Omas I Think Limited Edition Rose Gold Fountain Pen

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Rose Gold
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£18,400.00 excluding VAT - £15,333.33

As well as showing the map of the journey and HMS Beagle, the body of the fountain pen is embellished with 4 twists of hawser, the cable used for docking ships. The route taken by HMS Beagle is faithfully reproduced on the reservoir. The fine detail is engraved using the “island” technique, performed with a hand-controlled pantograph which allows extremely thin and accurate marks to be drawn, to trace the continents and a naval map dating from 1800. Looking at the pen through a magnifying glass, you can read text and see details which cannot be seen by the naked eye – it is painstaking work, and representative of how attention and research can discover things which are not apparently visible.

The main body of each I Think limited edition is made of oak, chosen to represent the voyage aboard HMS Beagle which would lead to his decisive scientific discoveries in the Galapagos Islands. On the top of the cap a drawing of a mockingbird has been engraved: it was in fact the different varieties of this creature found in the different islands which led Darwin to conclude that the mutations had come about from a single original specimen. This important principle of evolution is also represented in the analysis of the other species whose footprints are reproduced on the clip: turtle, marine iguana, land iguana, lava lizard, flamingo, gannet and gecko. On the ring of the cap is a design of the structure of “DNA”, the nucleic acid which contains genetic information, to represent the future after Darwin. Indeed, its discovery was the fruit of nearly a century’s work by other scientists in the wake of Darwin’s theories.

The presentation case is made of oak and it reproduces the “standard bearer” of sailing ships of that time.

Omas Pens are one of the great names in Italian pen manufacturer. Since 1926 they have made luxurious pens with Italian flair and style in Bologna. There are three Icon ranges of Omas pens: the classic Arte Italiana, the elegant Bologna and the innovative 360. They also make peerless limited editions, including the William Shakespeare 450th Anniversary Limited Edition, created in association with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Proud of their craftsmanship, Omas produce virtually everything on their premises. Unfortunately, Omas ceased production in 2016. Stock is available whilst it lasts.

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