Frequently Asked Questions:
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What does 'night-time shutoff' or 'light sensor' mean?
Most cuckoo clocks (either mechanical or battery powered) come with 'night-time shutoff' in either a manual or 'light sensor' variety. This just means that both varieties enable you to control when the clock makes sounds.
Mechanical cuckoo clocks have a manual 'night-time shutoff' which are usually a lever with 2 positions - sound on or sound off.
Battery powered cuckoo clocks usually come with an automatic 'night-time shutoff' otherwise known as a light sensor which detects light levels and disables sound when the lights are off or it is very dark. While some include volume levels as well as sound on/off positions, some models also include an option to stop the sound between the hours of 9:00pm and 8:00am.
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'Cu Cu' Cuckoo Clock (Wenge) by Progetti
Brand: Progetti
Model ID: progetti-1611-wenge
ISBN/UPC/GTIN: 3901001000770
Estimated Delivery Time: This clock will be sent directly to your delivery address from the clockmakers workshop in Italy. Subject to availability, build completion time, and border customs times, the delivery day is approximately between January 24 and February 03 for all UK and mainland Europe customers.
IMPORT COSTS: Cuckoo Collections is proud to announce that we will pay for ALL customs charges or Import VAT costs for our UK customers. We don't want our UK customers being surprised by any additional charges (that are due to the Brexit). Therefore, if you are notified of any customs charges then please let us know. We will organise to have these paid or the amounts refunded back to you.
Discontinued £428.00
'Cu Cu' Cuckoo Clock (Wenge) by Progetti
This sleek modern cuckoo clock by Progetti is designed by Italian designer Umberto Tolino (see below). Made of ebonised wood, it comes in three different colour models - a black and white lined, a red and white lined and wenge and black. It's quartz movement is battery powered and the cuckoo strike, which chimes on the hour with the sound of a light babbling brook and sweet cuckoo call, can be volume controlled and is also switched off automatically during the night by a built-in light sensor.
All Progetti cuckoo clocks are fitted with an Engstler™ clock & cuckoo mechanism which is custom built by the Engstler cuckoo clock manufacturer in the Black Forest region, Germany. Their craftsmanship ensures your cuckoo clock works as wonderfully as the world-famous traditional cuckoo clocks of the Black Forest region.
| Material: |
Ebonised Wood
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| Colour: | Wenge and black |
| Designer: |
Umberto Tolino (See below)
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| Height: |
63cm
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| Width: |
30cm
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| Depth: | 9cm |
| Weight: |
2.2kg
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| Power source: | 2 x C cell batteries (Not included) |
| Chime: | Every hour (with automatic night-time shut off) |
| Sound: | River stream & cuckoo calling |
| Light Sensor: | Yes |
| Country of Manufacture: | Italy |
Meet the designer of the 'Cu Cu' Cuckoo Clock by Progetti: Umberto Tolino
Graduating in Industrial Design at Milan Polytechnic, with a thesis for Philips Design, young Italian designer Umberto Tolino has been involved in visual, product and strategic design since 1997. A hunter for various strategic research products and a reporter on events linked to the design system. Tolino is a founding member of the cooperative 'rnd_lab' and he also has a number of design projects published in various sector magazines. He has been included in two ADI Compasso d’Oro Design Index listings, and selected for the exhibition on The New Italian Design at the Milan Triennale event, with the rnd_time wall clock. Since 2001, he has taught at the Department of Design and contributed to various masters courses at the Politecnico di Milano.
Estimated Delivery Time: This clock will be sent directly to your delivery address from the clockmakers workshop in Italy. Subject to availability, build completion time, and border customs times, the delivery day is approximately between January 24 and February 03 for all UK and mainland Europe customers.
IMPORT COSTS: Cuckoo Collections is proud to announce that we will pay for ALL customs charges or Import VAT costs for our UK customers. We don't want our UK customers being surprised by any additional charges (that are due to the Brexit). Therefore, if you are notified of any customs charges then please let us know. We will organise to have these paid or the amounts refunded back to you.
Worried about your order arriving on time? Nine out of ten of our orders arrive within the estimated delivery time or even earlier. However sometimes there can be factors (such as availability and delivery location) that can affect the delivery time and lengthen it by a few days or even a week or two for some more complex models. In such cases we will keep you informed of the delay and work with the the manufacturer and courier throughout the process to make it as simple as possible for you to rest assured knowing your clock is on track to you. Many of our clocks are held in stock with our suppliers but, depending on the model/brand, some are built-to-order by one of our many manufacturers in Italy, Germany, Japan or Switzerland. We appreciate your patience in such cases and we will inform you of the tracking details as soon as your order is shipped from the manufacturer or supplier.
At any time, if you have questions or concerns about the delivery time of your order (maybe because it's for a birthday, wedding or Christmas present) then let us know and we will do our best to fast-track the order with our manufacturers. Contact us here.
