Onoto Magna Classic Tortoiseshell with gold fittings
The Onoto Magna Classic Tortoiseshell with gold fittings is based on the style and shape of one of the most famous fountain pens ever made – the Onoto Magna of 1937 which is still acclaimed by many as the best fountain pen ever made – known by many as “The Pen”. This version of Magna Classic has fittings of sterling silver plated with gold, consisting of a trio of cap bands, the Onoto Chevron clip, a cap finial button bearing the Onoto cipher on a brushed background, and a finial button at the end of the barrel.
The pen’s acrylic lacquer finish is extremely robust and hard-wearing and, in the case of the Onoto Magna Classic Toirtoiseshell fountain pen, is luxuriously good-looking. The lacquer is a patchwork of browns and oranges coated with layers of transparent acrylic, so that the pen coruscates as you hold it to write. The clear layers are most noticeable when the pen is rotated, as the wording engraved on the barrel (“ONOTO the PEN” and “Made in England“) appear to float above the tortoiseshell.
The Onoto Magna Classic is a cartridge/converter pen, and is fitted with Onoto’s Number 7 nib (8.4mm wide) in either stainless steel bi-coloured with gold plating, or the same nib in 18 carat gold. Fine, Medium and Broad nibs are available as standard.
Note that the Onoto Magna Classic Tortoiseshell with gold fittings is part of a limited edition of 200 fountain pens.
From £449.00
Additional Information
- Length (closed): 139mm
- Length (pen only): 122mm
- Length (posted): 161mm
- Diameter (cap, widest): 16mm
- Diameter (barrel): 13.5mm
- Diameter (section): 11mm
- Weight (empty converter): 25g
Refills: Onoto converter (included), or standard European cartridges
Nib: Onoto number 7 stainless steel bi-colour nib or Onoto Number 7 18 carat gold nib in Fine, Medium or Broad (as standard)