Grandfather Clock Buyers Guide

A new floor clock can change a small, empty area into the classic focal point of your home. Our floor clocks tell much more than time. They also tell the world you're the kind of person who appreciates good design and fine furniture. Whether you prefer a traditional look or our latest cutting edge styles, you'll find a clock that expresses your personality beautifully.

Selection should be based on:

• Style the "look" that fits best in your home
• Size always measure the "footprint" where you wish to place the new clock
• Features choose chiming melodies and night-time shutoff options
• Price Our finest clocks cost less than 80.00/year over their lifetime

Your new floor clock will create a new look to your home as well as the warm, subtle tone of the chimes. When your friends and family leave your home...they will always remember your floor clock.

Grandfather Clock Feature Sets

Chain Driven Westminster Chime Clocks

These selections use 3 chains located behind the door that are pulled down once a week to raise the weights that power the clock as they drop down during the week. The Westminster chimes will play a few notes on each quarter-hour and then play the 16 note melody on the hour, then count the hour. There is a lever on the dial to manually turn off the chimes at will. The chime rods are mounted on the side of the movement and are shorter and not as full as the chain-driven clocks

Cable Driven Westminster Chime Clocks

These grandfather clocks use a key to turn 3 arbors located in the dial that are wound once a week to raise the weights that power the clock as they drop down during the week. The Westminster chimes will play a few notes on each quarter-hour and then play the 16 note melody on the hour, then count the hour. There is a lever on the dial to manually turn off the chimes at will. Your hands never touch the brass on this design.

Click here to listen to the Westminster Chime

Cable Driven Westminster Chime Clocks w/night time chime shutoff option

Grandfather Clocks w/night time chime shutoff option also uses a key to turn 3 arbors located in the dial that are wound once a week to raise the weights that power the clock as they drop down during the week. The Westminster chimes will play a few notes on each quarter-hour and then play the 16 note melody on the hour, then count the hour. There is a lever on the dial to manually turn off the chimes at will. Your hands never touch the brass on this design. There is an additional lever on the left of the dial to select an option for the chime to play continuously or to cease between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM.

Click here to listen to the Westminster Chime Movement

Cable Driven Triple Chime Clocks w/night time chime shutoff option

Triple Chime grandfather clocks also use a key to turn 3 arbors located in the dial that are wound once a week to raise the weights that power the clock as they drop down during the week. The chimes will play a few notes on each quarter-hour and then play the full chime melody on the hour, then count the hour. There is a lever on the dial to manually turn off the chimes at will or to choose between Westminster, Whittington or St. Michaels Chime melodies. Your hands never touch the brass on this design. There is an additional lever on the left of the dial to select an option for the chime to play continuously or to cease between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM. You may also use an option for the clock only to count the hour without any hourly or quarter hour melody. Click here to listen to the Triple Chime Movement

Quartz Floor Clocks (battery operated clocks)

Quartz floor clocks use batteries to power the time, chimes and the swinging pendulum. There is no winding and the clocks are very accurate. Most are dual chime offering a choice of Westminster or Ave Maria melodies. There is also a volume control to adjust the volume to the size of the room, chime silence and hourly only chimes. Batteries will easily last a year at a time and easy to replace. Some Quartz clocks will have the three weights to resemble a mechanical movement, but these do not move and are added to enhance the style of the clock. Some models of quartz floor clocks are non-chiming. In most cases, these clocks are less than half of the price a mechanical movement clock. The quartz clocks with the Harmonic Movement sounds great for a battery-powered clock. Click here to listen to the Westminster Chime Click here to listen to the Ave Maria Chime Click here to listen to the Bim Bam Chime

Moon Dials

Most keywound grandfather clocks will offer a functional, astrologically correct moon dial. When the image of the moon reaches the 15th day of the 29 1/2 day lunar cycle it will appear at the top of the dial. It will be a full moon at that time. This dial rotates slowly clockwise over 29 1/2 days. When the image of the moon disappears, it is a new moon.

How Much Do Grandfather Clocks Cost? (2026)

There is a wide range of options and case styles which determine the price of a new grandfather clock. The price plateaus below are general price ranges for quality clocks and do not include battery-operated clocks or "furniture store" clocks with Chinese movements.

Chain Driven Westminster Chime Clocks - $2000.00 - 2600.00

Cable Driven Westminster Chime Clocks - $2600.00 - $3500.00

Cable Driven Westminster Chime Clocks with Auto Nightime Chime Silence - $3500.00 - $4000.00

Cable Driven 3 Chime Melody Clocks (Triple-Chime) with Auto Nightime Chime Silence - $3500.00 and up

The Cable Driven 3 Chime Melody Clocks will increase in height, width and depth and will begin with upgraded cases and then step up to grandfather clocks with exotic burl overlays and multiple wood inlays, hinged or fretted access panels around the dial. You will also see larger pillars and much more detail in the case work. Most of these grandfather clocks may also be set to play only an hour count without quarter hour chimes. You may see a few of the clocks with fretted panels, burl overlays and exotic inlay below. Most of these clocks will have a selling price of $3500.00 - $6000.00, but the one on the right sells close to $20,000.00 due to the detail of the hand-carving and inlay using many different types of woods. .

Buying Grandfather Clocks Online

The Clock Depot is a real clock shop with a staff that only specializes in clocks with probably the largest online presence in the country. More grandfather clocks for sale in North Carolina than anywhere else. If you call us at 1-866-402-8714 Monday - Friday between 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST, we will be glad to answer any questions for you. No voice mail or call centers. You work directly with the owners. We assure you satisfaction. Our store is open 6 days a week where we have over 40 floor clocks and over 1500 wall, mantel and table clocks in stock. We will be glad to open any clock that isn't on display for your inspection. See our grandfather clock display on Pinterest

Regional In-Home Delivery is Included!

If you live in or near the white area on the map (North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, W. Delaware or the Washington, DC area) we also may be able to deliver and set up your clock and offer many other special services at no additional cost.

Please call us at Toll-Free at 866-402-8714 and we can explain the arrangements and what areas are covered.

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