Greenwich puts the G in GMT
I have a soft spot for the so-called “GMT”, a complication on a wristwatch that enables you to track two different time zones at a glance, through the addition of a fourth hand tracking a 24-hour rotation marked on the bezel.
For some people the GMT feature is a… Continue reading
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I’ve been singing the praises of the Onoto Magna for at least three or four years now (Flanders, Shakespeare, Sequoyah, Mammoth…), and still I find that people don’t see the value proposition until they’ve held one. A plastic converter filler with steel nib for… Continue reading
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This is an unusual, even special, pen. It features a skeletonised sterling silver overlay on both cap and barrel, created by the late Henry Simpole.
Overlay pens are not common nowadays, and to me they are strongly associated with vintage pens: you find overlay pens on… Continue reading
As we head towards November, and Remembrance Sunday, for many of us the two World Wars will be on our minds, and the familiar poppy symbol will start to appear on the lapels of our winter coats.
Despite this, the events of World War I in particular can seem a little unreal, barely more than… Continue reading
I call this product the “pen croissant”. I’m hoping the name sticks. I hope the product sticks too, because I really like it.
What we have here is a simple, rustic-feeling case for a single pen, made from thick, soft leather with a single popper closure.
It’s available in three colours. I picked the blue,… Continue reading
I’ve dragged my feet about writing this review for a couple of reasons.
First, I’ve published quite a few Onoto reviews this year: the Pinstripes, British Museum, Sequoyah, Spitfire… with this, I’ll have covered Onoto more than any other brand.
Second, this Blue Stripe Magna #8 is not a standard production pen. I bought it… Continue reading
A ‘tribute’ pen is a dangerous thing. Look at something like Montegrappa’s Apollo 11 moon landing pens: I confess that I quite want one, but nevertheless they come across like cheap toys, even when the top-tier edition costs an eye-watering £6,000.
Image credit: Iguanasell
It’s not just Montegrappa’s usual over-the-top style, either. Platinum and Cross… Continue reading
This pen grabbed me from the first photo I saw of it, and I’m happy to say it’s even better in person.
After a series of Scottish-themed releases, and after many releases celebrating British luminaries like Nightingale and Churchill, Shakespeare and Dickens, Onoto’s release of the American-themed Sequoyah came as a bit of a surprise… Continue reading
A reader recently told me by email that, of all their pens, the Onoto Magna would be the one to accompany them to the proverbial desert island. I cannot possibly disagree with their choice.
If you were to be stuck with just one pen to write page after page, day after day, year after year,… Continue reading
Rather than words comes the thought of high windows: The sun-comprehending glass,And beyond it, the deep blue air, that showsNothing, and is nowhere, and is endless.Philip Larkin, High Windows
Few pens make me want to quote poetry (especially by my favourite poet). The Onoto Great Court Vitreous Enamel Sterling Silver is one.
But let’s get something… Continue reading