Cross has been making precision writing instruments in the United States since 1846. The Calais is one of their most cleanly drawn pens: a tapered barrel, a twist mechanism, and enough weight to feel intentional without tiring your hand over a long session.
This version is finished in pearlescent white lacquer with chrome appointments. It is the kind of pen that disappears on a white desk and then stops someone when they pick it up. Writes with a smooth medium ballpoint line. Takes Cross ballpoint refills.
A good pen for a writing desk, a conference table, or a thoughtful gift when you want to give something that looks like it cost more than it did. At $48, one of the better values in fine writing.
