Name That Pen For Me, Please

[amble63]

I'm totally blanking out and can't remember the name of a Cross pen that was sold about 6-10 years ago. It was like a Townsend but maybe one tier down from it? Beautiful pen, lovely heft but the name just escapes me.

 

[MrThoth]

There was the Cross Century 2000, which is similar to the Townsend in many ways.

 

If you don't think that was it, let me know -- I can post a few pictures of my Cross collection, which (as far as I know) includes at least one of every FP model they've sold over the past couple decades.

[amble63]

Aha - I did some sleuthing. I remembered I had an eBay dispute over such a pen (paid my money and never got my item!) and still had the emails about it. It was the Cross Pinnacle. Beautiful pen.

[MrThoth]

Yes, that's a good one. A little higher-end than the various Centuries, that's for sure.

[elysee]

The Pinnacle was a step above the Townsend in the Cross pen line -- the top of the line for its time. The Pinnacle came in Gold and Sterling Silver as well as three lacquer finishes, Burgundy, Peacock, and Amber. I own a complete set of each of the lacquer finishes including a ballpoint pen converted to a pencil using the Cross Switch-It insert. The step-up of the Pinnacle over the Townsend can best be seen when examining the fountain pen nib unit and the rollerball end unit: each have a more solid construction and higher quality than the Townsend units. In addition, the pen clip on the Pinnacle is more elegant than the pen clip on the Townsend as is the middle gold-ring section.

Edited April 19, 2017 by elysee