Personalized Antique Brass Working Sundial Compass — an antique-finish reproduction sundial compass personalized with your photo, message, name, or date. A functional, navigation-inspired keepsake, handmade in our own workshop. Price: $89 (free engraving included).
A working compass and sundial in solid brass, engraved with your words in our own workshop. The brass is cast, turned, hand-polished, and given an antique patina that deepens rather than flakes. The engraving is cut into the metal with a fiber laser — not printed, not a lacquer transfer that lifts at the edges. It will outlast you.
Open the lid, let the gnomon rise, point the needle north — and the shadow tells you the hour. It is how travellers found their way and kept their time for four hundred years. The compass has a functional magnetic needle; the sundial gnomon casts a shadow to approximate the time when oriented correctly. This is not a prop: it is a working compass and sundial.
You can engrave a photo, a name, a date, a message, your own handwriting, a logo, or your own design. The hinged top lid takes up to 40 characters; the inner face takes up to 80 characters. Each compass ships in a wooden gift box with a soft interior, ready to give.
Yes — the compass has a functional magnetic needle, and the sundial gnomon casts a shadow to approximate the time when oriented correctly.
No. This is an antique-finish reproduction — newly manufactured with a vintage patina to evoke the look and feel of a genuine heirloom.
Solid brass with an antique-finish treatment, with optional leather or wood presentation cases.
The $55 Compass Only is the antique brass compass with no engraving. The $89 Personalized Compass adds photo, text, name, date, handwriting, logo or your own design engraving.
Yes. Upload a clear, well-lit photo and we will prepare it for laser engraving on the top lid.
Yes. Choose "My Handwriting" and upload a clear photo or scan of your handwriting on white paper. We engrave your original handwriting — it is not converted to a typed font.
Yes. The most popular combination is a photo on the top lid and a message on the back.
A clear, well-lit, high-resolution photo with good contrast and visible faces produces the sharpest engraving.
Yes. Choose "My Own Design" to upload artwork (PNG, JPG, PDF, SVG). We will prepare it for engraving.
Yes. For corporate orders you can provide a list of individual names and messages — each compass is engraved separately.
The minimum for corporate/bulk pricing is 25 units, which unlocks a 20% discount.
When your quantity is 25 or more, a 20% discount is automatically applied to your order subtotal — no coupon needed, and never applied twice.
Yes. Visit our Corporate Gifts page or use the quote form to tell us your quantity, package preference, and personalization needs.
A premium embossed leather case with a vintage compass-rose design — the perfect protective companion for your compass.
A wooden display box with a lined interior that turns the compass into a presentation-worthy heirloom.
Personalization and production typically take 5–7 business days, followed by shipping.
Yes. Our live preview shows your photo and text on the compass as you build it. The final engraving is professionally prepared.
Yes. Every order is carefully packaged, and the Complete Gift Set arrives ready to present.