The first Montegrappa limited edition of 2023 is celebrating a scientific hero whose insights transformed the world. It will be part of a new Avanguardia collectors series and is a tribute to Nicolous Copernicus. The Polish-born Copernicus, who was botn in 1473, is considered the father of modern astronomy. He was a Renaissance polymath whose heliocentric theory of the solar system contradicted the beliefs of contemporary astronomers, philosophers and religious leaders. His findings would not become widely accepted for more than 200 years, and remained banned by the Catholic church until 1835.

To celebrate the 550th anniversary of the first European scientist to propose that Earth and other planets revolve around the sun Montegrappa releases 550 fountain pens and rollerballs, including a 55-piece numbered Reserve Edition comprising fountain pen and a companion wristwatch.

Besides the black & white celluloid grip section, the Nicolaus Copernicus writing instrument is crafted entirely from sterling silver. Two central elements are produced using lost wax casting: a custom ruzzolino clip depicting mathematician’s compasses and a working reproduction of his celestial globe on the cap top. Both objects feature on Copernicus’ official monument in front of Warsaw’s Polish Academy of Sciences.

Engraving provides further ornamentation, with vermeil depicting the sun on the lower barrel at the centre of eight orbiting planets hand-detailed in opalescent enamel finishes and distributed across the length of the barrel and cap. Each enamel application results in different finishes that give every pen its own unique character. Traditional Slavic cross-stitch patterns decorate the blind cap and cap band, while Copernicus’s signature is presented on the finial.

The fountain pen has a piston filling mechanism and the 18kt gold nib is customised with Copernicus’ likeness and the earth orbiting the sun. The packaging is also quite special with a walnut display case with an acrylic lid that provides a view onto pen and – on the Reserve Edition – timepiece.

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