Uncorroded silver can reflect around 99% of the incident visible light, more than any other noble metal. One of the distinct features of this almost white shining metal is its warm appearance, pleasant to the eye and the touch. Silver has another advantage over and above the aesthetics as a material for writing instruments: the barrel has a pleasing heaviness in hand. Additionally, the material will acquire the typical patina over time.

It is not a coincidence that the Waldmann family business proves its affinity with jewellery manufacturers and their production techniques simply by virtue of its headquarters’ location in the Swabian town of Birkenfeld near Pforzheim, the “town of jewellery”. Waldmann has been making sterling silver writing instruments nearby this time-honoured centre of jewellery manufacture and writing instrument refinement since 1918. Visible to the naked eye, the surfaces of these writing instruments demonstrate the craftspeople’s affinity to the decorative work in details such as the guilloché decorations, the finely engraved patterns on the barrel. Inside the barrel, decades of experience result in an optimally constructed mechanism. Each Waldmann pen is both a precious object and a practical piece that functions smoothly.