"cool" Pens (Bp And Fp)

[jar]

One of the pens I've always thought was really 'cool' was the ST Dupont Vertigo.

 

http://www.fototime.com/0747B2581F58114/standard.jpg

A few years after they stopped making the Vertigo they brought out the Vertigo 2. Usually the second edition of a theme doesn't work as well as the first one but in this case I think ST Dupont did a pretty good job of maintaining the feel of the design while subtly changing it.

 

The Vertigo 2 is on the left in this picture.

 

http://www.fototime.com/5EC3B6AABA16B6B/standard.jpg

[Surf Monkey]

Very cool! Love the pen/lighter combo.

[LedZepGirl]

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h15/Moruya/P1000031.jpg

 

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h15/Moruya/P1000032.jpg

[Snarf]

The samurai fp is just so awesome....going to need to save up for that one...

[yachtsilverswan]

David Oscarson's Valhalla Series in gray Thor livery:

 

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr131/yachtsilverswan/DavidOscarsonThor.jpg

 

Turned from a solid block of English hallmarked Sterling Silver, and deeply engraved with bas relief guilloche showing a Viking Longboat and the Midgard Serpent, and a script found on ancient European Rune Stones (which when translated, encourages brevity). Coated with layer upon layer of gleamining translucent cold enameling. The clip is a solid sterling Mjolnir - the magic Hammer of Thor. The 1.1 mm Binder Cursive Italic nib is the smoothest and wettest in my small stable - liquid penmanship. Handsome, artisan crafted, a great backstory, and muted enough to work as a dress pen or as an everyday pen. It's clipped to my shirt placket right now.

 

And with the thoroughly entertaining and visually stunning 3D movie in summer release, David Oscarson's Thor is Epic Cool, and all kinds of Awesome.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHBnrJowBZE

Edited June 19, 2011 by yachtsilverswan

[kkshadow]

Parker 50 Falcon - maligned by some as the cap does leave marks on the business end of the pen, but hey, it's a pen. This one was in my rotation last week. It's a mat finish metallic cocoa. Always a pleasure having it in my pen case for a week,

[yachtsilverswan]

The new Vanishing Point Matte Black Stealth pen:

 

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr131/yachtsilverswan/post-48783-0-62999800-1295721522.jpg

 

Powder coated matte black light sucking finish. Stealthy. Tactical. A warrior's pen. All things Stealth are Wicked Cool¹

 

 

 

¹With notable exceptions like this carbomination parked in Los Angeles (source of all things trendy and source of no things cool):

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr131/yachtsilverswan/Matte-Black-Rolls-Royce-Phantom.jpg

Edited June 20, 2011 by yachtsilverswan

[yachtsilverswan]

Visconti's Divina Proporzione

 

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr131/yachtsilverswan/DivineProportion3.jpg

(Photo from cover art Stylophiles Online)

 

Crafted from rich briarood celluloid and trimmed with ten spiraling sterling silver bars embedded into the celluloid. Designed with precise dimensions to commemorate Phi, the numerical representation of the Golden Ratio 1.618... (NOT Pi which is 3.14...).

 

Engraved upon the Divina Proporzione's filling plunger is the Fibonacci Sequence, a mathematical expression of Phi.

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr131/yachtsilverswan/DivineProportion4.jpg

 

The Fibonacci Sequence is a sequence of positive integers, each Fibonacci number being the sum of the preceeding two numbers:

 

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987...

 

The ratios of the early numbers to their immediate predecessor roughly approximates Phi. Phi is an irrational never ending number: Phi = [1 + (Square Root of 5)] / 2 = 1.6180339887... :

 

13/8 = 1.625

 

What's spooky cool is that as the sequence progresses, the ratios of higher and higher numbers asymptotically approach Phi more and more accurately:

 

34/21 = 1.619048

987/ 610 = 1.618032

 

Shapes in nature can be described by the Fibonacci Sequence. The spiraling curve of a Nautilus Shell is precisely replicated by tangent curves inscribed inside squares of progressive Fibonacci size: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio#...onacci_sequence

 

