You don't need to find the clock in a menu. A single tap reveals the top and bottom toolbar. The clock is displayed in the middle of the toolbar. Then, a second tap hides it.
This is very fast, about as fast as turning your wrist and looking at your watch. Plus it doesn't take space for a persistent HUD like KOreader/Coolreader (I can't comprehend how anyone would ever want a persistent HUD, but to each his own).
Respectfully, I'm asking for the remove from Pocket checkboxes patch one more time