Description The Pilot Vanishing Point Decimo fountain pen in Dark Gray has a unique design – the 18k gold nib retracts! This ensures the pen is ready to write at the push of a button. The moment you are ready to write, so is the Vanishing Point. Once the writing is done, an ingeniously designed door closes over the retracted nib to prevent the ink from drying out. This Pilot Vanishing Point Decimo fountain pen features a glossy shimmery dark gray lacquer over a metal body with rhodium-plated trim and a 18k rhodium-plated gold nib. The clip is designed to hold the nib in an upward position when the pen is not in use which prevents the pen from accidentally opening when clipped to a shirt pocket. The Pilot Decimo fountain pen is slightly thinner in girth than the original Vanishing point, but the nib units are interchangeable. The Pilot Vanishing Point fountain pen is packaged in a standard Pilot clamshell gift box with a proprietary piston converter, Pilot cartridge and a cartridge cap. Please note that Japanese nib sizes tend to run on the finer side, so your line with will be thinner than with a western nib. Other Pilot Vanishing Point replacement nib units are available, and come in 3 plating options and several nib sizes, and additional Pilot ink cartridges can be purchased as well. We offer Free Shipping on all orders over $59 for US customers, and for orders over $250 for our Canadian customers. Diameter - Body 11.7mm .5" Diameter - Grip Section 10.6mm .42" Length - Body 139.5mm 5.5" Length - Cap Length - Pen Closed 139.5mm 5.5" Length - Pen Posted Weight - Body Only 20.6g .7oz Weight - Cap Only Weight - Entire Pen 20.6g .7oz For our purposes: Body Diameter is measured at the widest position of the barrel. Grip Section Diameter is measured at the spot where most pen users hold their pen. Body Length is from the end of the barrel to the tip of the nib. Body Weight and Overall Pen Weight includes a converter, if one comes with the pen.
