Platinum #3776

Platinum 3776 is the ideal fountain pen designed by the project team and late Mr. Haruo Umeda whose nickname was "Mr. Fountain Pen". The figure 3776 is the height of Mt. Fuji. The name was given to the fountain pen of the highest quality for writing beautiful Japanese characters.

UMEDA HARUO

Mr. Umeda and the project team redesigned and made prototypes repeatedly until they reached the final design. The prototypes were given to 50 writers for test writing, each one of them wrote an average 30 pages per day. Their suggestions were implemented at the final adjustment stage to the design.

According to these testers, the ideal fountain pen must have following features:

Design Concept 1 : Barrel must be thick.

Radius of the barrel is 13mm. The length with the cap at the end of the barrel should be a little less than 160mm. Length of the nib 22mm. The balance point is in the rear, at the point of 56乣57%. This is the golden rule of fountain pen.

Design Concept 2 : Nib must be big.

A 14k gold big nib is highly durable and is suitable for heavy writing. There are 9 point styles, ultra fine, very fine, fine, fine /soft, medium, broad, very broad, ultra broad and music. Any professional writer can find his/her favorite point size.

Design Concept 3 : it must be treasured collectors.

Every single pen is handmade. Design is suitable to be called "art craft" and never be boring.

Design Concept 4 : they must fit the hand.

To fit the hand and prevent from it from slipping, deep convolutions are carved throughout the barrel. These convolutions reflect the heat of the hand when the pen is held. They work like a radiator of a car. This prevents the air in the barrel from expanding, and results in a consistent flow of ink. The feel of this "convoluted holder" is very unique and is the first design of its kind in the history of fountain pen manufacturing.