Bells are made from heavy solid brass, handmade & s&-cast. The chunky hand knotted lanyard offers years of use. We offer four sizes of bells, petite to large, for beach house or boat. A true nautical heirloom 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, & ship’s crews work four hours on & four hours off. To change the routine two two-hour dogwatches usually run between 4 & 8 PM. One bell – One ring (say 12:30). Two bells – Two rings (say 1 PM)… etc. until… Eight bells – Eight rings (4PM).AM. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk