We have supplied the component barrels to various pen makers. This image features the Moon Pearl pen by Mont Blanc, whose barrel has inlay from the shell of the Black pearl oyster. Looking deceptively simple, each shell strip has been cut from a single shell. The precision of the compound curve and the fragility of such thin strips call for mastery of handcraft.
As sweat is corrosive, extensive testing underpins the visual and tactile attractions of the finished item.