FOUNTAIN PEN OMAS ST. GEORGE FOUNTAIN PEN.
Body in red resin, enamels and silver.
Nib in 750 mls. silver, rhodium plated in 18 kts. white gold, screw cap.
Cartridge charge.
Limited edition.
No box.
Measures: 13,5 cm long, 15 mm. diameter.
Designed in honour of the patron saint of Moscow and inspired by the 2004 trip to Moscow of Gianluca Malaguti Simoni, then director of OMAS and grandson of the company's founder, this pen is forged in enamelled sterling silver. The barrel depicts Saint George slaying the dragon and the cap features a white floral motif on a red background. The clip is adorned with a ruby and the cap with a carnelian.
Half rhodium-plated 18k rhodium-plated nib.
OMAS is an Italian fountain pen manufacturer based in Bologna. It was founded in 1925 by Armando Simoni.
Initially a small workshop dedicated to the repair of fountain pens, it managed to evolve rapidly thanks to the creation of machines and equipment necessary to obtain the mouldings and the grinding of the nib tips.
After the death of "Cavaliere Simoni", in 1958 his daughter Raffaella and her husband Angelo Malaguti inherited the company. In 1983 his grandson, Gianluca Malaguti, joined the family business, where he showed his talent in the search for beauty and harmony of design, following the tradition of the Bolognese brand.
OMAS was part of the Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. group, and in June 2018 it was announced that Ancora, another Italian fountain pen manufacturer, had acquired OMAS and that production would resume and OMAS would remain a separate brand, retaining its classic models and using the materials inherited from the previous company.