Etruria Alter Ego Collection
This is one of those pens that you will receive compliments when it is used in a meeting. Luckily I bought this before Stipula introduced it new much higher price structure. It is all about market pricing as the same pen sells for some $300 more than the price I paid and I bought it through regular means.
The pen is stunning.
One of the Etruria models, the pen has classic style and shape.
Take note, that the piston system used in the Alter Ego is different from other Stipula pens on two countrs. It has what Stipula calls a Self Clearning System, and, it turn the opposite to what you may expect.
To fill the pen, you turn the top counter clockwise. To empty the pen you turn it clockwise. Why they would change this is not sure.
The pen has has what Stipula calls a Self Cleaning System (SCS). That means the mechanism cleans the reservoir every time it is filled. This is due to a spinning of the piston head. Be careful, the Self Cleaning Piston operates differently from others.
I have the pen with the 1.1 Italic nib. The two-toned 18kt gold rhodium-tipped nib is large and writes smoothly - this pen is a real pleasure to write with.
The pen is a good size for my hand. When the cap is posted onto the pen it has a good 6.5" in lenght. When closed, it is 5.6 inches long..
The body is of celluloid and is in rich orange/tan colours with veins of darker tones running through the celluloid.
The trim on the pen is sterling silver. The pen has more weight than the Etruria Amber,
So this is the newest if the Etruria line to be added to my collection, and a welcome member it is.