Caran d’Ache’s 1010 Pen: Inspired by Swiss Watches

You materialise your thoughts for an eternal reproduction of your musings with a pen, but the best of your thoughts must not be written down with just any pen. Reach towards the king of all pens and slip your fingers around Caran d’Ache’s 1010.

Beyond elegance, 1010 is a tribute to the Swiss watch making industry and his is apparent from the beautiful designs of the watch machinery sketched onto this pen. Even the name, 1010, is an obvious allusion to watches as seen in many watch advertisements; ‘ten past ten’ symbolises the moment when the hands of a watch are perfectly balanced. The limited edition fountain pen is made of rhodium coated silver and includes a balance wheel that sits comfortably betwixt two rubies and under a sapphire dome.

1010 comes with its own ink-filled glass bottle with a palladium-plated silver stopper in a black lacquered box. Designed so extravagantly with the most desired elements, 1010 obviously doesn’t come cheap; pricing is from $19,000 and beyond depending on silver or gold coating.

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