Exclusive Apollo fountain pen

Laban is a brand of a leading Taiwanese manufacturer of pens and ballpoint pens. Currently, Laban's activities are mainly focused on the European market. The quality of Laban products has been confirmed and recognized as meeting the highest European standards.

In June 2004, in London, Laban won an award in the prestigious Coveter Lewis&Clarke competition, which featured over 75 pen and ballpoint pen manufacturers. The finalists included Montblanc, Omas, Namiki, and Laban. It is worth mentioning that companies from outside the European continent rarely win the Coveter Lewis&Clarke award. Therefore, awarding this prize to Laban pens is the best testimony to the high class of these products, their quality, and aesthetic values.

We are pleased to present to you the exclusive and extraordinary pen by Laban - Apollo. The pen is made of high-quality black resin and silver 925. The barrel is adorned with decorations forming a sun pattern. The cap is made of resin, screw-on, and finished with Swarovski stone embellishments. Nib by Peter Bock made of 14K gold. (14K-585 size M)

The pen is equipped with a converter and a set of 6 Laban cartridges, included in a wooden black box, with an additional pen stand.

Apollo - in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Leto. He was born on the island of Delos. He was the twin brother of Artemis. Considered the god of beauty, light, life, death, music, prophecy, truth, law, order, patron of art and poetry, guide of the Muses (Ἀπόλλων Μουσηγέτης Apóllōn Mousēgétēs). He resided on Parnassus, from where he sent inspiration.

Apollo was the youngest and most handsome god among men.

In reality, a deity with broad, often contradictory, competencies. Originally, androgynous (as evidenced by the twin pair Apollo-Artemis), a god of violent death – Greeks derived his name from ἀπόλλυμι (apóllymi) "I destroy, I kill", but cf. also IE. *abol (<*obol-) "apple" (symbol – source of knowledge).

A solar and chthonic god simultaneously. By killing the serpent-dragon Python (or Delphyne, a hypostasis of the primordial Magna Mater), guarding the gate to secret knowledge hidden under/in the earth, he took control of the oracle at Delphi (gr. delfys "womb"). The slaying of Python, like Indra's slaying of Vritra, was a great heroic act but also a curse that needed purification. He thus established the Pythian Games and descended to the underworld. He became a transmitter of divine (Zeus's) judgments, especially concerning purification rites after the crime of murder. He warded off (apotropaios) and purified (katharsios) from evil (the crime of murder) that he himself had caused (cf.: Dionysus).

Exclusive pens are an excellent gift for a director or CEO of a large company. Elegant pens are popular among well-known personalities and are a great addition to business meetings.

Manufacturer

Laban

Model

Apollo

Materials

black resin, silver 925, gold 585

Nib

14k

Filling system

Peter Bock with 14K gold

Packaging

pen equipped with a converter and a set of 6 Laban cartridges

Lead time

elegant lacquered wood

Shipping/Gift

depending on stock availability

Engraving/Embossing

upon request, shipping to the specified address, in elegant gift packaging, with the option to include a card with a dedication or wishes