Heh. I have a clock very similar to this one hanging in my living room. When the windows are open, I can hear the thing ticking about 30 feet away outside by the garage.
Anyone ever see the creepy, yet somehow weirdly life-affirming Twilight Zone episode, entitled “Ninety Years Without Slumbering”? The continued ticking of a grandfather’s clock is inextricably tied to the well-being of the protagonist, a belief he’s had all his life. The story that the episode was originally based on would’ve made a better show, but every TZ can’t be a gem.