The spiraling five sided barrel and cap of the pen refer to Phi's relationship to the Fibonacci Sequence and the natural spirals it describes. Phi occurs with startling frequency in nature, and seems to be involved in how humans perceive beauty. Phi may also be encoded in evolutionary biology as the Golden Ratio is frequently evident across phyla and kingdoms. Here is a well done video showing how Phi describes the spiraling shell of the Nautilus, the petals and seedpod of a Sunflower, and the structure of a Dragonfly's eye:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kkGeOWYOFoA

 

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As part of the Divina Proporzione's LE Presentation, a large Phi Caliper was included, adjustable to measure the Golden Ratio in different sizes. You can amuse and annoy your friends by objectively measuring their adherence to (and deviations from) the classical standards of beauty.

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr131/yachtsilverswan/ViscontiDivineProportioninbox.jpg

 

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Of course, all things mystical and cool have to eventually involve the Egyptian Pyramids. In 1859, John Taylor argued in his book, "The Great Pyramid", that the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza was built to Phi proportions. The length of the face slope (186.4 meters) divided by half the length of the side of the square base (115.2 meters) yields Phi to an accuracy beyond the significant figures of the original measurements. This appears to be correct despite our current belief that the ancient Egyptians' mathematics would not have been able to conceptualize irrational (never-ending) numbers like Phi. We currently believe their knowledge of geometry would have only allowed them to build a 3x4x5 ratio pyramid, not one to Phi proportions.

 

(cue mystical spooky music)

 

I do love a great pen with an interesting backstory. Makes for better patter when people ask about the pen I pull from my jacket.

 

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr131/yachtsilverswan/DivineProportione2.jpg

 

Visconti's Divina Proporzione is my favorite carry for arts and science events. I like the pen so much I own three - two with spiraling sterling bars, and a dressier version with 18k yellow gold spiraling bars. I carry a matching twist ballpoint because I'm unwilling to surrender the fountain pen to the uninitiated.

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr131/yachtsilverswan/VI44547.jpg

 

Math is cool. Science is cool. Visconti's Divina Proporzione is cool.

Edited June 20, 2011 by yachtsilverswan

[Pulse]

Actually... This is cool!!

 

Dupont Samurai!

 

 

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm78/FountainPenz/Consignments/5-16-11/IMG_5665-1.jpg

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm78/FountainPenz/Consignments/5-16-11/IMG_5666-1.jpg

 

What was that about the pen and the sword?

[yachtsilverswan]

Actually... This is cool!!

 

Dupont Samurai!

 

 

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm78/FountainPenz/Consignments/5-16-11/IMG_5665-1.jpg

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm78/FountainPenz/Consignments/5-16-11/IMG_5666-1.jpg

 

What was that about the pen and the sword?

 

Is the Pen Mightier than the Sword?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcZd-ql7t1I

[Bryant]

Hi Bryant

Thank you for reply. Don't you worry about the red ribbons to be damaged? I almost ink my pens, but it is hard to decide to write with. I put the samourai in a soft Nakaya kimono when carrying it. What is the nib size of yours and how do you protect and carry the huge president version samourai ?

 

I dont carry it around too big to carry, and no clip... I keep it on my desk. Yes, I worry about the ribbons, but you only live once and I would rather have used it for 5 years, and stain it, than never used it never stained it... Its too nice of pen for me not to use...

 

 

Ray... I saw that commercial last night... Hilarious!

[mirosc]

I would rather have used it for 5 years, and stain it, than never used it never stained it... Its too nice of pen for me not to use...

 

That's wise.

It looks like you can change the ribbon anyway. Is it possible?

[Bryant]

I would rather have used it for 5 years, and stain it, than never used it never stained it... Its too nice of pen for me not to use...

 

That's wise.

It looks like you can change the ribbon anyway. Is it possible?

 

Im sure they would change them for you if you sent to them...

[mjchuang9]

I think you are much more open minded. I should learn from you. But I still decide to carry the two samourais with me even I travel to Kyoto, Japan next month. The ancient Japanese samourais always carry two swords.