Aurora 98 fountain pen and mechanical pencil. The coating is 22k gold. Pen 14K.

Description

Aurora 98 Set
Gold-Plated Fountain Pen "Magic Piston" and mechanical pencil.
1960s Production - Made in Italy
As stated in the warranty certificate the external metal parts are 22K gold plated, the nib is 14K solid gold.
The Aurora 98 Fountain Pen
This pen is still on display at the Science and Technology Museum of Milan.
Aurora started the design of its new flagship pen, the 98, in 1962, and the new pen was officially launched in 1963.  Drawing from its predecessor, this pen has the same form factor as the 88K, which some users argue this is the pen with the purest and most elegant form factor, fits in the hand as it was meant to be, with a perfect feel, weight, handling and grip. The pen is elegant, stylish, gold filled body and cap and semi-hooded beautifully crafted wing nib. Very nice and crisp guilloche lines from top to bottom. The nib is smooth, precise and great for writing in small typeface such as notebooks. Very smooth piston action, with a grey ink window for ink lever readout. Definitely one of the most beautiful and great fountain pens of Italy, the original Aurora 98.
The Aurora 98 Fountain pen is the sucessor of the famous 88K pen, but unlike it's predecessor which had a standard piston filling action, this pen has a one of the kind, Aurora patented and marketed as "magic piston" filling action. This is achieved by simply retracting the turning knob inside the barrel with a push button same as in ballpoint pens, simply press the push knob and the button extends which allows the user to turn the piston inside, press a second time and the turning knob retracts inside the barrel, preventing the turning knob action, thus any accidental turns/leaks. Very unique and masterful solution to a piston filling action.