Waldmann Xetra Vienna, fountain pen with medium gold nib, hand engraved/black lacquer, solid silver 925

• Screw system, unique X-style shape, delivery includes a noble gift packaging
• Gold nib, hand engraved, multilayered brilliant black lacquer finish highly polished
• Optional accessories: standard ink cartridges or bottled ink with converter (0120)

Only a few engraveurs in Germany are able to do the 'Vienna Handengraving'. With this unique, extensiv and arduous handcraft our writing instruments become special elegant 'pieces of jewellery'. The company's history began 1918 in Pforzheim, the traditional German metropolis of jewellery in the Black Forest. Waldmann writing instruments achieved worldwide patents and the masterstroke was honoured on the occasion of the world exposition in Paris in 1937. Further patents succeeded, amongst others for the legendary 'Two-in-One' in 1972. All writing instruments leaving Waldmann's local premises, have been manufactured in hard and affectionate handiwork by skilled craftsmen having long-term experience and using traditional techniques of craftsmanship. Nowadays, as already in its founding year, Waldmann still manufactures its writing instruments at 100% on its German location. Waldmann has been producing for many world famous companies, or manufactures limited editions for momentous occasions, such as for the 150-years jubilee of the sailing competition 'America's Cup', or as the official supplier of an extravagant writing instrument for the 'Byron Nelson' professional golf tournament in the United States. Amongst others Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, etc. were awarded with a Waldmann writing instrument. In 2002 the Steven Spielberg movie 'Catch me if you can' , starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, recognized the Original 2 colour twist action ball pen, already patented in the fifties, with a part. Michael Schumacher was nominated as a "legend of sports 2012" and the host presented to the seven-time Formula 1 World Champion a diamond-studded fountain pen made from solid sterling silver 925, with piston filling system, made by Waldmann. www.waldmannpen.com