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The clock movement is enclosed in a square iron case raised some 25 cm above its base by two decorative wrought-iron supports. The black dial, cross-hatched overall, has an applied gilt-iron sunburst through whose centre pass the arbours for the hands, which are similarly chiselled, pierced, and gilt. Roman numerals in silver-wire damascene indicate the hours. The dial is surrounded by a false chapter ring bevelled inward. To this are affixed eight equally spaced pierced and chiselled bosses, also gilt. Four are placed at the three, six, nine, and twelve positions; the other four are spaced equally between. Projecting from the four sides of the clock case are pierced and gilt iron appliques in the form of scrolled broken pediments. The front surface of each of the case's corners is damascened in gold and outlined with a fine silver wire.