Montegrappa returns to the age of the Pharaohs with a material the ancient Egyptians worshipped as a source of vitality and divinity… fragments of the goddess Isis. The first Montegrappa writing instrument ever carved from stone uses innovative design and special machining to optimise durability and weight. The stone is diamond-cut into a wafer-thin shell and strengthened with a carbon-fibre core.
Capband ornamentations depict a winged scarab and Eyes of Horus –symbols of power and good health. Lapis lazuli has been a staple of jewelery and ornamental design for more than six thousand years. Scarabs carved from lapis lazuli were left in tombs to substitute a beating heart in the afterlife. Deep ultramarine, sprinkled with golden stardust lends celestial character to a silhouette made for heavenly writing. The Extra Otto combines two Montegrappa hallmarks: the octagonal profile first produced in 1915, together with the classical form and modern function of the Extra 1930. An edition size of 192 fountain pens references the 192 known chapters of the Book of Death – a series of manuscripts written by Egyptian scribes for navigating the transition into the afterlife.
Limited edition 192 Fountain pen ISE8M_4S
