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Montegrappa is the official licensee of UEFA Champions League since July 2015; and they're releasing a new Limited Edition to celebrate 60 years from the first UEFA European Champions Club Cup. The pen is all made in sterling silver, with blue resin details, and decorated with symbols of Champions League everywhere. Cap and body are decorated with a low-relief torchon motif in sterling silver, declaring name and year of every champion of the competition since 1955. The clip reproduces the profile of the cup's handle. The cap top ends with the UEFA Champions League Starball, gold plated inside just like the true cup. It will be ready - hopefully - in a couple of weeks, maybe less; and the list price will be approx 3000 Euro (VAT included). (There is also a solid gold version, but I'd like to forget its price ).

Good evening everyone out in the pen world! It has been a while since I have done a review, but this weekend I obtained a little gem of a pen. I say little, I mean a baseball bat/club. I digress. Here is an informal review of what we have found. In short, I have been lucky enough to have pick up an amazing, and truly different writing instrument, totally unexpected. My partner and I were out on a pen shopping expedition to a nice bricks-and-mortar shop we have frequented in the past (penbox uk) in Epworth, UK, to order a pen for my upcoming birthday. This typically involves pen talk, tea in the cafe next door and more pen talk. Invariably, the proprietor/owner, Steve, allows us to handle and dip pens that catch our interest and from time to time pulls out the odd special item he has got stashed in his store room. This time he pulled out an absolute beauty... Now, I was definitely NOT a Sheaffer person, I love Conway Stewart, Pelikan, TWSBI, stub nibs and the like. I do have a (inexpensive) stainless steel sheaffer with a standard nib, a bit of a nail, functional, but have never thought of going "high end" with Sheaffer. So. Out came a box. Huge and heavy. Hmmm curiosity. Box opened, very carefully. Oh my. Box contains a Sheaffer box, which contains a suede-like bag with a shiny black lacquered box within. Inside this box was a book, a guarantee, a pen sleeve and, the pen... (also comes with limited edition ink bottle and cartridges). Phew! So far so good. Still at this point, I am at the "thanks for showing, but I want a Pelikan/Visconti/Something Else etc etc". That is until the pen was passed into my hand. Oh my. So. Here we go. First impressions. Baseball bat, club, heavy, chunky, oh my just looooook at the amount of detail and craftsmanship in this little baby. This is unreal. Thanks again, but I am not buying it. Erm, wait a minute, just LOOK at that inlaid nib! Nope. Still not doing it. Second impression. "She who must be obeyed" wanted it. So be it. Wrap back up and purchase. Go home muttering. Third impression. Home at last. Cup of tea and time to unbox (again). Nope, had it been me alone I would have not bought this... Oh wait, this DOES feel nice in the hand. The heft is considerable, but VERY balanced. Let me just dip the nib in some Waterman Inspired Blue. Apply nib to paper. Oh. My. This is just nice. No, not nice, really nice. Immediate starter. Smooth. A (hint) of feedback, just enough to let you know it is a nib, but you have to really have a light touch to notice. Hmmmmm. Unboxing. Ok, so going back a step (trying to slow down a bit). The unboxing experience is for those that like big, expensive boxes, or are collectors of such, will be mega impressed. Presentation is stunning, even better than my Conway Stewart Winston. It is just awesome. However. It is a box, the box will be stored in the garage and the pen is going to be used, not put in a glass case. Overall Look of the pen. Everything is relative. For me, it was just the sheer amount of detail, the fact the pen has raised details, looks balanced, I think (capped) it looks what a silver Conway Stewart Churchill would look like. It looks well proportioned and although shiny (made of solid silver) isn't glaring, the edge of the shine is subtle rather than "bling". The section is what made me waver at the purchase. Rather than the typical section and sticky-outy nib (think Pelikan), this is a nicely tapered section which terminates in an inlaid nib. A beautiful inlaid nib. It looks just amazing, but having been brought up with standard type nibs, it took some getting used to. Never had an inlaid nib before. What amazing craftsmanship. The fit is seamless, it feels as if the nib and section were just made from the same material, the joint is so smooth. The nib. As above, it is an inlaid nib. Not everyones cup of tea, but it is a work of art. 18k gold, palladium plated, medium tipped. Looking through the loupe reveals a generous amount of tipping material, even and well finished (no babys bottom). I have