Gerd A. Müller designed the Lamy 2000 in 1966 and it has not needed updating since. The body is machined from fibreglass-reinforced makrolon - matte black with a barely-there brushed steel clip - and the result is a pen that feels like a precision instrument rather than a status object. The 14-carat gold nib is soft and expressive. The piston fills directly from a bottle, no cartridges. This is the pen you buy once and carry for the rest of your life.