Pelikan Limited Edition M9001 Calculation of Times Fountain Pen

 “Calculation of Times” Pelikan is commemorating this important achievement for the history of mankind.
From the orbit of the moon around the earth, which lasts just under 30 days, man divided the year into twelve months. Lit by the sun, only one half of the moon is turned towards the earth. Based on the position of the moon and sun are and the relation to each other, we see varying amounts of the moons illumination. The four phases of the moon which can be seen, new moon, fi rst quarter moon, full moon and last quarter moon, are embossed on the cap of the Pelikan fountain pen in high relief.
In ancient times the Babylonians and Greeks used the position of the sun in the sky and created the first sundials. A vertical shadow stick, whose shadow fell on a clock face, served to measure time – often accurate to within a few minutes.
Pelikan has engraved the structure of a sundial with eleven marked hours onto the cap of the fountain pen. The twelfth hour appears as an embossed high relief in the lower part of the clip, which at the same time adopts the symbolic function of the shadow stick.
. On the Pelikan fountain pen a cycle from the early Middle Ages can be found. Themes such as sowing seeds, harvesting and use of natural products characterize these early calendars or months in pictures. The seasonal vegetation cycle can also be recognised.
you will appreciate the craftsmanship of the high-quality 18-carrot gold nib, which has the sun embossed on it as a relief. The shaft shows calendar themes of everyday life in the Middle Ages. They are incorporated into the black metal shaft coated with ruthenium faithful to detail and filigree and then plated with gold.
760 pieces of these unrivalled writing instruments have been made by Pelikan. This worldwide edition commemorates the Christian calendar, which began around 760 years after the founding of Rome with the birth of Christ.