had a Pelikan M1000 with the tip off-centre, Pelikan should have a look at these and maybe take notes. I am firmly a B, BB or stub fan, but this is a medium. I love it. I wish it was a BB, but variety they say is the spice of life, well, this is a medium but flows as wet and smooth as a B or BB, but lays down a nice medium line. Nice. The cap. Big, heavy, detailed. Takes one and a half full turns to remove. I like it. The clip, at first I thought was cheap, I am not 100% sure if it is silver or not. It could be, BUT, looking underneath the tip of the clip, there appears to be a small ball to facilitate fitting in a shirt pocket smoothly and is a different shade to the clip-proper. The clip "may" be silver. I think the clip, being simple, does in fact work with the design, despite its "austere" look, but I still think it looks cheap, especially the plastic white dot. Sorry Sheaffer fans, it's just how I feel. It is growing on me though. Posting the cap. Don't. it is solid silver, it is heavy and posts really shallow. Stand it on your desk, hold it in your hand, use it as a doorstop. Don't post it. it totally wrecks the balance of the pen. Filling system. Plus points. Cartridge converter, takes Sheaffer carts and converters, the converter is fitted already, a couple of boxes of carts and a bottle of limited edition ink also supplied. Minus points. The converter looks as cheap as any other standard converter, really. I don't mind it not being a piston filler, but hey, at this price point, a higher quality converter would have been a nice touch, one that could be pulled apart to lubricate. Not sure if it can be pulled apart, not tried it, but it doesn't look so. The section. Never had an inlaid nib before, so the section profile was weird. This is what put me off in the shop. I though it looked stunning, but to my eye it didn't look right. Conflict. A couple of days later, a few pages of A4/Legal and why aren't all sections made this way??? Hey it still looks weird, but it works and works well. Like I said, this is not destined to live in a box or in glass case, it is in my laptop bag and is an every day writer. Note to collectors, this will look stunning in a glass case with a nice led light, highlighting the incredible finish. Although not a collector per se, I do understand the collecting hobby and fully respect it. Horses for courses. So what now? Well, having been shown the pen in the shop and not selecting it for myself, my partner being the culprit, it actually migrated to my work bag faster than any pen in history. It is a daily writer, it is smooth, wet and very balanced despite it's weight. I will be using other pens, but I feel this is now in my permanent rotation. Anyone wanting one, don't buy it on spec/online, get to a real shop and get it in the hand. It truly is the only way to do this. All that is left is to get a suitable replacement to give to my partner. (as I write this she is on the phone chuckling at me). Cost? Cost. Ouch. I mean, the RRP is obscene. The web prices are not that much better, but when the ACTUAL price was a quarter or that on the internet, I think some sort of artificial price inflation is at hand. Not complaining, just sit i a comfy chair and google the price. Writing Sample. I have done a very quick scrawl just to show that it is truly a medium line. The weight makes a dramatic difference to the handwriting and does take some adjusting to, so profound apologies that my sample really does the pen a real injustice... Pics Just a few snaps, show and tell. Hope you like. Spec I have pasted the manufacturers spec below, taken from the Sheaffer site. Limited Edition features relief engraved images of Walter A. Sheaffer, his son and successor Craig R. Sheaffer, and the first Sheaffer factory in Fort Madison. Sheaffer® Centennial Limited Edition is limited worldwide to 45 Gold Fountain Pens, representing Walter A. Sheaffer’s age at the time he founded the company, and 516 Sterling Silver Fountain Pens, representing the official date of incorporation. All instruments bear a hallmark from the Assay Office of London, guaranteeing purity and fineness of the gold. FEATURESLimited to 45 Solid 18k Solid Gold fountain pens and 516 Sterling Silver fountain pensSheaffer's exclusive inlaid nib in 18K gold with or without palladium plate2mm diamond replaces the White Dot® on the solid gold fountain penEach individual instrument features engraved serial number on end of barrelSheaffer® White Dot®, the trademark symbol of writing excellence is featured on clip of Sterling Silver instrumentAll Sheaffer® Centennial Limited Edition writing instruments are packaged in a luxury gift box with a black lacquered finishComplete with protective bag for gift box, black leather pen pouch, one bottle of Sheaffer® Skrip® Ink, two shelf packs of Sheaffer® Skrip® ink cartridges, certificate of authenticity, and commemorative booklet

