CROSS SIGNATURE weave DIAMOND-CUT 22KT ELECTROPLATE GOLD 0.5MM MECHANICAL PENCIL
Specifications
| Return Shipping Will Be Paid By | Seller |
| All Returns Accepted | Returns Accepted |
| Item Must Be Returned Within | 30 Days |
| Refund Will Be Given As | Money Back |
| Country/Region Of Manufacture | United States |
| Material | Gold |
| Type | Twist Click |
| Features | Gold-Plated |
| Vintage | Yes |
| Lead Diameter | 0.5 mm |
| Brand | Cross |
A rare Cross Signature Series gold-plated 0.5mm Pencil!!CROSS SIGNATURE CLASSIC EXECUTIVE SERIES SIGNATURE BARLEYCORN 22K ELECTROPLATED GOLD weave 0.5MM MECHANICAL PENCIL MADE IN THE U.S.A.!"The Symmetry and Proportion of Classic Design" The Barleycorn PatternDelicate grooves are cut with patience and precision. Each one an exact duplicate of the next. Then lacquer is carefully applied, and polished to a jewel-like brilliance.".SHIPS IN FELT POUCH In 1987The company's Irish-born Greg Rogers, vice-president of international marketing, along with it's German-born designer, Jens von Edler were emphatic that Cross needed a heavier, wider-diameter line for the overseas market. An independent professional survey also informed Cross that it needed a higher-priced line (Signature was already designed), and a heavier, larger-diameter line (the Cross Townsend series, named after Alonzo Townsend Cross was on paper and ready to be made). But a second domestic survey indicated that Americans wanted something more familiar and particularly representative of their culture, and a less dramatic departure from the thin Century line. Manufacturing tooled up to produce the very beautiful medium-diameter series called Signature.Begun in 1987, the distinctive Signature features included a newly patented pivotal clip, and a solid gold nib hand fitted to a new feed system, and black and burgundy lacquers applied on Cross brass shells by Swiss artisans. A German firm supplied the front section and nib, and German craftsmen cut the decoratively engraved barleycorn or diamond-cut pattern on the gold pen and sent it back to Lincoln to be heavily gold electroplated. Although parts of the series were made or executed abroad, the series' finishing and assembly was done at headquarters; it bore the "Made in USA" Stamp.No expense was spared for this new adventure: Signature is the most costly Cross product to date! Signature was released in October of 1987 to a limited number of the finer writing instruments retailers in the United States and Canada. Priced then between $100 and $300 per instrument, it was aimed to capture the market share that Montblanc had established in the high-end category and further enhance Cross's position and prestige worldwide. (A Brand New 0.5mm Mechanical Pencil)D2/ATX