These clocks have 3 chime melodies that can be selected from a lever on the front of the dial. Westminster Chime, St. Michaels Chime and Whittington Chimes are all present. Quarter hour chimes with hour count. The chime melodies will play part of the melody on each quarter hour and then play all of the melody on the hour... then count the hour. There is a lever on the dial to manually turn the chimes on or off at will. These clocks need to be wound once per week and they cannot be over-wound.