have the polished bronze look of certain coffin handle . the only thing I do not like about this nifty little clock be that if you balance it on a pair of paperback with glossy cover and place it on you night table , you can hear it tick . also , the feature where you press a little button on top and illuminate the dial in the middle of the night , the little flash of light that appear be kind of like the blast of light that occur in `` wicked '' when the green witch disappear from the page .