Alfred Dunhill Seiki Chida Fountain Pen

Alfred Dunhill Alfred’s Clement Court had a partnership programme to create the Namiki Pen with the painter Setsuji Wada in 1930. That has made a huge collection of fine painted crafted Fountain Pen. I have seen a collection of the HKs pen Collector TK Lee. A whole box of Namiki pen in his house. And he probably has 3,000 Pens at home.


This is the masterpieces of the Master Seiki Chida. Charming, beautifully hand crafted with Sea, Turtle, sea weeds Coral Reef. There is a touching story behind this pen, a young fisherman once saved a turtle from a group of youngsters. To show the appreciation, the turtle brought him to the sea bed for a wonderful journey. Later, he felt home sick and wish to go back to the land. Before he said good bye to the turtle, a Princess gave him a mysterious box, she reminded him not to open the box. After he went home, he found out that he left home for a few hundred years already. Sad to hear all family members and friend were all gone. To his despair, he opened the box…immediately he was converted into an old man. He heard the whispering voice of the princess from the sea. “ I told you already, do not open it!


It take 6 month to make a such like this. With certain epoxy applying on the pen, lightly spatter some fine silver or gold powder on top of it before the epoxy is dried.


This is oldest tradition for such kind of painting on the fountain pen, total 25 pieces, individually numbers, Signed by Seiki Chida. The nib is 18KT gold!


HK Snob