Bulova Clocks C3542 Cranbrook Wall Mount Analog Wooden Chiming Clock, Brown

This Bulova C3542 Cranbrook clock is beautiful and makes a great addition to your home. It is easy to set up and keeps very accurate time thanks to it's quartz movement. I anticipate thst this clock will ladt a long time. After reading the instructions, it was easy to set the proper time. The nighttime chime mute function was already set at the factory so I didn't need to set it. The mute function is from 11 pm through 5:45 am. I don't know anyone that could sleep with the chimes sounding during the night! I cannot emphasize enough to please read the instructions as this is a fine quality clock and you want to get the most enjoyment out of it. One final note: the shipping box was quite a bit larger than the Bulova box thst the clock came in. The outer shipping box had no packing paper or blister packs to keep the inner Bulova box from sliding all around the outer shipping box. Not good at all! Fortunately, the Bulova box was well designed to keep the clock protected from most damage. However, I'm sure the inner box suffered some bumps and jars that could have affected the quartz mechanism. I couldn't believe the shippers didn't put packing materials to keep the inner box from sliding around and getting bumped and jarred quite a bit!

I've only had this one day, but what a gem! I really, really wanted a grandfather wall clock with a front door, but this one is light in weight, and it's easy to take it down and open the back for any adjusting. And once the time, chime & volume are adjusted (again, I've only had it 1 day), it will only require battery changes occasionally. The instructions were clearly written to set it up, the price is right, and it's solidly built with the Bulova name. One minor negative is I thought the description said made in Switzerland & Japan, when it's clearly labeled made in China. But I could be mistaken, and no matter where, my hope is to have this to pass down to my children.

The media could not be loaded. The absolute perfect wall clock. My wife and I researched wall clocks for hours before deciding on this one. I ordered it on Saturday night and received it on Tuesday. Some reviews stated it was hard to set up to get running but I had no problems. It takes 1 AA battery for the time and two C cell batteries for the chimes. I left the settings alone where it only chimes on the hour (full Westminster + hour strike). When setting it up for the first time, the directions state to insert the batteries and turn the time set dial on the back counterclockwise (which turns the hands clockwise) until it reads 5:50. Then rotate the time set counterclockwise until the hands reach 6:00 and it should chime the full tune and then strike 6 times. It did, so then I ignored the rest of the instructions and treated it like our wind-up clocks by rotating the set dial counterclockwise until it reached 7:00 and let it do it's full chime & strike before moving to the next hour. Rotate the dial to 8:00 and let it do it's full chimes and strike before moving to the next hour... and so on until I got to the correct time, then hung it on the wall. That was 4 hours ago and it's keeping perfect time and the chimes are still corresponding with the correct hour. The chimes don't sound fake or too tingy. The wife and I love it.

I agree with the reviews stating the instructions are confusing! I thought I read the instructions thoroughly but when the clock did not preset to 5:45 as the instructions stated after I inserted the batteries, I knew there was a problem. But after I reviewed the wording for counter-clockwise regarding the hand set knob on the back of the clock and reviewed the statement about not setting the hands backwards, I figured it out. I strongly suggest that when you read the instructions please highlight the words clockwise and counter-clockwise and you'll get it done. Nice clock by the way.

I wanted a clock that chimed. Settled on a wall clock with a pendulum. Lot's of low end stuff out here, and I didn't want to shell out $300 on a Howard Miller. I agonized for a few weeks over which one I'd get, and settled on Bulova. A lot of the other clocks at this pricepoint look.... garish? Either too light, or the clock face looks weird or off-putting, the covering the pendulum has some kind of foil design over it... etc. Then I saw this one. Reviews seemed good, so I bought it.Very easy to set up even if you are an imbecile like myself and just threw a AA battery in it before work, only to realize that it takes 2 C batteries in addition. Having read some of the reviews of other clocks, it seems that they can be a bit finnicky. This one was easy, instructions were fairly clear.The clock itself is gorgeous. Sound is good for $130 clock.

I read all of the reviews before I bought this and I must say I’m pretty impressed. It keeps really good time and the sound quality for the chimes is great.One thing I can say is that when you set it up, take your time and be patient. In order to sync the chime hours with the actual time you’re setting, you will need to turn the mechanism counterclockwise )so it turns the hands clockwise) and when you get to 12 while turning, you need to listen to the chime all the way through each and every time. So for example if you’re setting your time for 3 o’clock in the afternoon and you start the set and it’s at 8 o’clock, you need to turn the hands to the 12, listen to the chime IN FULL, and do so over and over again and until you finally get to where the chime dings three times. I know it sounds a bit complicated but it’s really not if you just take your time.

Has been hanging on my wall for a year now and the clock works great.

Excepcional quality. Cannot recommend highly enough. Well worth the splurge!