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I recently acquired an emerald pearl streamlined standard second generation vacumatic. At first I thought the blindcap jewel was black, but on a closer look it’s machined from the emerald pearl celluloid, but not in the usual orientation. Is this a common thing? I'll attach some photos, but it’s difficult to capture and it’s visible only from a shallow angle.

As the seller told me this peculiar vacumatic comes from a estate about 15 years ago in Bilbao (northern Spain). He could not remember the owner. It was discovered in a web ads in this condition, click here. Its 3 rings cap is smaller diameter and not compatible with 1st generation. I found this fpen with defects in the thread barrel, with a fault in "tart" of celluloid on cap (glued), star clip, a barrel emerald color but varying faded to yellow and even, less expected, with ringed jewel matching what is rarer still in vacs 3G. The jewel fits perfectly, measured 6.6 mm. in diameter and it is too small for a cap and too big for a blind cap 1G or 2G. That identify these "Standard" 3G is its cap and the color was excellent and it is now in perfect structural condition after polishing the "scar" of glue. http://s13.postimg.org/41v32qa0n/Parker_Vacumatic_3_G_Standard_emerald_view_Lazard.jpg http://s23.postimg.org/u1xhm8z63/Parker_Vacumatic_3_G_Standard_emerald_sides_Lazar.jpg http://s30.postimg.org/8u6lxckq9/Parker_Vacumatic_3_G_Standard_emerald_star_clip_j.jpg http://s7.postimg.org/ml4qlgofv/Parker_Vacumatic_3_G_Standard_emerald_jewel_Lazar.jpg http://s7.postimg.org/lp8960erf/Parker_Vacumatic_3_G_Standard_emerald_imprint_Laz.jpg