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I was just notified that the Rome based pen retailer Novelli.it released another version of the Facetted Etruria.

Unfortunately again at a high price of about 700 euros.
 

Regular etrurias with gold nib go for 250 euros more than the same variant with steel nib.

Thus, if they'd release a Facetted with steel nib, the price could potentially be lowered to 450,- eur, which would be a no brainer for me 😍

 

 

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On 10/20/2021 at 5:53 PM, RubenDh said:

I was just notified that the Rome based pen retailer Novelli.it released another version of the Facetted Etruria.

Unfortunately again at a high price of about 700 euros.
 

Regular etrurias with gold nib go for 250 euros more than the same variant with steel nib.

Thus, if they'd release a Facetted with steel nib, the price could potentially be lowered to 450,- eur, which would be a no brainer for me 😍

 

 
 
 

 

Its not 700euro. Much lower

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With the Black Friday discount, I was able to buy a Notte di S. Lorenzo for € 100 off, which made it just within my sense of what the pen was worth to me. I ordered it with a 0.9mm stub. I love Stipula gold stub nibs!

 

Photos and comments pending. I am guessing it will be at least a month before I see the pen.

 

David

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I also got the Notte di S. Lorenzo facetted last Black Friday, however when the pen arrived there was a a problem (the barrel separated from the section on my first time opening the pen) and I had to return it. My return was stuck in Italian customs for a month. But the replacement is now here.

 

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10 minutes ago, zchen said:

I also got the Notte di S. Lorenzo facetted last Black Friday, however when the pen arrived there was a a problem (the barrel separated from the section on my first time opening the pen) and I had to return it. My return was stuck in Italian customs for a month. But the replacement is now here.

 

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After waiting two months for Stipula to deliver my Notte di S. Lorenzo to the vendor and being shown  letters to the vendor saying Stipula might be able to send one in April, I cancelled my order.

 

My past experience with Stipula is that their ETA for products or repairs are even worse than governmental construction project estimates.

 

What a shame, because the pens (when they don't come apart) are beautiful, and their nibs are among the best. I will continue to enjoy the ones I have.

 

David

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33 minutes ago, dms525 said:

My past experience with Stipula is that their ETA for products or repairs are even worse than governmental construction project estimates.

 

for sure, I have an Alter Ego Etruria with them for repair since October, long past the 6-8weeks estimate.

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It's said that if a man is rich, intelligent, AND good-looking, he will have no friends left. Maybe pens are like that: if beautiful, mechanically sound, AND good service, no friends left in the industry! Having two of the three is just perfect! What about only one? I say, that's still better than nothing, hahahaha. 😀

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It’s been rather quiet here lately... Celluloid pens will always be part of my pen fascination. A Stipula Metropolitain, with herringbone blue celluloid, T-Flex titanium nib, and sterling silver trims, to commemorate Paris Metro with its Art Nouveau style script on the Metro gates. I was not aware of this celluloid, silver/grey herringbone with streaks of blue. Size wide it’s on the large side, as shown in photo next to Classica size Alter Ego and Ambra. A limited edition of 110 pens made, all with T-Flex nib, and a big box in the shape of Paris telephone booth. It’s a cartridge/converter, simple.

 

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Thanks for sharing! I am not aware of being aware of the Metropolitan model. 

 

It makes me wonder how many other Etruria LE's are out there but under my radar.

 

Happy writing!

 

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I am with David in discovering the Metropolitan model for the first time. Thank you, como, to bring it to our attention. I never saw this particular celluloid either, and I have to confess that I am quite fond on dark grey celluloids. The metal trims, with their deep bassorilievo cast, are particularly beautiful, much on the line of Stipula craftsmanship.

 

Just as a side note, I have noted that also Stipula is playing the game toward larger and larger pens. It is a tendency that I look at with some apprehension. I have a Stipula Etruria Magnifica in Wild Honey resin, but I really prefer the smaller size of my classic Etrurias in celluloid. It is not a problem of weight, as the Magnifica is considerably lighter than both my celluloid Etrurias, which are a piston filler and a C/C model. It may be that the acrylic of the Magnifica is intrinsically lighter than the celluloid, but I feel the pen pretty large for my tastes.

 

There are a few interesting new brands from the area of Napoli (Naples) in Italy, which are producing nice pens with nice materials and at a very interesting price point. They mostly are, however, on the largest size of the spectrum, probably a bit over the pen size I feel comfortable with.    

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@dms525 Thank you! I wasn't aware of this model either. Probably Stipula had made more models that overwhelm even the most passionate collectors😀. I remember somewhere here in this thread, @wimg Wim said that he stopped collecting Stipulas because there were so many models and it was impossible to chase after everything, or something to that effect.

 

I found out through FPN posts and Chatterley that apparently Stipula made another pen in this material too, which is called "Etruria Blue Ocean".

 

@fpupulin Similar to in watch industry (and perhaps more a fad that would eventually go away or at least tuned down), the pen sizes are getting bigger and bigger. Leonard, Santini etc have all followed this trend. I find MB 149 the perfect "oversize" pen and use it as a kind of benchmark. Anything substantially bigger than 149 is just too much for me. The Metropolitain is about 149 size in length, and a little less girthy.

 

Not all "big sizes" are equal. For me, along with a big size pen, it has to still somehow look stylish, graceful, cute, whimsical, quirky, or something that makes it intriguing and somehow cool in its own way. Otherwise it just looks clumsy and kind of "dumb" 😀. One day we'll have to delve into what defines beauty again, a forever fascinating topic!!

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Regarding size of current Italian pens: I certainly agree that the fashion/trend is larger pens. For me, pens close to the size of a Pelikan M800 are ideal for writing but are too large for everyday carrying in a shirt breast pocket. (This is in light of another possible trend: the shrinkage of shirt breast pockets.) 

 

For those who prefer smaller pens, Leonardo's Momento Magico may hit a sweet spot. It's essentially the length of a Momento Zero or M800 but more slender. And the Aurora Optima continues to be shorter than a M600 and is probably one of the best writing fountain pens being made. Anyway, that's my opinion.

 

David

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@zchen Congratulations on putting this beauty back in working order! I find the Alter Ego celluloid very unique and attractive. In person it looks intense. Of course I tend to favor such warm tones.

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No doubts Alter Ego is a very Italian material, very Tuscany, red soil of the collineterracotta, pottery from Magna Graecia, Etruscan burial chambers...

 

Congratulations for your great trio.

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Hi sorry if I am asking this in the wrong thread but I am looking to see samples of Stipula Stub 0.9 vs 1.1.
The difference between the two in use. Anyone has a link to share? Or even better a sample image of the writing from these two nibs? Thanks!

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11 hours ago, horolographer said:

Hi sorry if I am asking this in the wrong thread but I am looking to see samples of Stipula Stub 0.9 vs 1.1.
The difference between the two in use. Anyone has a link to share? Or even better a sample image of the writing from these two nibs? Thanks!

 

You probably should be aksing this also in the Nibs forum. Anyway, Stipula stubs are very crisp. They are quite suitable for italic or gothic calligraphy. Not so much for loopy styles of handwriting. The 0.9mm stub is obviously a bit narrower than the 1.1mm stub. Both are very nice for calligraphy.

 

I don't have any of mine inked at the moment, but here is an old writing sample of a 1.1mm 14Kt Stipula Stub:

 

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Hope that helps.

 

Happy writing!

 

David

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On 5/25/2022 at 4:40 PM, elkoko_pen said:

Stipula Florentia Opera Rossini 

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Such a classic pen! Both the ebonite material and the casted silver (lost wax method) ornaments. I love it! Which nib does the pen have?

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