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The material in this pen is as antique as the world: lava from the Etna volcano. Nevertheless, it has several characteristics that render it unique in the manufacturing of writing instruments. Visconti has successfully produced a material containing over 50% of pure basaltic lava, catalysed together with resin in a formula – patented and secret - whose extraordinary characteristics transform it into a material perfectly suited to writing instruments. Visconti lava is: Virtually unbreakable: It has a high degree of resilience. Flameproof - Visconti lava has a resistance to heat of over 100°C. Dense at touch, allowing the best finger-relaxing grip. Unquestionably new in the range of materials employed in the making of fountain pens. Inspiration was drawn from the Bronze Age for all metallic parts. The Bronze Age, almost contemporary to the invention of writing, marked the eve of human civilization. The clip, the rings and the metal accessories - with the exception of the piston only - are all in bronze: natural bronze like the antique formula, that does not require plating or protection treatments which alter its original almost pink colour and which can be easily polished with special products. The charging high vacuum power filler is made of titanium which is resistant to ink corrosion.
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