The Artline Blue Pearl Turning Globe Clock will make a striking desktop timepiece for your home or office. Sleek and eye-catching this piece boasts elegant angles and curves. It features a miniature version of Artline`s popular Blue Pearl Earthsphere acrylic globe design with pearlized blue oceans parchment-colored landmasses and coppery lines of latitude and longitude. The specially formulated metallic ink utilized on the oceans is designed to capture and reflect light creating a rich and lustr ous model of our planet. The place names are clear and highly visible in black. The globe measures 5 inches in diameter and is mounted on a handsome wooden base with light cherry finish and a distinctive shape. Total dimensions are 6.5 inches wide by 11 inches tall.An embedded working clock that spins fully in its base can be seen from anywhere in the room. Silver-toned metal fittings complete this contemporary look. This unique piece will make a welcome addition to any desk or table.The globe r eflects Artline`s standard of excellence undergoing a variety of processes from multi-colored silk-screening to meticulous blowing and shaping. Sheets of acrylic are cut to size and checked for optical clarity before graphics are applied. Each piece is carefully inspected and then passed on to the thermal process when it is heat soaked for several hours. The hemispheres are free-blown to ensure optical clarity and then trimmed of excess material and carefully matched. Before being bonded they ar e cleaned and polished. This globe comes to you signed by the maker complete with a certificate of authenticity.About ArtlineEvery Artline globe is a work of art. Hand-fashioned in the USA by skilled artisans the remarkable products combine lasting b eauty state-of-the-art technology and the most accurate up-to-date cartographic information. They progress through more than 40 intricate steps achieving unsurpassed quality and offering you a new and contemporary way to see the world. In Artline Gl