Omas Limited Edition Merveille du Monde Fountain Pen

Omas Limited Edition Merveille du Monde Fountain Pen

After the "Almirante" Limited  Edition, Omas continue the series themed on discoveries and presents the Omas Limited Edition Merveille du Monde Fountain Pen, whose name derives from mediaeval and fairy title of "Il Milione", which was "Livres des Merveilles".

The color of the vegetal resin recall the jade and is the background to the 18k gold shades where the mysterious Orient fascination is reminded.

The implacable struggle between the maritime republics for the dominion over the sea, the Meloria battle, the 25 years long journey through Persia and China, represents the emblematic images of this itinerary which was as fascinating as dangerous; all is prefectly rendered by the artisan plastic strokes and his chisel.

The 18kt nib is in solid gold, inconfirmity with Omas standards and only 30 pieces were ever made made....

Omas Limited Edition Merveille du Monde Fountain Pen completes the series themed on discoveries which includes Almirante, Atlantide and Apollo 11.

About Omas

Omas was established in Pens Bologna, Italy in 1925 by Armando Simoni who designed equipments and tools for the company to make the Omas Pens.  The name OMAS comes from the first letters of Officina Meccanica Armando Simoni, a name synonymous to quality and contemporary design today.

Some of the most iconic designs of OMAS includes the vintage Omas Doctor Pen which allows a thermometer to be inserted into the pen, Omas Art Italiana Collection, Omas 360 Collection with a triangular body to maximize grip and writing comfort.

The largest size pen manufactured as a non-limited edition in the OMAS stable include the 12-faceted Paragon, the second largest being the Milord Collection. Omas product range was last updated in 2005 with the Milord model which has the size of the pre-2005 Paragon model. OMAS continued to release Limited editions based on their earlier style pens.  Other luxury collection include the Apollo 11 Collection, Atlantide Collection, Merville Du Monde and the Almirante Collection.

In 2000, the French company LVMH acquired OMAS from the heirs of Armando Simoni. Subsequently, in October 2007 the Xinyu Hengdeli Group 亨得利 of Hong Kong purchased 90% equity stake in OMAS.  It was subsequently sold to another Chinese company O-Luxe.

As at this time of writing, OMAS pens have become such a collectible pen that exudes luxury and contemporary design of modern times.  Hence, with the company on liquidation since 2015, Omas is definitely a very collectible pen.