Wittner Metronome Taktell Pyramid Shape System Maelzel Series 855 - Plastic casing - With bell - Mahogany grain - Mechanically wound - No batteries required - Made in Germany

This is an excellent metronome, as you'd expect from Wittner, with all the classic performance of a traditional timer. Plastic it may be but it is a quality product with an excellent appearance. If a real wood version is beyond your means, this is very much the equal. You'll be pushed to tell the difference without having it in your hands. The colour in the photograph is accurate. Don't miss the key, which is clipped to the bottom of the case.

Beautifully constructed and presented. If you want the authentic sound then you have to buy a Wittner

It worked for a bit but then it slowed down. I wound it up, but the feel of the winding mechanism was wrong so I popped the bottom of the unit off and there was no link between the winder and the mechanism inside.Not that surprised really as the whole thing was cheaply put together.I'd not buy it again.

The best of its kind

Does the job well. Owned exact same model for many years and just needed to replace it as I probably over-wound the spring!I tried several Chinese models but had to send back two different models which had been wrongly assembled so went back to this more expensive model which works fine.

Lovely - needed as seemed to ahve lsot my faithfulfound to be a bit tricky getting the front cover off -prob just me.But works really well and great to explain to children.

Was a present they seem happy with it but the bell is a little on the quiet side

I wish I'd bought one of these years ago! Reading the notes is not even half the story...