many time pieces might look mundance but this does not. like the composition but the focus and shadow on the hour hand are blending too much together due to the lack of focus and possibly the tone chosen. I might have shot down and up to get a different perspective of both hands and the clock face.
Very strong composition - the positioning of the pointers within the frame, their angle, the curved sweep of the edging pattern, the hard border of the wood - excellent.
Delicate, neat, strongly composed. Placement of the hands is clever. Entirely fitting the challenge, though it perhaps doesn't quite make it into the 'extraordinary' class. Strong image though.