Chelsea Clock technicians are among the most skilled in the industry and are certified by the country's leading clock and watch making associations.
A master clock technician working on a Ship's Bell ''4L'' escapement. The escapement is the ''heart'' of a clock mechanism.
A Ship's Bell dial and mechanism.
All parts are tested, cleaned and oiled before reassembly.
A fully assembled Ship's Bell mechanism.
Once the repairs are completed, clocks are fully tested for two weeks to insure functionality and accuracy.
Chelsea's process of using log books to record the registration number and service history of Chelsea mechanical clocks originated in 1897 and continues today.
Chelsea Clock's repair and restoration facility, exclusively devoted to servicing fine mechanical, quartz and striking clocks, is the largest of its kind anywhere in the United States.
For more than a century, we have been servicing, repairing, and painstakingly restoring Chelsea Clocks and many other brands of heirloom mechanical clocks—including many owned by U.S. presidents and other individuals of prominence throughout the world.
Our expert clockmakers personally service each clock with a custom approach, coupling old world tradition with state of the art modern day technology.