The Pilot Capless was the first retractable fountain pen in the world when launched in 1964, and has remained an enduring classic. Excellent build quality and a superb writing experience from the top-quality 18K gold rhodium-plated nib. Inspired by the French word 'Seul', meaning unique, the Pilot Capless SE collection features some of the most beautiful pen bodies Pilot have to offer. Created from luxury polyurethane resin, otherwise known as marble tone resin, each pen comes with a unique marbled finish. Reliable, convenient push-button retract mechanism was first developed in 1964, and has been continuously refined ever since. The Pilot Capless series is justifiably renowned for the high quality of the gold nib, as much as for the unusual and innovative retract mechanism. Refill with Pilot IC-50 cartridges, or with bottled ink using the supplied converter. Supplied gift-boxed.