A motorized display using piezoelectricity to impart motion to a jewelry item or other items is disclosed. A quartz movement, otherwise used for rotating hands of a clock, is preferably used to rotate the display. In a preferred embodiment, a housing which has a drive aperture encloses the piezoelectric motor and a battery. A drive shaft, which rotates when the motor is powered, passes through the drive aperture of the housing. A holder for removably but securely holding a jewelry item or other items is positioned on the end of the drive shaft exterior to the housing and may be removable from the drive shaft. The holder may be a ring holder, a watch holder, a broach holder, etc., or may even be an entire jewelry box. The rotation of the drive shaft may be either stepped or continuous and a kit may be provided to the user which includes both types of motors. In one embodiment of the device, the housing may include a light port optically aligned with a photosensitive switch disposed in the housing and operably connected to the piezoelectric motor to permit operation of the motor in response to an ambient light. In another embodiment, the housing may be provided with a cover operably connected to a switch which turns the power off when the cover is closed and turns the power on when the cover is open. In yet another embodiment, the motor may be positioned below a flexible bag filled with fluid. Disturbance arms attached to the drive shaft of the motor create waves or ripples in the fluid and cause a jewelry item placed on top of the bag to move.
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