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Elevate your home desk setup.
The Wingback Pen Holder uses the same materials and draws on the same design principles as our Mechanical Pen: useful, enduring and iconic. CNC machined from a solid block of aerospace-grade stainless steel, our limited edition Black Steel version features a tungsten carbide surface finish. It will take pride of place on your desk, providing a reliable and eye-catching home for your favourite stationery tool.
Metal: Aerospace grade stainless steel from Europe, CNC machined in Birmingham, UK. Tungsten carbide carbon finish applied in Cambridge, UK.
Sleeve: Oeko-Tex double thickness cotton sleeve from Poland, Europe.
Finish: Laser engraved and packaged in London, UK.
Dimensions: 30mm x 30mm diameter
Weight: 180g
Engraving: All inscriptions are in capital letters and run around the top of the Pen Holder.
Considerations: The black steel Pen Holder retains all the precision and corrosion-resistant qualities of stainless steel, while the tungsten carbide finish increases the surface hardness 9x. Any marks it picks up from regular use should be easily wiped away. However, the surface is scratch resistant, not scratch proof. Anything harder than the surface (diamond, some ceramics) or really aggressive use will be able to scratch it, which is why we recommend keeping it in its cotton sleeve when in transit, and carrying your diamonds in another pocket. Note: the black steel finish is not applied on the inside of the Pen Holder.
Black Steel rivals the exotic look of Damascus steel or titanium, with a sub-metallic lustre that reveals a glimmer of the steel beneath the surface. It is applied using a technology called magnetron sputtering, where nano layers of tungsten carbide carbon are deposited onto the steel surface. Finished in Cambridge and laser engraved, assembled and packaged in London, all items can be personalised and made to order. It takes time, but so does anything worth holding onto.
With a surface 9x harder than stainless steel, 3.5x harder than titanium and incredibly low friction, our Black Steel items will be scratch resistant to virtually anything you will put in your pocket. Parts and mechanisms should never need to be maintained, let alone replaced. They will work as well for you today as they will for a grandchild who might inherit your collection in decades to come.