The Paramount Fountain Pen
The Insignia Pro is the culmination of 138 years of Genevan craftsmanship.
Each pen begins as a solid rod of premium material, hand-turned on precision Swiss lathes and assembled over 47 hours by a single master artisan. No assembly lines. No rushing.
The split-ring 18K gold nib is hand-shaped and individually tested on each pen — no two write identically. The ink feed is precision-engineered from ebonite for optimal flow across all paper weights and writing angles.
A pen is the one tool that makes the mundane extraordinary. Every mark you leave is a declaration of who you are.
| Length (capped) | 145 mm |
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| Length (uncapped) | 126 mm |
| Length (posted) | 163 mm |
| Max diameter | 14.2 mm |
| Weight (filled) | 38 g |
| Filling system | Piston converter (included) |
| Nib material | 18K gold, rhodium-plated split ring |
| Feed material | Hand-cast proprietary ebonite |
| Ink capacity | 1.8 ml (converter) |
| Nib sizes available | EF, F, M, B, Italic, Stub |
| Country of origin | Switzerland |
| Warranty | Lifetime craftsmanship guarantee |
| Assembly time | 47 hours by one craftsman |
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In 1887, Wilhelm Aurum refused to join the industrial revolution. While competitors adopted assembly lines, he continued turning every barrel by hand on his lathe in a small Geneva atelier. His descendants still do.
We have never outsourced. Never automated. Every pen is assembled by one craftsman who trains for seven years before touching a production pen. Their initials are engraved inside every barrel.
"Every mark you leave is a declaration of who you are."Wilhelm Aurum, 1887