The Caran d'Ache Secret Journey II Chateaubriand Rollerball Pen is a limited edition of 150.

Caran d'Ache Secret Journey II Chateaubriand Rollerball Pen - Limited Edition

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$12,500.00

Limited edition of 150 rollerball pens honoring the writer Chateaubriand and designed with a secret mechanism.

Item Number: 71301719

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Category: 982

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Secret Journey II Chateaubriand Rollerball Pen- 19th century
Limited edition of 150 rollerball pens

« One of those beautiful nights that God seems to create for Switzerland alone... »

Caran d'Ache reveals one of Switzerland's most beautiful secrets, Secret Journey II, the second treasure in its trilogy of writing instruments. With the launch of the "Secret Journey II”, Caran d'Ache celebrates the time that Chateaubriand spent in Geneva. Chateaubriand was one of the most celebrated personalities of his time, with a great love of art and culture. Because he was inspired by the beauty of the shore around the city of Geneva, delicate illustrations of the lake area are finely engraved on the body of the writing instruments, finished in rose gold plate and black lacquer. They contain a secret mechanism: when activated by hand, the "Cote de Genève” decoration, widely used in fine watchmaking, reveals a hidden quotation from the author as well as a ruby, the color of passion, symbolically placed on the city of Geneva. Each detail relates to the romantic period that was so important to Chateaubriand, the great seducer.

Caran d'Ache Secret Journey II Chateaubriand Rollerball Pen
    Black lacquer and rose gold-plated body
    Body decorated with a brilliant pavilion-cut ruby of 0.03 carats
    Rose gold-plated piston pump enhanced with a pavilion-cut ruby of 0.04 carats
The Secret Journey II writing instruments, a tribute to romanticism, are entirely produced in the company's Geneva workshops.

Each of the 150 roller pens is individually numbered on the ring that also carries the hallmark of Caran d'Ache's master jeweler.

They illustrate Caran d'Ache's wide-ranging expertise in the use of noble materials. The brilliant black lacquer of the body and cap makes an elegant contrast with the rose gold plate that delicately depicts the countryside around the Lake. Subtle engravings, on the surface and in depth, trace the details of the plains, rivers and famous mountain scenery.

The body of each pen contains a 0.04-carat ruby placed on the city of Geneva as well as the words spoken by Chateaubriand. Until the special mechanism is operated manually, the quotation is hidden by a famous engraved pattern from the world of luxury watch making: the Côte de Genève.

The writing block of the Caran d'Ache Secret Journey II Chateaubriand Rollerball is plated in rose.