Buying a product from the internet sight-unseen can be a risk, but this one paid off. This globe is far and away the most beautiful I've ever seen.
The blue metallic finish of the ocean looks like high-end automotive paint, with layers of metallic sparkle and sheen. I think it far nicer than the "jeweled" globes made of semi-precious stones, and with those globes, the outlines of continents and countries are just rough approximations of the appropriate shapes. Here, the land masses are all perfectly accurate, and are finished in a metallic bronze color that complements the ocean very well.
Some caveats:
The writing is black, whether on land or ocean. On the ocean, the black is _very_ difficult to read.
The stand consists of three pieces held together with two screws -the top curved piece in which the globe rests can't be secured to the post tightly enough to prevent it from rotating somewhat.
The color of the metal surround is a different color than that of the stand (the stand is closer to black, the metal surround is a brass color).
Still, five stars for a beautiful globe.
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