Someone is selling this beautiful limited edition pen on eBay for US $178,888.00 In 2010 one was sold by Bonhams for US$ 13,420 inc. premium. Does anyone think they will actually find someone who will overpay this pen for 160.000 dollars? If the answer is yes and there really are idiots like that around I may just take a punt and put one of my P51 on eBay for $4,888.00. I am interested in what you think.

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I'm looking for a place to buy the above inks - but cannot find any on any of the usual EU or US sites. Any info appreciated - the gray inks look interesting. Apologies if this is the wrong place to post the topic. Yours, Roger

Here is my Montblanc rotation team (The Oscar Wilde is visiting Germany due to piston issues). The one that have gotten more use over the years is the Agatha, followed by the 149 and Dumas. Jose

So I was just browsing the internet clicking through links through the shipping proxy that I am currently using and I wandered onto the Capcom webstore. If you're familiar with Video Games, then you should know who Capcom is. They publish games such as Street Fighter, Megaman, and in this case Sengoku Basara. Sengoku Basara is a video game series that is based on the Warring states period of Japan. Each character is highly exaggerated and incredibly stylized. This series was made into an anime a couple of years ago and an english version of the 3rd game was released around the same time the anime came out. Since this is the 10th anniversary of the series, Capcom decided to commemorate the occasion with fountain pens! These pen's have a custom nib engraved with an identifying feature of the characters that each pen represents. Date Masamune: http://www.enter-sis.com/factory/upImages/item273_1_20150805182558.jpg Yukimura Sanada: http://www.enter-sis.com/factory/upImages/item273_2_20150805182558.jpg Mitsunari Ishida: http://www.enter-sis.com/factory/upImages/item273_3_20150805182558.jpg Nibs: http://www.enter-sis.com/factory/upImages/item273_8_20150805211422.jpg The decorations that are on the cap and barrel are silk screened. More importantly, these pens are made by Sailor! I don't know if these are steel or 14k gold nibs as there is no indication. At this price point, I'm thinking gold nib, but these are limited edition pens so I really don't know. These pens are set to release November 20th and preorders are up on the e-capcom website at http://www.e-capcom.com/ec/srDispProductDetailCsLink/doColorSizeLink/1/1/A10005656/10/10/srDispProductDetail/1 well as http://www.enter-sis.com/factory/shopping.php?itemNr=273 As a fan of this series and a fountain pen collection, I'm definitely planning to preorder the Date Masamune and the Mitsunari Ishida pen...Maybe the Yukimura pen. An Anime/Video Game themed fountain pen is something that appeals to my fountain pen collecting self and my Anime and Video Game loving self. I didn't have anything I had planned on buying currently, but these immediately went on my list of pens to buy. EDIT: After doing some research, it looks like these pens are limited editions of the Sailor Procolor 500, and because of that it should use a steel nib.

