This exclusive handcrafted gemstone globe is meticulously crafted by the most talented artists of, using more than 40 different semiprecious gemstones from around the world. This balloon have used large amount of Lapis Lazuli powder which is pulverized, and mixed with an epoxy resin and poured to make the ocean part of the globe which is a very complicated and expensive procedure. At the bottom of the bracket, a precision brass-topped integral brass compass is incorporated to compliment the world. Each country is inlaid with a different stone, and the stones are cut individually and ground for demanding interlaced and polished. The lines of latitude and longitude are thin strips of twisted gilded wire, embedded throughout the globe.