Living bells are made of heavy solid brass handmade and sand-cast. The chunky hand knotted lanyard offers years of use. These bells are true nautical heirlooms offering clear & solid sounds.
The helmsman rings the ship’s bell for every half hour of the four-hour ship’s watch. A ship is a round-the-clock operation and ship’s crews work four hours on and four hours off. To change the routine two two-hour dog-watches usually run between 4 and 8 PM.
One bell – One ring (say 12:30)…
Two bells – Two rings (say 1 PM)… etc. until…
Eight bells – Eight rings (4PM).