Hi, I've been looking to buy a pen case for my Carlo Collodi edition & Gaius edition but I'm finding it difficult to get a case that suitable for such thick pens. My budget is 50$ as I've already spent money on the aston 2 pen case - but the pen doesn't go in smoothly and fits very tight (I'm scared it might discolour the pen) Would anyone have any recommendations? I was thinking of the Franklin-Christoph 1 pen case, but it says max diameter is 0.75" which is pretty much the same as the carlo collodi's width. http://www.franklin-christoph.com/1-2-3-pen-cases.html Thanks for your help!

We're pretty excited to have been able to secure two (2) of these Limited Edition Omas Arte Italiana Calligraphy Sets. This set is a Limited, Numbered Edition of only 331 released worldwide as part of Omas' 90th birthday celebrations and we have managed to secure the only two that have been allocated to Australia. Includes: One Omas Arte Italiana pen in Omas "Colour of the Year" blue. Four easily interchangable complete nib assemblies: 1 x 14K Gold Broad Nib 1 x 18K Gold Italic Nib 1 x 18K Gold Fine Nib 1 x 14K Gold Extra Fine Flexible Nib An always "ready to write" leather travel carry case that securely holds two pens, three nib assemblies and has a pocket containing an Omas note book and a zip pocket containing five Omas cartridges. Features:Limited, Numbered Edition of 331 Sets. Shape: Dodecagonal Material: Cotton Resin Color: Blue Trim: High Tech Models: Milord Converter/cartridge Fountain Pen Engravings: OMAS logo and Greek key on the ring of the cap #Limited Number on the cap Nib: Rhodium plated, 18K Gold B in 14K Gold – Italic in 18K Gold – F in 18K Gold – 14K Gold in EF Ex.Flex. Feeder: Ebonite ø 6,5mm with 1 capillary for Milord model Loading capacity: Converter: 0,80 ml. – Cartridge: 0,80 ml. Length: (cl. – op.), Weight: 145,2 mm. – 174,70 mm. - 27 grams – max ø 16,3 mm. Warranty: OMAS International Packaging: OMAS Leather pouch, including OMAS notebook and 5 cartridges Price: $AUD2,250.00. ( $USD1722.00)Please email kevin@justwrite.com.au if you would like to buy this set or if you would like any further information. You can also download an OMAS pdf file from HERE

Hi All, Can You guide me about finding a cap for my Dostoiévski MB ? The cap was droped and is in shambles. Thanks, rusty

Matthieu Faivet is a talented french craftsman, always aiming to higher achievements, and getting better and better at his craft. He is Based in Alsace, land of mountains. http://www.faivet.net/ Patrick C. is a french nibmaster living in sunny south-ouest of France. Patrick designed it, Matthieu crafted it. Only 20 The Original Ubik Limited Edition were made The Ubik comes in a burned pinewood box, with a 30ml ink bottle of an beautiful exclusive anthracite grey, created by l'Artisan Pastelier (Califolio inks), for this LImited Edition. The contrast between the box and the Ubik is striking: - one represents sturdiness, strengh, robstness, the other utterly sober elegance. However, these contrasts are, in fact, the caracteristics of the Ubik altogether. The Ubik is "dressed" in an elegant black material, and Matthieu keeps the secret it, which increases the mistery attached to this pen. The roll stopper is a watch winder, coordonated with the 18K gold Bock XF nib (you can chose between Gold, Steel and Titanium nibs - all Bock). As the eponymous book, the Ubik creates surprise, amazement, wondering. The Ubik is an enigma: it looks like wood, it sounds like wood while beeing uncaped, but... no, it is not wood. The touching of this pen is a ravishing one, and our fingers remember it even once we have put the Ubik to rest: a powedered touch, amazingly soft, undetectable, and above suspicion, when you look at it. Technical details: Length - when closed - 13,20cm Length - when opened, nib included - 12, 40cm Cap's length - 6 cm Nib's length - 2, 30 cm Diameter - 1,4 cm Section diameter - 1,1 cm Uncaping - 5 turns Meet the 01/20 of the Original Ubik - Limited Edition, by Matthieu Faivet. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/661/NpLZyp.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/901/o9THS4.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/VN7uoH.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/910/Dr2BEQ.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/1LwH6z.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/538/kprmbq.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/901/mP154M.jpg The Ubik's crash test video Matthieu has done with no special effects, or tricks. Here is the proof of how much the Ubik - The Original Limited Edition can take. DISCLAIMER - I HAVE NO COMMERCIAL INTEREST, I AM ONLY A HAPPY CLIENT. THANK YOU

