For the second time, Montegrappa created pens that celebrate the greatest landmark in golf, St Andrews Links. Drawing on their considerable expertise as an originator amongst the manufacturers of superior writing implements, Montegrappa will be offering the ideal pen to commemorate the ‘Home Of Golf’, St Andrews Links.
In 2010, the return of The Open Championship to The Old Course at St Andrews Links marked its 150th anniversary. This inspired a new range of writing instruments, produced under the Montegrappa brand, to represent the quality, history and beauty associated with St Andrews Links.
Fittingly utilising green celluloid and detailed with a golf ball cabochon on the cap, with St Andrews Links’ logo engraved on the barrel, the Montegrappa pens signified six centuries of golf played on the Links at St Andrews since approximately 1400 AD. By the 19th century, golf had woven its way into the fabric of the local community, becoming a way of life for local citizens, as players, caddies or ball and club makers. Golf remains the cultural and economic life-blood of St Andrews to this day.
For 2012, a new model will be offered as a fountain pen and roller ball in black resin and sterling silver or in bamboo black celluloid and 18K rose gold. Silver pens will be produced in limited edition of 600 pieces each to denote the number of years golf has been played in St Andrews, while the gold pens are to be issued in an edition of only 7 fountain pens and 7 roller balls, to represent the number of golf courses.
Lastly, a special hand-etched edition called “18th Hole” completes the collection, with only 18 fountain pens and 18 roller balls in rose 18K gold and green celluloid being produced. The barrel shows a golfer in period dress, about to complete a putt, skilfully reproduced from an original photo by Montegrappa’s in-house engraver, Mario Rossetti, while the ring surrounding the cap is engraved with golfing images.
Montegrappa manufacture since 1912 stands in the same historic building on the bank of the River Brenta, in one of the most picturesque areas of the historic town of Bassano del Grappa in the prosperous north-eastern part of Italy. This Italian heritage is an important value for a Brand that is the first Italian pen manufacturer: it is his tradition, his legacy. Since 1912 Montegrappa pens embody the Italian flair.
Montegrappa is not just a pen, it’s a piece of art.