Herz-Kreisel-Maschine

Cranking the little handle and watching the heart spin, flip, then rotate is oddly hypnotic. The mechanism feels solid in the hand, not flimsy like I worried it might. It's been sitting on my desk for a week and I still catch myself playing with it.

The heart actually flips and rotates as you turn the crank, which I didn't expect from the photos. It's a limited-edition piece, so I grabbed one before they're gone. Turning the little handle is oddly soothing.

Bought this as an anniversary gift and my wife keeps it on her desk, cranking it whenever she needs a lift. Watching the little heart flip and rotate on its brass arm is oddly hypnotic. Being a limited edition by Martin Smith made it feel like a real keepsake rather than a novelty.