The cast iron clock's design incorporates a bell-cast shaped column base and an anthemion finial above the dial casing.

The clock is a New York City designated landmark and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Originally erected in 1900 at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, the clock was designated a New York City landmark in 1981.

The exact text of the letters is unknown, as the 1940 tax photo was taken from behind a pillar of the elevated BMT Jamaica Line.

[3] By the 2020s, the clock had again fallen into disrepair; its head was dented and a panel in its pedestal had to be sealed using duct tape.

Local activist Thomas Crater contacted politicians and city government agencies about issues with the clock.