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Invicta Reserve Murano


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I look at lots of pens on eBay and recently an Invicta pen caught my eye.  For those of you who, like me, do not know watches, a bit of internet research revealed that Invicta is a watchmaker of fair to middling repute.  I seriously doubted that were now manufacturing their own pens.

 

I liked the looks of the Invicta Reserve Murano fountain pen, however, and placed my bid.  My bid was successful and here’s what I got.

 

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The Invicta is a cartridge/convertor filler.  It is larger than the Pelikan M800.  The barrel is fashioned in striped Murano glass and the cap is hallmarked sterling silver.  Invicta is engraved on the cap band.
 

The nib is a simple steel nib engraved Invicta and M (for medium).  It writes like a typical, contemporary, wet European medium nib.

 

The Invicta Reserve Murano (as advertised) is made in Italy.  Because of this, I knew that the sterling silver would have a maker’s mark.  Sure enough, the cap has the maker’s mark: *1776VI.  For those unfamiliar with the marks on Italian silver, that tells me the pen was made by Signum.  

 

As befits Signum pens, the Invicta is sturdy, with good fit and finish.  My only cautions are 1. to those who prefer lighter pens, the sterling cap ensures that you will not think this pen is a lightweight and 2. The cap does not post deeply or securely and the pen is best used unposted.

 

I believe these pens were introduced around May 2012 and are now being liquidated by a third-party seller.  If you can grab one near the liquidator’s opening bid of $50.00, you probably won’t be disappointed.

 

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If the cap screws on with a gritty feel and the barrel has left over metal swarf then there's a good chance it's made by the same Invicta who make dive watches that double as anchors.

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Hi Uncial.

 

I haven’t heard many kudos for Invicta’s watches.  As I mentioned, however, the silver maker’s mark indicates this Invicta-branded pen was made by Signum, with whom you should have no issues.

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Ah, they're ok. Huuuuge watches just aren't really my thing and although some models get a bit of attention I felt them a bit rough around the edges. Looks like an interesting pen though.

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