Its construction was to be carried out between the 13th and 14th centuries and over time it was joined by houses of little entity that distorted its image. In 1987 the Cultural delegation of the Junta de Andalucía, in view of its state of advanced deterioration, carried out a restoration for the emergency procedure led by the architect Luis Carlos Gutiérrez Calatrava, which was modelic in terms of its rigor and treatment: consolidation of vaults and construction of roof for the evacuation of water, repair of external and interior locks, replacement of parts and outdoor carpentry and conditioning of the exterior and areas of access.

It was declared Good of Cultural Interest in 1985

Under the shield is a beautiful watch, carved in stone and of elegant bill, which probably gave name to the new construction. It is a clock that at the present time has no function, because of it only its cultivated sphere persists. Clock that would be replaced, surely in the 19th century, by the one we see below the looking body.

Everything seems to indicate, according to the capitular records of the 17th century, that the Clock Tower was an element attached to the royal prison with which it was communicated. On September 12, 1653, he reported that a prisoner had fled through the tower because of the watchmaker's neglect, which is why he would be punished and replaced. Surveillance tower from where the streets and people of Andújar are seen and from where the work rate of their neighbours was marked. At the present time, the Clock Tower is certainly one of the most representative elements of the monumental city of Andújar and part of the morphology of the square of Santa Maria.

On the west front and at half height we find the imperial shield of Charles V and a watch carved in stone. In the first ornamental element, a bicephalous eagle carries the imperial crown and the gold Toison borders the shield. In the right canton the lineage of the Trastámara and the Habsburg and in the sinister of the House of Avís, which correspond to Charles V and his wife Isabel of Portugal, respectively. His presence is due to the coincidence of the execution of the work with the reign of Charles V, for it was customary at the time to leave witness to the reigning monarch in the new constructions. An imperial shield that reminds the Andujareans of their fidelity to the monarch in the years of the war of the Communities, as part of the Junta de las Ramblas. It was not in that same view his mayor, Francisco de Vergara, who "had sympathy for the Communists, and knew the city of the management he brought with them, was so outraged, that in the middle of Cabildo he took away the rod of justice." From the loyalty and obedience of the city the emperor was very pleased and proof of this was the letter he sent on July 20, 1520, from the city of Ipres, in which he thanked the city's attitude towards his person at those difficult times.

The only documentary source that exists today on this construction is on its west front and says: "The great knight Francisco / Alarcón twenty-four of Granada and his major mayor Sancho Díaz / Baeza, who is the king of this city, is now the only one who has been the author of this city. Mayordomo Alonso Yáñez."

At its base is the Municipal Tourism Office, from where you can access the Panoramic Mirador.

The Clock tower, built in the late 14th century, is about 12 meters high. It sits on a stone socket, it is quadrangular, its silvery is not entirely regular, it is distributed internally on four levels, it conserves the almenate and also, on two of its faces, balconies with the function of matacan; on another, matacan ménsulas; while on the north-west one has been placed a named watch, where the matacan and its ménilas were first located.

In 1985 it was declared Good of Cultural Interest.

According to the description of several authors, 3? 4? 5? more than a watchtower would be a chastisement. Built in well-trimmed masonry, its plant is cylindrical with a semicircular wall that protects the entrance. It is located in height (about 2 meters above the ground level) and still retains remains of wood lintel from the door and its cap. There must have been a second floor, as inside the tower remains of beams from the wooden roof that separated both floors. It has two overlapping interior rooms and a terrace. The bottom of the tower is solid. The plants were covered with semi-spherical vaults, communicating with a 1.18 meters wide terraced staircase.

In general it is kept in good condition, although a great crack threatens to break it down

The Tower of Tribute is built with irregular stone armchairs except for corners, which are embellished and reinforced by regular armchairs. The basement, which was used as an aljibe, is only accessible through a trap on the ground floor. To collect the rainwater from the roof it had a conduction of ceramic tubes, and so they were stored in the aljibe.

Access to the ground floor is made from the outside. This plant is covered by an ojival vault. The first floor is accessed from the inside by a narrow staircase led on the ground floor; this floor is the main stay of the Tower and is covered by a dome made from a brick row approach, supported by pechines, also brick. Finally, when you reach the roof you get a great visibility and control of the city. This Tower was restored and is currently a visitor reception centre.