Recently I have had more and more requests on how to do a self-appraisal of a grandfather clock. To remove some of the mystique, I have included in this article some of the questions that an appraiser will cover. This will not provide you an accurate price but should help with a ball park figure.
Confused on where to start when looking for a grandfather clock? One of the best ways to narrow your selection is to determine what purpose the grandfather clock will serve. Will it be used to accent or enhance your dcor? Are you buying it for the sight and sound of an old-world clock? Or are you buying it as a precision timepiece?
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.
