The Waterman Hemisphere fountain pen in Matte Black features a matte black lacquer body and cap with chrome plated clip and trim. The snap-cap closes securely with a soft click, and does post on the end of the barrel while writing. The steel nib writes smoothly, and the Waterman Hemisphere fountain pen comes with a standard international cartridge to get you started, and the Waterman converter for use with bottled ink, is available separately.