Caran d'Ache - MB&F Astrograph Limited Edition Rhodium-Plated Fountain Pen - Silver

It took one small step for Mr Maximilian Büsser to unveil his childhood dreams of travelling into space to Caran d'Ache's creative teams, and another giant leap to enlist horologer MB&F to bring it to fruition in the form of the brand's most complex writing instrument to date, the 'Astrograph'. Requiring a total of 99 polished ruthenium and rhodium-plated components to complete the rocket-shaped pen body and more than 500 manual operations to produce each instrument, it's fitted with an ink cartridge and rhodium-plated gold fountain nib. By deploying three articulated legs concealed in the ring of the pen, it's possible to stabilise the body and display it on the accompanying launch-pad box ready for take-off with the miniature magnetic astronaut figurine in tow.

- 90% brass - 5% steel - 5% gold and other precious materials AA