[ It is behind rock solid glass. The clock face blocks all entry to the inner mechanisms, and it would be difficult to pull it open with the way it's set into the tower.
But it is possible to pull at the hands that tick along and the numbers along it, and closer inspection will reveal the numbers that are attached into the clock are thicker than the surrounding decorations. They press against the metal rings around them, but they don't seem to be attached, and a little twisting and pulling would reveal that it's possible to remove them. Moreover, the clock hands and the numbers are the only pieces of the clock face that can be moved or removed. ]
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But it is possible to pull at the hands that tick along and the numbers along it, and closer inspection will reveal the numbers that are attached into the clock are thicker than the surrounding decorations. They press against the metal rings around them, but they don't seem to be attached, and a little twisting and pulling would reveal that it's possible to remove them. Moreover, the clock hands and the numbers are the only pieces of the clock face that can be moved or removed. ]