Chelsea Clock has been constructing refined, meticulously handcrafted Ship’s Bell clocks since 1900. Since that point, we’ve stored detailed logs about each single Ship’s Bell clock ever produced and shipped out. All our Ship’s Bell clocks are individually numbered, then registered in our manufacturing facility logs earlier than we ship them to our prospects.
The Ship’s Bell mannequin numbers are saved in logbooks in our library. Every log entry additionally contains when the Ship’s Bell clock was made and to whom it was bought. If the timepiece in query has ever been despatched again to us for repairs, common service or restoration, we added detailed data masking something our technicians carried out.
This registration and monitoring course of, which has been in place for effectively greater than a century, is a transparent instance of how and why Chelsea Clock has been capable of assure a excessive and constant degree of high quality {and professional} service for over 120 years. Preserving the historical past of our luxurious vintage clocks is a vital a part of sustaining their standing as a treasured timepiece for hundreds of years to come back.
The way to Inform the Age of a Ship’s Bell Clock
Chelsea Clocks are cherished heirlooms, usually handed down from one era to the subsequent. Anybody inheriting one in every of our hand-finished, lacquered clocks will seemingly wish to know somewhat bit concerning the clock’s historical past.
That is additionally true of an vintage collector who occurs throughout a Chelsea Clock at public sale; the collector will wish to decide the clock’s age or estimate its worth. Anybody providing a Ship’s Bell on the market at these auctions might also wish to know the clock’s historical past and ensure it’s a bona fide Chelsea clock – which can make it extra enticing to potential bidders.
Sadly for ardent collectors, Chelsea Clock doesn’t present clock appraisal companies. Nonetheless, we’re proud to supply a Certificates of Origin for each Ship’s Bell clock we’ve ever produced (which is rather a lot). That is the one sure choice for easy methods to inform the age of a Ship’s Bell clock and find out about its historical past. Moreover, a Certificates of Origin will show the authenticity of your handcrafted nautical timepiece, making it an much more prized possession.
Ship’s Bell Clock Historical past of Possession
If you need to find the age and exact date your clock shipped from our manufacturing facility, you should buy a Certificates of Origin for a small charge. E-mail certificates@chelseaclock.com with a photograph (front and back) of your clock, or an outline of it, together with the serial quantity for us to search for in our logbooks. Please additionally present your billing/transport handle, telephone quantity and the title you prefer to printed on the Certificates of Origin. As soon as we’ve verified the piece is an genuine Chelsea clock, we are going to ship an order for cost and create the certificates.
All our Ship’s Bell Certificates of Origin are embossed with a Chelsea Clock stamp of approval after which hand-signed by Chelsea Clock President and CEO J.Ok. Nicholas. This official affirmation that your clock is a real vintage Ship’s Bell clock arrives in an expensive blue protecting holder. You can also place the certificates in a typical 8.5-inch-by-11-inch body to hold on a wall or put in a show case.
Personal a Piece of Chelsea Clock Historical past
For clock lovers who recognize timepieces with a wealthy nautical heritage, collectors who already personal a spread of Chelsea clocks or anybody who could have inherited one in every of our luxurious timepieces, there’s no cause to guess concerning the historical past of their Ship’s Bell clock. We are able to present all the knowledge we’ve recorded concerning the clock whereas certifying its place in our wealthy historical past.
Publish a photograph and the serial variety of your cherished timepiece at this time to obtain your very personal Certificates of Origin. In case you are buying a brand new Ship’s Bell clock, we are able to additionally present an possession certificates to go right down to future generations. It’s yet one more means we are able to assure your patented Ship’s Bell is a real instrument from America’s Premier Clockmaker.