We have a few very limited edition Delta pens for sale. These pens are the only ones in the world left for sale. Delta Momo Design Limited Edition Fountain PensRetail: $1,600.00Sale: $720.00 The Delta Momo Design Limited Edition fountain pen is a redesign of the Delta Momo 30th anniversary fountain pen. The pen comes with ruthenium trim, carbon fiber accents and a clear demonstrator cap and barrel. The pen has a piston fill mechanism and a solid 14k gold nib in matching ruthenium. Only 5 of this particular trim and design were made worldwide and each are numbered making this pen very exclusive. ________________________________________________________________________ Delta Momo Design Skeleton Limited Edition Fountain PensRetail: $1,200.00Sale: $600.00 This redesign of the Delta Skeleton fountain pen comes with a brushed aluminum color skeleton cage with a clear demonstrator cap and barrel. The Delta Momo Design Skeleton Limited Edition fountain pen is a piston style pen with a solid 14k gold nib. Only 10 of this particular model of the Delta Momo Skeleton was made and each pen has been numbered making them very unique and a great collector's item. ________________________________________________________________________ Delta Grey Shadow Fountain PensRetail: $1,095.00Sale: $547.50 There were only 48 pens made of the Delta Grey Shadow. This pen comes with a smokey grey demonstrator cap and barrel. The pen is a piston filler and has an over-sized #8 Rutherium black 14k gold nib. Very exclusive pen.

Hi All, This is my first post on the forums but I've been reading the posts since a long time! Really nice information available & friendly members! I'm planning to buy my first montblanc & i've shortlisted my options to 2 : Daniel Defoe & Gaius Maecenas. I'm taking my time to choose because I'll not be buying another montblanc for some years after buying one of these. I think both pens are beautiful. (My girlfriend says that the Gaius is a bit feminine, especially the white laquer) Any suggestions / opinions between the two pens?

I have recently found a fountain Parker pen my dad gave me years ago. I decided today I wanted to know what model my pen was and a little bit about it or if there is any history. Since searching the Internet the closest thing I can find is a limited edition blue marble centennial pen however I wondered if anyone could help identify the pen and conferm my guess or not. I have two of the pens both are fountain and have screw caps. I would also like to know why one of the nibs has become discoloured and if there is anything I can do. Thank you and any advise is much appreciated

In 2012 Sailor presented the first pen of a marvellous series “Four Seasons under the Stars” which was only released in Europe ! The depicted scenery on the pens is based on etched and printed images of the Shin Hanga movement with interpretations of the four seasons during night time ! The Artist Ikki Moroiki did a wonderful job in turning these designs into some wonderful Maki-e. The pens are executed in Taka-Maki-e, Shishiai-Togidashi Maki-e and enriched with different other techniques like raden, kirigane, …. Sailor KOP LE 28 pcs – KOP – 21kt gold nib M or B Each pens wears on the cap a constellation typical for the particular season in Europe. Orion for winter, the Triagulum for spring and the Polar Star, Big Bear and the Cassiopeia constellations for Autumn. The last pen of this series “Summer under the Stars” will be released …. this summer ! Each pen is packed in a plain wooden box which keeps the price of the pen moderate if you consider the extensive techniques that have been used. There are a few numbers left of each released pen and only one full set of “4 Seasons under the Stars” can be completed by the end of this summer. If interested contact Catherine at The SFPG. The “4 Seasons under the Stars” fountain pens are limited on 28 pcs ww and made on Sailor KOP with 21kt gold nib in M or B. http://www.sakurafountainpengallery.com/en/fpngallery/gallery-detail/spring-under-the-stars http://www.sakurafountainpengallery.com/en/fpngallery/gallery-detail/autumn-under-the-stars http://www.sakurafountainpengallery.com/en/fpngallery/gallery-detail/winter-under-the-stars

