MONTEGRAPPA GLADIATOR

Gladiator is an ultra-luxury, limited-edition writing instrument designed and manufactured by Montegrappa, now arriving at leading boutiques worldwide. Background information about the edition is as follows:  − Ancient Rome’s ultimate fighters are the subject of Gladiator, a new non plus ultra fountain pen created by Montegrappa. Handcrafted from precious metals and armed with first-class writing componentry, the limited-edition design offers collectors and business warriors the consummate power pen. The new edition marks the latest chapter in the Italian manufacture’s prestigious Warriors series: an imprint previously populated by Viking (2019) and Samurai – recipient of a Robb Report Best of the Best award for 2018;  − Gladiator is part writing instrument and part working miniature, offering owners action-figure functionality to complement lavish craftsmanship. Perfected over a period of nearly five years, the new edition has a detachable torso, with articulated arms and a hinged visor that reveals both man and fighting machine. On its most accessible iteration, vermeil detailing highlights symbols of imperial pomp including the Aquila Romana and SPQR motto, lending glamourous accents to the silhouette’s gritty, burnished-silver finish;  − The mechanical bravado of Gladiator is matched by its internal engineering. Power-Push is a hydraulic charging system exclusive to Montegrappa that offers owners revolutionary onestep filling. Supplied on only a narrow selection of the manufacture’s most advanced models, the rare mechanism feeds ink to an 18K gold nib engraved with Ancient Rome’s imperial standard;  − Although conceived as a writing instrument for regular use, Gladiator also serves as object d’art for office or studio exhibition. Each example is accompanied by a grandiose, 32 cm model of Rome’s fabled Colosseum, with display plinths supplied for each component. A replica Gladius sword is included for opening correspondence, and a pen roll made of vegan leather is provided for transport to other arenas;