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Check out the latest Cross edition, known as Cross Edge. For those that want to have a little fun while getting down to business, this capless rollerball pen combines performance and practicality with play-ability. Just slide it open, unleash your thoughts, and then snap it shut. Slide open. Snap shut. Slide open. Snap shut.

Visconti pays tribute to Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn of 17th century for this range. Rembrandt is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history. His contributions to art came in a period that historians call the Dutch Golden Age (roughly coinciding with the seventeenth century), in which Dutch world power, political influence, science, commerce and culture. Made of variegated resin and is decorated with palladium finish. The cap and barrel snap together with a unique magnetic lock that is easy and efficient. The fountain pen comes with a stainless steel and both the rollerball pen and ballpoint pen accepts international standard refills.

The Pilot Custom Heritage 92 Clear Demonstrator fountain pens are made of high quality material, it is available in fine finishing of transparent cap/barrel. The material is clear enough that it blends well. The fountain pen uses piston filling, the filling process is relatively easy, by unscrewing the barrel end cap and turn to fill. This fountain pen comes with a 14K nib.

Dimension:

Length with cap posted: 15.2cm

Central circumference: 3.8cm

System: Piston filling.

Nib type: Handcrafted finely engraved 14k nib

In Japan this range of pens is known as Elabo but to the export market it is famously known as the Falcon fountain pens. The Pilot Falcon feature a flexible, “hooded” nib that gently yields to the user’s writing angle. It also sleek in its unique style and demonstrates a remarkable feat of engineering and elegance. The nib was designed by the Pilot engineers with input from the Association of Pen Shop owners in Japan who recommended a soft, flexible writing feel. These lovely pens come with a 14k nib in EF, fine, medium and broad. You may wish to get them from our website.

Dimension:

Length with cap posted: 15.5cm

Central circumference: 4cm

System: fountain pen accepts converter or Pilot ink cartridges.

Nib type: Handcrafted finely engraved 14k nib

Stipula Passporto fountain pens

Made for the those who understands the importance of packing light and compact, Stipula has introduced the Passaporto. The pen is hand-turned usign the Italian resin barrel, it features a chromium-plated brass band with a sterling silver ring leaf in enamel. The raised leaf prevents the pen from rolling off flat surfaces. The fountain pen has a steel nib and is available in solid black, transparent blue or clear demonstrator. The Stipula Passporto use Eye Dropper system which can also accomodates cartridge of international standard.

Dimension:

Length with cap posted: 12.5cm

Length with cap close: 9.2cm

Stipula Limited Edition Blasco Ibanez Fountain Pen

Politics and lilterature, cinematography and fiction are the big unions of this complicated and charming personality: Blasco Ibañez, Spanish writer, who lived between the 19th and 20th century to whom Stipula dedicated this new creation. His passion for the sea, where he chose to spend the last days of his life, is symbolized by the light blue tones of this pen, through its bluish transparencies in the body up to a more intense color in the final parts. An important three-sided clip which acts as a calling card represents the strong ideas which characterized this important figure of the Spanish culture, whose image is reproduced on the top of the pen. This edition is limited to 274 pieces.

Dimension:

Length with cap posted: 16.4cm

Central circumference: 4.7cm

Nib type: 14K

System: Fountain pen accepts converter / ink cartridge

The Stipula Model T Rollerball pens

We received 2 pieces of Namiki Yukari Makie fountain pens and took lots of pictures for this blog. The Yukari Moonlight Raden displayed the beautifully crafted mother of pearl finish. Each piece of shell is applied individually and burnished after fixing the entire covering in place with Urushi lacquer.

Yukari Turtle uses the Togidashi Hira Makie technique creating a beautiful picture. It depicts the turtle which represents longevity.

We have received a few interesting Conway Stewart pens consist of new Churchill colors and 2 new limited editions namely the Bard and Belliver. The Bard joins Conway Stewart’s lineup as a commanding new flagship model. Imposing size and a striking style set the Bard apart from other writing instruments, while the traditional attention to detail, hallmarked accent rings, and distinctive clip mark it as part of the proud Conway Stewart heritage. Meanwhile the limited edition Belliver model from Conway Stewart is a return to the finest traditions of CS heritage, rooted in attention to detail, a perfect size and weight, as well as a timeless design married to understated accents. From the carefully crafted resin cap and barrel, each alight in the pearlescent shades of our Classic Brown to the rich gold trim and expertly fitted 18 carat solid gold nib, the Belliver was created with one goal in mind: Making the experience of writing as perfect as possible. The Belliver name comes from the location where the Conway Stewart factory is located on the outskirts of Plymouth Devon.

Check out the pictures and as usual they are available at the website.

Churchill colors.

The Bard limited edition

Belliver limited edition

For almost a century, the Duofold name has stood for paramount excellence in the art of writing. The Parker Duofold Senior limited edition is a true tribute to the spirit of George Safford Parker’s vision, a writing instrument of exceptional quality. The fountain pen is elegantly refined with substantial yet balanced heft, its nuanced blue and grey light plays contrast subtly with its nickel palladium plated trim, reminiscent of the classic Striped Duofold of the 1940s.

System: Accepts Parker type Cartridge or converter.

Nib type: 18K medium nib only.

Its available in our website, please write to us for special prices.

Check out the latest Pelikan M205 Traditional yellow transparent fountain pen with chrome trim. This is a limited production and is available in a special packaging come with a bottle ink yellow highlighter ink and a BB steel nib

Dimension:
Length with cap posted: 14.8cm
Central circumference: 3.8cm
System: Fountain pen uses the famous Pelikan differential piston-filled ink.
Nib type: Stainless steel BB nib.

The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. The Maya script, also known as Maya glyphs or Maya hieroglyphs, was the writing system of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization of Mesoamerica, presently the only Mesoamerican writing system that has been substantially deciphered. Maya writing used logograms complemented by a set of syllabic glyphs, somewhat similar in function to modern Japanese writing.

Cap drawing depicts the famous Lintel 8 hieroglyphs from Yaxchilan in Mexico featuring the ruler Bird Jaguar capturing two prisoners. On the barrel drawing, it depicts the famous Yaxchilan Lintel 24 which show a the ritual ceremony of Blood letting. The ruler, Shield Jaguar, holds a torch while his consort, Lady Xoc, pulls a rope studded with what are now believed to be obsidian shards through her tongue in order to conjure a vision serpent.
The fountain pen features a 21K Nagahara Togi nib and the cap and barrel is made of sterling silver.

Dimension:
Length with cap posted: 15.6cm
Central circumference: 4.3cm
Nib type: 21 Naginata togi nib
System: Fountain pen accepts Sailor ink cartridges or converter