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There are a few pens out there, that I know and love, that have matching top jewels. The Bexley Jitterbug and the older Parker Vacumatics. For some reason I really love that look - of the matching celluloid with a clip framing it. I'm not sure if any Esterbrooks have matching jewels; usually just black I think.

 

Any suggestions on other pens that have this feature? Most appreciated!

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Parker 51's have jewels on the caps that match the color of the barrel on the cap, and there are double-jeweled models that have one on both ends (although these are rare and cost 3x as much as a standard "51").

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Parker 51's have jewels on the caps that match the color of the barrel on the cap, and there are double-jeweled models that have one on both ends (although these are rare and cost 3x as much as a standard "51").

This is actually only partially correct; the "51" jewels came in just 3 colors: silver (1st year, the jewel was metal), grey (the most common) and amber (least common, and doesn't match any barrel color, except maybe Mustard Yellow, which is rare as well). So you may say that only a "51" Vac in Dove Grey or "51" Aero in Navy Gray has a matching cap jewel.

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Yeah, 51's. Those pens kind of bore me a bit. I like the earlier Vacumatics with the striated jewel to match the body of the pen. Those are quite possibly the sexiest pen ever.

 

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Bump for this thread. Don't mean to be a nudge.

 

Found one that I really like - Levenger True Writer and True Writer Select. Those seem nice with matching jewel ends (and also matching the pen's barrel material).

 

Any others people can think of?

 

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The P51 Special is a black top jewel.

 

My True Writer Silver Anniversary has matching jewel.

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