How To Buy A Great Grandfather Clock.
If you are in the market for a modern grandfather clock, it is best to focus your time on the type or style that best fits your needs. People buy grandfather clocks for very different reasons. Some buyers are looking for a clock that will add the finishing touch to their carefully planned dcor. Others are fond of the lasting memories from their childhood -the sounds of a grandfather clock as it counted the minutes with the steady rhythm of tick-tock and the wonderful tones the chimes produced every hour of their young lives. Still other buyers love the wonderful precision of a mechanical timepiece that keeps working day after day and love the solid steadiness only a grandfather clock provides.
If you are in the market for a modern grandfather clock, it is best to focus your time on the type or style that best fits your needs. People buy grandfather clocks for very different reasons. Some buyers are looking for a clock that will add the finishing touch to their carefully planned dcor. Others are fond of the lasting memories from their childhood -the sounds of a grandfather clock as it counted the minutes with the steady rhythm of tick-tock and the wonderful tones the chimes produced every hour of their young lives. Still other buyers love the wonderful precision of a mechanical timepiece that keeps working day after day and love the solid steadiness only a grandfather clock provides.
In the current marketplace of grandfather clocks, there is an endless array of types and styles to choose from to fit you distinctive dcor. In one online store, more than thirty clock styles were available from multiple manufacturers.
Do not get frustrated if you cannot find a grandfather clock online. When looking for a clock that is very unique, you may have to have it built by a local artisan of wood furniture. Some of the greatest grandfather clocks were built just this way. To provide good service and precision I would recommend a movement by Kieninger for your first clock.
Presently there are six major manufactures to chose from; German Hermle, Bulova, Sligh, Ridgeway, Kieninger and Howard Miller. Howard Miller is much like the model 'T' of grandfather clocks, an assembly line product, so inspect carefully.
When looking at grandfather clocks it is best to shop at a store dedicated to clocks and not a local furniture store. There, you can work with someone who is knowledgeable in precision timepieces and will be able to provide service after the sale.
As the buyer, you must examine the clock that you are going to buy in the store for the highest quality, fit and finish just like any fine piece of furniture. Do not compromise cost for quality. Buy the grandfather clock with the highest quality you can afford.
When looking for a clock that will keep precise time your will have to look to the German manufacturers of grandfather clock movements; Kieninger, Hermle, and Urgos. If this is your first grandfather clock, I would suggest you look for a clock with a Kieninger movement installed. A Kieninger movement is easier to setup and will last a very long time without requiring constant fiddling to maintain its accuracy.
Finally, make sure that the grandfather clock you selected in the store is the same one that is delivered to your home. Most good grandfather clock stores will have no problem with this arrangement. Never allow them to ship you another grandfather clock even if it is the same model and style unless you have inspected it in person. Whether hand-made or mass-produced, there may be significant differences between individual clocks of the same model.
To sum it up, find the style you like (overall look, wood and color), buy from a clock store that will provide great service and select from a German clock movement when possible. As a final note, plan to have the grandfather clock movement re-oiled every 5 years, and have the whole grandfather clock movement disassembled and cleaned every 10-15 years, this will keep it as fresh and new as the day you bought it.
If you are in the market for a modern grandfather clock, it is best to focus your time on the type or style that best fits your needs. People buy grandfather clocks for very different reasons. Some buyers are looking for a clock that will add the finishing touch to their carefully planned dcor. Others are fond of the lasting memories from their childhood -the sounds of a grandfather clock as it counted the minutes with the steady rhythm of tick-tock and the wonderful tones the chimes produced every hour of their young lives. Still other buyers love the wonderful precision of a mechanical timepiece that keeps working day after day and love the solid steadiness only a grandfather clock provides.
In the current marketplace of grandfather clocks, there is an endless array of types and styles to choose from to fit you distinctive dcor. In one online store, more than thirty clock styles were available from multiple manufacturers.
Do not get frustrated if you cannot find a grandfather clock online. When looking for a clock that is very unique, you may have to have it built by a local artisan of wood furniture. Some of the greatest grandfather clocks were built just this way. To provide good service and precision I would recommend a movement by Kieninger for your first clock.
Presently there are six major manufactures to chose from; German Hermle, Bulova, Sligh, Ridgeway, Kieninger and Howard Miller. Howard Miller is much like the model 'T' of grandfather clocks, an assembly line product, so inspect carefully.
When looking at grandfather clocks it is best to shop at a store dedicated to clocks and not a local furniture store. There, you can work with someone who is knowledgeable in precision timepieces and will be able to provide service after the sale.
As the buyer, you must examine the clock that you are going to buy in the store for the highest quality, fit and finish just like any fine piece of furniture. Do not compromise cost for quality. Buy the grandfather clock with the highest quality you can afford.
When looking for a clock that will keep precise time your will have to look to the German manufacturers of grandfather clock movements; Kieninger, Hermle, and Urgos. If this is your first grandfather clock, I would suggest you look for a clock with a Kieninger movement installed. A Kieninger movement is easier to setup and will last a very long time without requiring constant fiddling to maintain its accuracy.
Finally, make sure that the grandfather clock you selected in the store is the same one that is delivered to your home. Most good grandfather clock stores will have no problem with this arrangement. Never allow them to ship you another grandfather clock even if it is the same model and style unless you have inspected it in person. Whether hand-made or mass-produced, there may be significant differences between individual clocks of the same model.
To sum it up, find the style you like (overall look, wood and color), buy from a clock store that will provide great service and select from a German clock movement when possible. As a final note, plan to have the grandfather clock movement re-oiled every 5 years, and have the whole grandfather clock movement disassembled and cleaned every 10-15 years, this will keep it as fresh and new as the day you bought it.
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