Bulova Home and Kitchen B1975 Chadbourne Old World Clock One Size Walnut

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 !!

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.