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About a year ago I was lucky enough to meet the boss of a major Swiss watch company. We had dinner in his gorgeous house overlooking lake Geneva while his children played outside in the autumn evening. And we talked about watches. He mentioned something to me that I had never thought much of before, but it related to the timelessness of the good, old fashioned mechanical watch. Read the rest of this entry »

The pocket watch was first introduced during the 1500s and was referred to as a transportable watch because it was either kept in the pocket or worn on a chain that hung from the neck. These represented the first movable timepieces and started a revolution that saw the companies that manufacture them become very prosperous. Soon they were building watches with precise mechanisms that could more accurately tell time. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are fond of collecting Disney items, like snowglobes with Disney princesses and characters on it? Alice in Wonderland is now in snow globes or snow domes for you to enjoy. If you are not a fan, better watch the Disney’s cartoon version or the latest movie. Who would not be fond of adventurous Alice? This story is one of the most peculiar literary piece, yet a lot of people, both young and old, have enjoyed.

Whether you are young or old, a student or a mother of two, yet a fan of Alice in Wonderland, you will absolutely find Alice in Wonderland Snowglobe a unique part of your collection.

If you are one of the Dads who took their 10-year-old daughter to the recent movie and you has seen their big grin. Make sure to widen that grin with a picturesque figure of Alice in those dome glasses. There are snow globes showing Alice with the Caterpillar, the Ceshire cat and a good image of Mr. Rabbit that your little kids would surely enjoy.

Feel like Alice in Wonderland upon looking at those glass globes and feel magical about it. If you are not that fond of her, there are a lot more Disney Princesses and Characters to choose. They are musical snowglobes that would surely lull you to sleep when played.

You do not have to have a one digit age to enjoy these water-containing glasses. There are collectible items that has more serious designs like Nativity Snowglobe that gives you the feeling of Christmas all throughout the year.

These are fancy items that you can enjoy looking at whenever you need a happy scene. They are neither expensive toys, nor big vases yet they would surely give you the same happiness. They are easy to collect and maintain. You do not have to keep them in boxes like toys, nor vacuum it all to the insides like expensive jars.

You can put them in any part of your house, dust them when needed and shake them to enjoy a lively view of falling glitters or white snow over the beautiful scenes inside the globe.