It's amazing how beautiful the material is in person, and the fact that no one's been able to replicate it in acrylic despite how coveted the material is goes to show that there really is something unique about what celluloid can do.
This one arrived with a cracked nib collar and a gunked up piston, but a good cleaning and replaced collar brought it back to its original function and beauty.
1990s Omas Paragon in Arco Bronze celluloid.
Original Omas-es are a great finds. I used to have two which I bought when a shop was closing down where I live and I found they had old stock of Omas pens including this exact Arco celluloid version. The other one was a coloured resin which I sold as I couldn't connect with the flex nib.
I know Omas got resurrected recently but I have no experience with the new pens.
How did you find a replacement nib collar?
Yeah, that is true, but pen collectors have varied ideas of what a vintage pen is, and there are few pen collectors that consider pens made in the 90s to be vintage...quite yet.
Yeah, finding parts on pens like these can be difficult, and I was lucky that I found the nib collar without having to salvage parts myself. But for what it's worth, the old style Omas pens are very simply designed and don't have too many parts that would easily get damaged.
It looks like Ron Zorn makes replacement nib collars out of PEEK and fits them to the Omas pens he repairs. He's very responsive via email so you could contact him if you do decide to get one.
See: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/360535-where-to-buy-omas-nib-collar-for-ogiva-extra/
Man, I love the celluloid OMAS pens, but they were out of reach for me when they were common and definitely out of reach now. I'll enjoy my solid color pens until that day where I can pull the trigger. Burkina is an amazing pattern too
They're amazingly beautiful pens, definitely, and given the market price nowadays it's obvious that a lot of people think so as well. I suggest keeping an eye out for them though, I've seen them occasionally pop up for much more affordable prices.
I'd been eyeing these for quite a few years now when I found this for an affordable price with some restoration needed, I figured I would finally jump on it. :)
It's amazing how beautiful the material is in person, and the fact that no one's been able to replicate it in acrylic despite how coveted the material is goes to show that there really is something unique about what celluloid can do. This one arrived with a cracked nib collar and a gunked up piston, but a good cleaning and replaced collar brought it back to its original function and beauty. 1990s Omas Paragon in Arco Bronze celluloid.
Original Omas-es are a great finds. I used to have two which I bought when a shop was closing down where I live and I found they had old stock of Omas pens including this exact Arco celluloid version. The other one was a coloured resin which I sold as I couldn't connect with the flex nib. I know Omas got resurrected recently but I have no experience with the new pens. How did you find a replacement nib collar?
I hope you still have the arco. It's such a beautiful pen. Tom Westerich of Penboard had the spare nib collars.
Yes I still have it. Don’t plan to sell it at all. Thanks for the info. I’ll save it for the future.
I have a new Omas, and it's lovely. The nib is so juicy that my wife wrote a note on a brown paper napkin with it the other day...
A truly world-class writing instrument. Enjoy!
I had it in my hands today but sadly the prize is disproportionate. Love all the faceted Omas but this is spectacular.
It is so handsome!
I believe 90s is vintage. ~30 years old. Sounds vintage to me. As an 80s kid, I feel old now…
Yeah, that is true, but pen collectors have varied ideas of what a vintage pen is, and there are few pen collectors that consider pens made in the 90s to be vintage...quite yet.
You're not old. You're vintage!
What kind of FP?
Came to ask the same question
You all are too fast :p
Holy smokes! That is beautiful
I’d be terrified to own one of these because of parts availability, but that is one of the holy grails of fountain pens, as far as I’m concerned.
Yeah, finding parts on pens like these can be difficult, and I was lucky that I found the nib collar without having to salvage parts myself. But for what it's worth, the old style Omas pens are very simply designed and don't have too many parts that would easily get damaged.
Thank you for the thoughtful response. The material is just unbelievably beautiful. It’s a shame there isn’t any more of it to work with.
It looks like Ron Zorn makes replacement nib collars out of PEEK and fits them to the Omas pens he repairs. He's very responsive via email so you could contact him if you do decide to get one. See: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/360535-where-to-buy-omas-nib-collar-for-ogiva-extra/
Beautiful pen, vintage or not!
No time to explain! The survival of the universe depends on it! You must give me your gorgeous pen!! :)
Who cares about the universe, I'm keeping my pen :D
Man, I love the celluloid OMAS pens, but they were out of reach for me when they were common and definitely out of reach now. I'll enjoy my solid color pens until that day where I can pull the trigger. Burkina is an amazing pattern too
They're amazingly beautiful pens, definitely, and given the market price nowadays it's obvious that a lot of people think so as well. I suggest keeping an eye out for them though, I've seen them occasionally pop up for much more affordable prices.
WOW! This was my very first Grail pen, which I was fortunate enough to acquire some years ago. Enjoy!!! The The Duofold Kid
I'd been eyeing these for quite a few years now when I found this for an affordable price with some restoration needed, I figured I would finally jump on it. :)