over the past 48 years since 1976, each one of my sailboats has been equipped with 'life time guaranteed ' Weems and Plath instruments: barometers. thermometers, tide clocks, various wall mount oil lamps, 2 Sorensen lamps. we've given W&P instruments as wedding presents, graduation presents, birthday presents. I now find that the 'new owner' is refusing to honor the 'life time warranty' on a barometer and clock -- a 2 piece chrome matching set I removed from the boat last haul out for not working . To my dismay, instead of the 'lifetime warranty', or repair/ replace, customer service offered me a coupon to buy another set of their defective instruments 'at 30 % off. ' needless to say, they are off my list of suppliers. . .