Honor the Past. Celebrate the Future. Pass Time Forward.
For nearly 130 years, Chelsea Clock has crafted timepieces that become part of families’ stories. Chelsea clocks have celebrated engagements and weddings, commemorated military service, marked successful careers, welcomed new homes, and been passed from one generation to the next.
The Chelsea Legacy Trade-In Program honors that tradition by inviting owners of authentic Chelsea timepieces to exchange a vintage or existing Chelsea product with the company that built it. After factory inspection, Chelsea determines a Legacy Trade-In Credit that may be applied toward the purchase of a new Chelsea Ship’s Bell Clock or Barometer, helping transform yesterday’s treasured Chelsea timepiece into tomorrow’s family heirloom.
Each exchanged Chelsea product returns to Chelsea, where its craftsmanship, history, components, and materials may continue serving future generations through restoration, preservation, responsible parts recovery, reuse, or material recycling whenever practical.
Program Benefits
- Legacy Trade-In Credit applied toward the purchase of a qualifying new Chelsea Ship’s Bell Clock or Barometer.
- Complimentary Legacy Engraving to personalize the new Chelsea instrument with a name, date, message, family inscription, or milestone.
- Premium Chelsea Gift Presentation Box suitable for presenting the new timepiece to a next-generation recipient.
- Chelsea Legacy Trade-In Certificate documenting the connection between the exchanged Chelsea product and the newly purchased Chelsea instrument.
- Full Chelsea New Product Factory Warranty, providing the same warranty coverage and factory support offered with a qualifying new Chelsea product purchased directly from Chelsea.
How it Works
If you do not want to purchase a Ship’s Bell product, you are unable to participate in the Legacy Trade-In Program. Other options remain Repair and the Certified Resale Program.
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Preserving a Legacy Through Reuse
The Chelsea Legacy Trade-In Program is founded on a simple principle: a handcrafted Chelsea product should continue to provide value for as long as reasonably possible.
Chelsea products have historically been designed to be maintained, repaired, restored, and enjoyed for generations. Every exchanged Chelsea timepiece is carefully evaluated to determine the most appropriate next use for the complete product, its original components, or its materials.
Legacy Trade-In Credit is determined solely by Chelsea following physical inspection. Value may reflect restoration cost, parts value, historical significance, expected resale value, archival importance, and potential reuse of materials or components. Credit has no cash value and cannot be redeemed for cash. Credit is non-transferable and may be used only by the participating customer unless Chelsea approves otherwise in writing. Credit must be applied to the qualifying new-product order associated with the exchange. Credit may not exceed the eligible purchase price remaining after other permitted adjustments. For customers in Massachusetts, the price of the new clock is taxable at the full amount, before the credit has been applied. Credit may not be applied retroactively to a completed purchase. Credit may not be combined with certain discounts, promotions, dealer pricing, or special offers at Chelsea’s discretion.
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A Century of Experience
The Chelsea team has over 100 years of cumulative experience working on Chelsea Clocks.