– Home & Office Collection Chadbourne Chiming Mantel clock #B1975

I bought this after we got our living room decorated in our new house because I wanted to replace my ageing mechanical striking clock which had seen better days and to be honest I was getting tired of having to wind it. To describe this clock as beautiful is an understatement. It is exceptionally well made, with a walnut veneer body and expertly crafted face and hands. The quartz movement inside seems to be pretty accurate so far, but best of all I LOVE the chimes! My old clock never chimed, just sounded the hour and half hour, but this one plays the Westminster chime on the quarters and on the hour. It also has an hourly only Westminster chime, an Ave Maria chime and something called “Bim Bam” which is just a simple two note chime on the hour. The chime volume can be adjusted - it is really VERY loud at full volume so you are likely going to want to turn it down, and chime can either be silenced completely, left on 24/7, or silenced between 11pm and 5.45am. The only thing I will miss about my older clock is the louder ticking sound - as a quartz clock this one is a lot quieter, but I think I can live with that.

Sound of chimes lovely .look of clock top quality really pleased with my purchase

I am 100% satisfied with this lovely chiming mantel clock. The time keeping is spot on and the chime sounds wonderful.

Used it for the time live the westminister chime it is a lovely clock .

Having sadly had to say goodbye to my 70 year old Smiths Enfield clock (constant repairs got too much) I needed a clock that would be accurate, easy and yet suitable for a period property. This fits the bill perfectly. The Westminster chimes are a delight (if a scary reminder of just how quickly time passes each day!) and remind me of my Grandmother's old mantle clock. If I could improve anything it would be a louder tick - the chimes are excellent as the volume control works so well, but a louder tick would be great too. I agree with other reviews - the numbers aren't easy to see as such, but doesn't seem to matter as the Westminster chimes make up for that really. Would recommend this clock for sure.

The wood finish is nice; love the colors/design of the face, and I like the sound/variety of the chimes ... very realistic for an electronic audio effect, especially at lower volume, which is easily controlled by a rotary knob inside the rear enclosure. A lot of people who don't know much about clocks would probably think the chimes are real, not electronic. The chimes sound better "in person" than on the promotional video, because you're hearing them in actual use as the clock designers intended, rather than through the cheesy little speakers on your laptop. I found the clock very easy to set up ... just follow the sequence of the simple instructions, and always turn the clock hands forward to adjust/set, not backward. I think that's needed to avoid damage to fragile mechanical toggle switches inside the movement that activate the chimes. There are four easy switch settings for the 4 different chime features, and three equally easy switch settings for the frequency: "on" 24 hours; "on" from 6 am to 10 pm only ("off" at night), and always "off" ... all very easy to see/set in the rear enclosure on the clock. Don't yet know how accurate the clock movement will be, but I assume the movement in a Bulova product won't be junk/inaccurate. So far, very satisfied with this product. [6/19 update to original review: so far, the movement selected by Bulova for this clock is dead accurate ... I have not had to re-set it once since originally starting it, and the chimes are still sounding as/when they're supposed to, in EXACT unison with the personal alarm in my wife's cell phone, and the time in that device is constantly updated/synched through the cell service. So far, really excellent mantel clock.]

Muito bonito e funciona perfeitamente.

This classic style clock is really nice. Has the chimes every hour, and on the quarter, just as we had hoped. We bought this clock to replace a similar clock for our mother, but as this is battery-operated mechanism, very convenient as we no longer need to wind it throughout the week. The auto night shut off of the chimes is also an excellent feature. Beautiful finish, nice large face, finely detailed. Only consideration for us to improve would be if the hands and numerals were bolder, so as to be more easily read by seniors. A great buy for the price. Shipping was very speedy, needed it in time for Christmas, and it arrived in the first half of the expected window of delivery time. Very pleased.

Estoy fascinada con la compra del reloj, suena maravilloso !!

This is a superb, very high-quality looking clock that fits beautifully on my mantlepiece of similar wood color. Can't fault it and everyone who sees it says how lovely it is. Very pleasing to the eye. Other reviewers have said it all! Being in Australia I decided to risk buying it for the long journey and it arrived safely and no damage. I purchased it not only for it's lovely design, chimes, solid wood quality, and surprisingly reasonable price but on the strength of the fabulous reviews. It is exactly what I wanted. Couldn't be happier!!