SWISSELITE (Gold color,60 mins) - Hourglass Sand Timers - Biloba Hourglass Sand Timer, 22cm Gold Sand Timer In 60 Mins

It’s elegant and functional. Bought for my younger sister to help her study to a schedule and she seemed very happy with it.

Exactly what I needed, 15 minutes timer for my bath, and it looks really nice, I love it

I bought this hourglass to remind me to stand up and sit down in regular intervals throughout the day after acquiring a varidesk at work.It came very well packed with bubble wrap, inside of styrofoam inside of a cardboard box. I love the design - simple and classy. The sand is a bit paler in color than I expected - I thought it would be a bright teal, but it's acceptable. I thought the little Inspired/Productivity tag would be metal, but it's just paper. I'll probably end up removing that. It's a good size and doesn't seem top heavy when you flip it, which was my biggest concern. I timed it, and it took 30 min and 28 seconds for all the sand to run through. I don't require accuracy, but I thought that was pretty good, especially after reading many negative reviews about these timers running at 20 min and such.Overall, I'm quite please with my purchase. As long as I don't accidentally knock it over and break it, it should be just perfect for my needs, and it's very pretty.

A very good value for an hourglass.I love the size, shape, and color.The "sand" is actually very small glass beads, like that used for sand blasting or sprinkled over wet paint to provide reflectivity. This is a good thing; greater uniformity in size and less likely to get "stuck", as other hourglasses sometimes do.A small amount of sand will stick to the glass. A gentle tap will loosen it and it falls through in about a second, so it doesn't affect the accuracy.For the 60 minute hourglasses, the seller claims an accuracy of +/- 6 minutes. That's a pretty wide range; probably 2 or 3 times the actual variation in run times. I measured 1 hour and 22 seconds (although the exact time may be temperature dependent). I got it for the aesthetics, not an accurate time peace, and I am very pleased with it.The seller said the glass is borosilicate. This is the same type of glass as Pyrex (TM), and is used in glass coffee pots. It appears to be solid and well made.I liked it so much I ordered a smaller 30 minute glass to keep on my desk at work.Verdict: BUY!Update 1 (a few days later): 30 minute Rose Red color hourglass [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078H82WWD/]. I give this 4 stars; docking a star because a small (but quite noticeable) amount of sand clings to the glass when running. Runtime measured (once) at 30 minutes 6 seconds. Remarkable.The sand clinging issue may be related to the coloring added to the sand (really, very small glass beads). I ordered the 30 minute white sand hourglass in the same style to see if the sand without coloring has any issues sticking to the glass.Update 2 (a few more days later): 30 minute White color hourglass. Solid 5 stars. I ordered the 30 minute glass with white (uncolored) sand to see if the color affects how much sand sticks to the glass. I am happy to report that only a little sticks to the glass (much less than the Rose Red color), and it is easily dislodged with a gentle tap.

Cute. Although larger (sturdier?), I have several others in my office that have been durable. This one fell once and broke.That said, it was an easy clean up! The sand stuff stayed contained on one side and it split cleanly in half.

Perfect ! I enjoy this hour glass, approximately an hour.. I have purchased 2! One for my fiancé and brother.. I also have one purchased previously & use it at my work desk

I work from home and wanted a playful tool to increase my focus. I chose the hourglass with green sand to symbolize prosperity. It definitely helps me commit to the hour and gives me a sense of urgency to complete my set goals before time runs out! It holds true to time as well. I will probably change out the paper tag for an a different engraved metal one later.