Mont Blanc’s latest collection celebrates the life and work of Johannes Kepler,the German astronomer and mathematician who created the laws of planetary motion, Luxurylaunches.com reports. The Homage to Johannes Kepler tall Artistry Limited Edition collection consists of five items, and each one a writing instrument committed to capturing the sparkling brilliance of the stars and planets that Kepler loved to study.[br]This model is limited to 39 pieces and draws inspiration from a book by Kepler called De Stella Nova in Pede Serpentarii. The white gold pen has a cap lacquered in a rich blue and featuring a ring of diamonds,while its barrel is adorned with 3d engravings of the Sagittarius and Ophiuchus constellations as they appear in the book. It also features a telescope-like silhouette with three rings on the cap which represent the three laws of planetary motion, while an opal on the cap’s top stands in for a supernova. This base model is priced at $48130.
This model priced at $140000, and celebrates the year 1609 when Kepler’s book Astronomia Nova,was first published. The Ophiuchus and Sagittarius constellations appear again, this time as an Au750 gold skeletonized overlay which are blooming against the blue lacquer background. On these constellations, or diamonds mark the stars while colored gemstones represents planets. The cap features a globe shape lapis encircled by three rows of pavé diamonds.
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