Nashville, TN (1888PressRelease)
July 14, 2008 - OMAS pens are renowned for their extraordinary balance, refined elegance and surprising tactility. Hamilton and Brewer is now offering the finest in Italian writing instruments from OMAS, handcrafted since 1925.
Even when latest generation technology is used, such as during the processing of titanium, a human touch is still required. The numerous delicate operations involved in the production process mean that all OMAS pens are handmade. More than 100 stages are required for each design, from initial cutting of the 18 carat gold leaf to rolling, blanking and bending to give the nib maximum elasticity. A total of seven operations are needed to create the ebonite and vulcanised rubber conduit used to regulate the flow of ink.
The finest OMAS Pen features are possible thanks to the use of natural materials which are difficult to process such as cotton resin, celluloid, wood, titanium, gold and silver. Processing of these materials ensures high quality products aimed at genuine collectors and enthusiasts.
Cotton resin, a vegetal substance, is warm, soft and pleasing to the touch. The surface is immensely shiny enabling very high definition of the colors used. The shades of color selected are researched, created and tested in OMAS workshops.
Produced from cellulose treated with camphor in an ether solution, celluloid is a material encompassing all the qualities needed to make a perfect fountain pen: light, resilient, sturdy, shiny and pleasing to the touch. These features are then combined with the extraordinary color combination's offered by celluloid. The processing stages are long and complicated meaning that the production cycle for an OMAS celluloid pen is longer than 100 days.
Hamilton and Brewer staff find that the gold and silver, symbols of wealth and power since time immemorial, used in OMAS pens are ideal for complex and sophisticated pens with intrinsic features. Both of these metals are widely used by OMAS to create pens that are unique pieces of jewelry as much as writing instruments.
OMAS also manufactures pens adorned with diamonds and precious stones to enhance the glint of gold, silver and platinum. Rhodium, vermeil and prestigious woods such as ebony, snakewood and Indian palm are also used to further complement these precious metals.
Take a further look at the limited edition and everday OMAS pens available now at Hamilton and Brewer Fine Gifts, online at
http://www.hamiltonandbrewer.com.
