The third stop of the Secret Journey totally is Baia, Naples. Baia. known as
Atlantide Italiana is an ancient submerged Roman city where remains of domus and villas, thermal areas, mosaics and extraordinary testimonies. Submerged over the centuries, Baia was a privileged holiday resort of the Roman aristocracy and the imperial family until the third century AD. This is the real secret of Baia. The main sense and synesthesia of this collection is Hearing. Each city is accompanied by its distintic music that will make you experience the atmosphere of the place, through a QR code inserted inside the precious box. Each Limited Edition is also enriched by a precious watercolored bookmark, which like a postcard remains in memory of the fabulous journey. The fountain pen with body in blue and purple Auroloide. The fountain pen is enhanced with an 18kt gold nib and is Piston fill. Only 888 pens worldwide and only 30 pens available the US.

Aurora is proud to launch the 88 Red Mamba limited edition fountain pen with guilloche grana di riso and an 18kt black solid gold nib, with satin ruthenium trim. Determination, speed of execution, and effectiveness are all aspects of the actual Blue Mamba, an extremely venomous snake, that inspired this pen. The nib is a heavily engraved 18k gold nib that has been plated in blue, with a hand-turned ebonite feed, available in XF, F, M, B, Italic and Stub widths. The piston filler on this pen features Aurora’s exclusive Hidden Reservoir fill system, which gives you just a bit of extra ink so you don’t run dry mid-thought. When it is starting to run dry, just twist the piston knob a couple of times to release the extra ink. Each Aurora 88 Red Mamba comes in a beautiful gift box. Aurora only produced 888 of these pens and each one is individually numbered.
Limited Edition of 888 pieces worldwide.

Hand-turned ebonite fountain pen, without clip. The cap and barrel of the pen were covered with 15 layers of deep black Kuro Roiro Urushi lacquer. Final layer of transparent Kijiro Urushi densely sprinkled with 22K gold flakes then carefully sanded according to the Nashiji Urushi technique. The Nashiji (or pear peel) technique imitates the roughness and appearance of a nashi pear peel. Final polishing, performed three times, with Kijomi Urushi, very fine mineral powder and camellia oil, rubbed gently with the fingers. Nib holder block turned in metal and lacquered with the same Nashiji Urushi technique used for the rest of the pen. 14K gold nib with 5 mm ink feeder, line F (fine) by the reknowned German manufacturer Bock, with international standard connection for cartridge or converter feeding. Gold-plated and lacquered metal ring with black Urushi at the mouth of the cap. Elements plated in gold and lacquered with black Urushi at the ends of the barrel and cap.

Hand-turned fountain pen in lime wood, without clip. The barrel and pen cap have been lacquered with 11 layers of red Aka Urushi, carefully sanded and polished. Work Maki-e representing, within gilded frames as was used in the miniatures of the fifteenth century, on the cap a landscape with hoopoe perched on a branch and on the barrel of the pen a landscape with an ancient city perched on a hill with vineyards, fields and mountains in the distance. Techniques used: Taka Maki-e (in which urushi colored white, green, red, blue and orange in multiple layers and fine powders of 22K gold, 23.75K gold, pure silver and pure platinum and palladium powders create a relief
painting) for the mountains, the cultivated fields, the city, the clouds; Togidashi Maki-e
(22K gold powders, pure palladium and puresilver are covered with layers of white, red and black colored urushi then abraded with magnolia charcoal to bring the metal back to light and create delicate shades) for the branch and the bird; Hira Maki-e (flat painting with urushi covered with 22K gold dust of different fineness) for the frames and bows. Final polishing, performed three times, with Kijomi Urushi, very fine mineral powder and camellia oil rubbed delicately with the fingers. Nib holder block In lacquered brass with red Aka Urushi. 14K gold nib with 6mm ink feeder, M (medium) stroke of the renowned German manufacturer Bock, with international standard connection for cartridge or converter feeding. Non-screwable cap on the back of the pen.

Hand-turned fountain pen in lime wood and ebonite, without clip. Lacquer of the pen red Aka Urushi and translucent Kijiro urushi with Tame Nuri technique. Maki-e on the barrel and cap of the pen depicting colored clouds at sunset over the sea in which an island with mountains and a distant golden city are reflected. Techniques used: Taka Maki-e (in which multi-layered white, purple, black, red and orange colored urushi and fine powders of 22K gold, 23.75K gold, pure silver and pure palladium powder create a relief painting) to make the clouds and the island; Chinkin technique 9dating back to the 10th century, in which the lacquer is engraved with points and lines by means of sharp chisels, subsequently filled with lacquer and 23K fine gold dust; the lacquer is then distributed on the surface to definitively consolidate the metal granules to create reflections on the sea and the city in the distance. Elements at the ends of the cap and barrel lacquered with black Roiro Urushi using the Bokashi technique (fine 22K gold powder sprinkled in graduation) with thin 925/1000 silver rings. Element of the pen holder block lacquered with black Rioro Urushi. Final polishing, performed three times, with Kijomi Urushi, very fine mineral powder and camellia oil rubbed delicately with the fingers. Metal elements plated in polished 18K gold. 14K golf nib with 5mm ink feeder, M (medium) stroke of the renowned German manufacturer Bock with international standard connection for cartridge or converter feeding. Non-screwable screw cap on the back of the pen.