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OMAS Paragon Blue Saffron Gold
OMAS Paragon Blue Saffron Gold
Step into the nostalgia of exquisite craftsmanship with the reintroduction of the OMAS Paragon Blue Saffron. This pen, crafted from the same coveted Blue Saffron celluloid as its 90's predecessor, marks a revival of timeless elegance. Previously gracing the Ogiva Extra silhouette, the Blue Saffron now emerges as a Paragon, adorned with captivating gold trim. Choose from a selection of tipping sizes to personalize this classic piece, and let the allure of history and craftsmanship elevate your writing experience.
The appropriately named Paragon is for many aficianados the ultimate OMAS model. Originally introduced in the 1930's, its twelve-faceted design and distinctive roller clip have for generations defined the essence of OMAS style.
This latest release marries modern innovation to classic design. The 14k solid gold nib is produced in-house at OMAS especially for this model. In addition, the high-capacity piston-fill ink system has been re-engineered so that no ink comes into direct contact with the precious celluloid body, thus reducing the possibility of long-term staining or corrosion.
Each pen ships in an attractive presentation box. We are an authorized OMAS dealer.
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Customization Guide
Stub
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Above is the same size nib after a regrind to Stub. A regrind to Stub is often a good place to start for your first customization. A Stub nib provides broad down-strokes and narrow cross-strokes while writing, and is less position-sensitive on the paper than the crisper and slightly more demanding cursive italic.
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Cursive Italic
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More demanding, but also providing crisper edges and more line-width variation, is the very popular customization to Cursive Italic. This also provides broad down-strokes and narrow cross-strokes, but is also more position-sensitive in terms of how the pen is held and requires more skill on the part of the user. This is a common customization for artists and calligraphers, but is still smooth enough to make for a good everyday writer.
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Formal Italic
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Formal Italic is an even crisper and more demanding customization than either cursive italic or left oblique, and is usually utilized for calligraphy and by the most experienced users. This provides broad down-strokes and narrow cross-strokes, with even crisper corners and edges than a cursive italic - this is an extremely position-sensitive customization.
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Left Oblique
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Commonly used for signatures and correspondence, the Left Oblique customization provides broad diagonal strokes and narrow cross-strokes, and like a cursive italic, is more position-sensitive and demanding than a stub. The whole pen must be rotated to the left in order to write smoothly, without skipping. The "Left" in Left Oblique refers to the cut of the nib itself, and does not refer to the handedness of the writer. |
Architect's Point (Also for Arabic and Hebraic writing)
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A more exotic regrind is that to Architect’s Point. Named after the style of writing used by Frank Lloyd Wright, this regrind is the opposite of cursive italic, and provides for broad cross-strokes and narrow down-strokes. This also tends to be a particularly useful customization for those practicing Arabic or Hebraic calligraphy. |
Spencerian
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Perhaps our most popular customization, but also one of the most advanced, the Mottishaw Spencerian Customization has gained special attention from being featured in a customer's YouTube video which has now received over twelve million views! The Spencerian starts from a semi-soft 14k nib and adds additional flex and a regrind to needlepoint to create a specialized writing point used for copperplate calligraphy. For more details, visit our special Spencerian page.. |