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac209/jasonchickerson/_FUJ0043-Edit.jpg http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac209/jasonchickerson/_FUJ0041-Edit-Edit.jpg Original Crown Mill Pure Cotton Paper, dipped (top) and Lamy 2000 F/M (bottom) http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac209/jasonchickerson/_FUJ0046.jpg Quick wash on Original Crown Mill Classic Laid Paper (envelope) This is the brown I've been looking for. Cigar is not perfect. It looks its best on high quality, absorbent paper and looks flat and everything else, including high-end vellum (sorry, Clairfontaine Triomphe lovers). It behaves perfectly in a dip pen, but it's dark enough to lack depth. I'll stick with Tokiwa-matsu for my go-to dipped green. This is such a strangely complex color. It is a dark, unsaturated (in the chroma sense) green with a unique satiny sheen that makes it appear brown. This has the result on aborbent paper of being both green and brown at once. Fantastic. FPN member Sandy might call this one indecisive. That's OK with me. It works so well with my new sketching brown (Yama-guri), and washes so beautifully, I think it may be my new sketch-worthy green, too. Time will tell. Because of the cost of importing this ink from Japan, I attempted to mix my own. I came very close with a 2:5 mix of Sailor Tokiwa-matsu and Iroshizuku Yama-guri. You can see from the first pass (q-tip/earbud) that the subdued green is similar. However, more ink gives red sheen that causes the ink to look brown in the Cigar, while no sheen arises with the faux Cigar. Strange, as Tokiwa-matsu and Yama-guri each have a nice red sheen on their own. So while I could mimick the color of the ink, the effect is not the same. This is special stuff. I will be buying two bottles. http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac209/jasonchickerson/_FUJ0044.jpg http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac209/jasonchickerson/_FUJ0056-2.jpg Iroshizuku Yama-guri (top), Sailor Cigar (middle), Sailor Tokiwa-matsu (bottom) http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac209/jasonchickerson/_FUJ0051.jpg For the sheen lovers, clockwise from left: Cigar, Sailor Oku-yama (sheen king), R&K Alt-Goldgrün, Sailor Tokiwa-matsu and Iroshikuzu Yama-budo (center) As always, reasonable care has been taken to ensure color accuracy. However, this is a complex ink, impossible to represent fully in photographs. If you can get a sample and try it for yourself, do it. A big THANK YOU to FPNer fire ant for providing me with this sample!

At our latest meeting of the Vancouver Pen Club in Vancouver, BC, Canada, we were delighted with the work of three of our members in creating and delivering and exceptional limited edition fountain pen from Italian masters: Delta Pen. The intrepid Glenn Marcus, Perks Pens owner Richard Clarke, and Maja Furlong conspired long and hard to make this a reality: Vancouver Pen Club's first limited edition member's pen. The VPC Delta Dolcevita is a piston filling celluloid fountain pen in brown marble with gold accents and a Delta Fusion nib. Mine is a broad stub. The celluloid was a leftover from the Caruso series (hence the name), and was, I believe just enough to complete the order of 25 numbered pens. It's a rich brown with lustrous, almost golden marbling. The gold trim beautifully accents the body, and the roller clip and VPC crown just take it over the top. The Delta Fusion nib is a steel nib with and 18k solid gold overlay, making it a real stunner to the eye and an absolute beauty on the page. Like silk on skin it caresses the paper with a lightness that's almost imperceptible. The piston filling system has a ratchet that subtly informs you when you reach the maximum stroke. Other pens often have no ratchet; leaving you to guess (sometimes treacherously), or have a ratchet that screams at you like a wounded crow. Weight and balance are in perfect sync and it measures out at a respectable 140x12mm, capped. Unfortunately, this was a one time, very limited buy; so you won't see these on the market but Delta is still making the Dolcevita with the Fusion nib in many incarnations and I only hope you get to spend one warm spring evening with one of these beauties and a ream of good paper.

