STORE POLICIES


    1. RETURN POLICY
    2. INTERNATIONAL SALES POLICY
    3. WARRANTY PERIODS FOR NEW CLOCKS SOLD
    4. TERMS OF OUR 2-YEAR CLOCK REPAIR GUARANTEE
    5. ORDER FULFILLMENT AND SHIPPING POLICY
    6. PRIVACY POLICY
    7. POLICY ON PRICE MATCH GUARANTEE




    Clocks purchased from our store can be returned within 30 days, as long as a Return Authorization is obtained and the return is accompanied with the original packing materials and sales receipt. Clocks must be returned in a new, re-saleable condition.  Return shipping will be at the customer's expense.  All international sales are final.

    Damaged Goods
    If the shipping box is damaged, note that there may be damage to the contents on the shipping slip (or notify your shipping carrier). Keep the packing materials for inspection by the shipping company. If the clock is damaged, make a damage claim to the shipping company within 10 days.

    Warranty Issues
    If the reason for your return is related to a warranty issue, it is recommended that you take the clock to a service center near you. If you need help finding an Authorized Service Center, contact us and we will be happy to help. Cost of return shipping, to our store, will be at your expense.

    Prior Authorization Needed for Returns
    Contact us for a Return Shipping Authorization.
    Returns will NOT be accepted without prior authorization!




    Our website is not configured to accept orders outside of the United States. Some clocks are not available to ship outside of the United States, due to the Sales Policies we have with certain manufacturers. Customers, residing outside of the U.S.A., may inquire about a product's availability and shipping cost, by completing an online form. We will respond to your inquiry within 24 hours and provide a shipping estimate (shipping estimate does not include any Duty Tax that your country may charge). At that point, we may temporarily re-configure our website to accept your order and set the item's shipping charge to what it would cost to ship to your country. You will have up to three days to place your order and checkout on our website before it goes back to it's original configuration. Your credit card will be charged in an amount equivalent to United States Dollars (USD).

    International orders may receive extra scrutiny and authentication, in our efforts to minimize credit card fraud and verify your identity. The authentication process may take a couple of days before your order is processed. It is strongly recommended that you have your item shipped to your billing address (if your billing address and shipping address do not match, we may decline your order). We reserve the right to cancel your order, if we are unable to authenticate the order or verify your identity. If it comes to that, you may be able to verify your identity by faxing us a copy of your credit card and billing statement to our secured fax machine.

    All sales to customers, residing outside of the United States, are FINAL.  Unless a clock is significantly different than described on our website (i.e., you received the wrong clock), it cannot be returned.  Returns due to variations of a clock's color/stain finish, measurements, or sound/tone of the chimes will not be authorized.  This policy applies only to orders shipped outside of the United States.  In the event that a return is authorized, the expense of return shipping will be paid by the customer. No reimbursement is given for any Duty Taxes paid.
      

    Warranty Coverage Periods

    Mechanical, key-wound or weight-driven clocks are generally covered under a 2-year warranty. Clocks made by Hermle have the longest warranty--their mechanical clocks are covered for three years!

    Quartz (or battery-operated) clocks are generally covered under a one-year warranty.

    Clocks, which have a different warranty period, will have the warranty information added to clock's product description.


    CLOCK REPAIR GUARANTEE
    If you bring your older clock to our shop for repair, we will overhaul the clock movement and essentially restore it to a similar condition it was in, when it was brand new. Therefore, we guarantee it for two years, which is the typical warranty period for a new clock. Here are the terms of this repair guarantee:

      Clock movements fully restored by us, with movement overhaul, have a 2-year guarantee.  If your clock should fail to perform, within this warranty period, we will (at our option) re-service your clock, apply previous repair charges towards a more expensive repair option (not previously performed, with the original intent to save you money), apply the cost of your repair towards the price of a new movement (if there is one available), or refund your money. All warranty service, under this repair guarantee, is valid only in our repair facility.  Shipping expenses to and from our repair facility will be at the customer's expense.  We do not guarantee that your clock will keep perfect time. We do not guarantee any clock that has wooden gears or movement plates. No guarantee for simple oiling and adjustment. The usual exclusions apply, such as damage caused to the clock by negligent acts of the owner or by Acts of God. Exclusions include, but are not limited to escapement damage (caused by moving the clock around with the pendulum attached), clocks not kept in a climate-controlled environment, damage caused by moving clock hands backwards (applicable only to antique clocks and cuckoo clocks), and evidence of improper oiling or tampering to the work performed by our repair shop.


ORDER FULFILLMENT AND SHIPPING POLICY

We do not stock every clock featured on our website. Most items will be drop-shipped to you directly from the manufacturer. Fulfillment of your order is dependent on factory availability. Items, guaranteed to be in stock, will have the words, "in-stock" displayed below the price on the description page. We strive to keep our website current and to remove items that have been retired or are otherwise unavailable from the manufacturer, but there may be instances when an item is ordered and the order cannot be fulfilled. In any event, most clocks ordered from our website (with the exception of grandfather clocks) will be received within one week. Grandfather clocks may take longer, as they are shipped as freight. Faster shipping options are available, as well as in-home delivery and set-up, with a shipping upgrade. We will be happy to verify a product's availability before you order, simply call us or send an email.

FREE SHIPPING
For any clock priced at or above $100, we will include free standard UPS Ground Shipping, to any customer located in the lower 48 states (or continental USA). If you need to receive your clock more quickly, we offer an Express Shipping Upgrade for $48 (for all products, except grandfather clocks), an option that you may select at checkout. If you upgrade to Express Shipping, we will ship using UPS 2nd Day Air.

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING POLICY
Our website is not configured to accept orders outside of the United States. This is because some of the manufacturers, of clocks sold on our website, prohibit us from selling their products outside of the United States. However, you may inquire with us about a product's availability and cost of shipping it to you. Keep in mind, that you may incur additional costs, such as Duty Tax, which is not included in our shipping estimate.   All sales to customers, outside of the United States, are FINAL.


POLICY ON PRICE MATCH GUARANTEE

We guarantee that our prices are the lowest you will find on the internet.  We will price-match any clock that another authorized internet retailer has for a lower price, as long as that retailer has the clock in-stock and available to ship. The model number of the clock must be the same exact model number for the clock that we carry. We will need the website domain (or link) and/or name, address, and phone number of the retailer that you would like us to price match.

We will NOT include Free Shipping, with the price match, unless the competing retailer includes Free Shipping, in the lower price quote.


PRIVACY POLICY

We do not sell or share any specific customer information, such as email address or phone numbers. We do not store your credit card information, either. If you register with our website, you have the ability to indicate whether or not you would like to receive a newsletter from us. If you indicate that you would like to receive newsletters, you may receive periodic sales specials or discount offers to the email address you provided.