Karlsson Clocks

Present Time is a wholesale gift and home decor company. Present Time's mission is bringing contemporary design to add fun and a personal touch to life. In the early 1980's Mr. Teertstra (founder of Present Time) started a small gift company, called Kaleidoscoop. Due to the success this company it merged together with Clockwork and they went under the name Present Time. In 1999 Present Time expand by buying two other companies, namely Karlsson and Leitmotiv. Nowadays these companies are still recognizable as brands of Present Time. Present Time is the parent company of five brands. These brands are: PT, BUD, Smiley, Karlsson and Leitmotiv. For BUD, Present Time is the official distributor in Europe. Present Time has the license for Smiley to use the brand to produce both in and outdoor gift items.