clock you see up there for five dollars.  I was instantly hooked on Telechrons the minute I had it unwrapped.  Telechron only guaranteed the Snug would be a "brown wood case" when you got it out of the box.  I retract any claims I ever made about what kind of wood is under that thick, brown stain.  I think it's just some South American hardwood they could get cheaply.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Here's the second Snug  I refinished.