Scala Meridiana departure office

The named officers of Scala Meridiana who ring its exact departure bells on a judgement made under a published procedure and recorded openly.

Ties

• contrasted with the Torre Sulfurea watch

At the table

The bell is trusted by foreign governments more than their own consuls; three northern insurers write Basin cover by reference to it, and underwriters use its times as a reference. It is commercial and publishes its reasoning; a master not ready sails on the next bell, whoever he is.