Look what came in the mail today http://i.imgur.com/5HT16ZW.jpg?1 My cursive is a bit rusty, so bear with me http://i.imgur.com/gV2B2YH.jpg?1 And some pretty pictures of the pen: http://i.imgur.com/zs6FiJw.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/duQDTJV.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/wPb8TLv.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/ghbSf4J.jpg?1

I recently became the proud owner of a LE pen made by Visconti. However, I was dismayed that I got one of the (seemingly innumerable) pens that slipped passed their QC. I have a gap between the barrel and section - not large, not small - just big enough to be a visual blot on the landscape. You know the deal; a small imperfection that, once noticed, can never be forgotten. My question is: is there a filling material I could apply to fill in the space? Should I take it to a jeweler and see what they say? Should I send it back to Visconti and hope I get it back in the next year? Naturally I recognize it's a small thing but I paid a fair amount of doubloons for this thing, confound it! Any advice and info would be appreciated wholeheartedly. F

Delta made a special run of the Delta Momo fountain pen and we bought all 5 of the rutherium trim. Only 5 of this pen with the demonstrator style cap and barrel and the rutherium trim exist. Each pen is numbered, 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5, or 5/5. We have already sold some so they wont last long. http://www.penchalet.com/images/specialedition/IMG_0602.jpg http://www.penchalet.com/images/specialedition/IMG_0608.jpg http://www.penchalet.com/images/specialedition/IMG_0610.jpg

There's a guy offering me a couple of Safari's "Limited Edition" black and white pens that according to him were bought in 2008 or so. However, I just can quite find the difference between those and the current editions. Anyone knows what should I be looking for?

Hello Lamy fans, Just found a local source that has limited stock of Safari Apple Green ($70), Safari Neon Yellow ($60) and Al-Star black ($120). They had some Silvergreen and Pearl Al-Stars when I arrived there today, but I guy took them all just a minute after I came in. Arrrgggghhh!! Anyway, the store doesn't have an online venue but I offer myself to buy the pens for you and send them away in whatever mail carrier you prefer. BTW all pens are delivered in this gorgeous box, not the cardboard one, so its another plus!

September 19-20 is the 6th anniversary celebration for Phidon Pens Limited in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. We are offering 30% off all in-store merchandise (excluding RIMOWA cases) for these two days only. We are also bringing in a few higher-end limited edition pens for those two days only which will be included in the sale. There will be a draw (ballot with purchase) for a gift basket of merchandise from the store. Thank-you to the pen community for supporting us for six great years!

Hi Everyone. The 2014 Group Buy has been announced. I'll link the video below, but understand that there is some logistical information not covered within. If you are interested, make sure to visit this link for complete details....http://edisonpen.com/index.cfm/2014/8/14/2014-LE-Glenmont-Group-Buy Thanks! Brian at Edison

Hi All, We have only one remaining Visconti Homo Sapiens Crystal Swirl fountain pen in our stock left ... and it is not without reason, because it is somewhat of a "difficult" pen by appearance. As you can see on the picture below, the barrel is almost a full demonstrator, except for one swirl (and because of it's appearance it is different than the official Visconti product photos). This may not be to anyone's liking and that's why have come up with the following: this particular pen will be auctioned and sold to the highest bidder, please PM me or send an email to info@lacouronneducomte.nl with your bid and you may be the winner. Please note that we have an auction minimum in mind. The pen will come in it's original box, with certificate and with any nib to your liking. All the best, Dennis La Couronne du Comte