Laban Formosa Fountain Pen
Laban pays homage to the mountains and seas with the Formosa fountain pen, inspired by Taiwan's northeast coast. With an image of the ocean between your fingers, you may be inspired to write reflections for a better self, and dreams you will bring to life.
Formosa is made of fine brass with a silver-plated overlay, covering the blue acrylic pen barrel. Turning the pen to see the abstract mountains and sea became the poetic filigree patterns in such a sophisticated pen, which shows Laban’s outstanding manufacturing technique.
Mirroring the torpedo shape pen design, the clip comes to a sharp point at each end. It shows an elegant balance. Laban logo is engraved on the cap band.
The German-made JoWo #6 steel nib is engraved with the Laban logo and a mountain and water image.
This fountain pen accepts a standard international converter (included), short standard international cartridges, or long standard international cartridges.
Click to shop all compatible short or long standard international ink cartridges.
- Condition
- New
- Brand
- Laban
- Type
- Fountain Pens
- Color
- Blue
- Demonstrator
Whether or not the barrel of the pen is translucent, allowing you to see the ink and filling mechanism inside.
- No
- Body Material
- Brass, Resin
- Cap Rotations
For pens with a screw-cap closure, how many rotations it takes to uncap/recap the pen.
- 2
- Cap Type
How the cap is opened/closed from the barrel of the pen. Some common options include Snap-Cap, Screw-Cap, Magnetic Cap, or Capless (no cap).
- Screw-cap
- Compatible inks & refills
Which ink this pen will accept. Choices include bottled ink and various styles of pre-filled ink cartridges.
- Bottled ink, Standard international short ink cartridges, Standard international long ink cartridges
- Filling Mechanism
How the pen fills with ink. Click here to watch our video tutorial on common filling mechanisms.
- Cartridge, Converter
- Grip Material
- Metal
- Nib Size
- Extra-Fine, Fine, Medium
- Nib Color
- Silver
- Nib Material
- Steel
- Postable
Whether or not the cap fits securely onto the back of the barrel when open.
- Yes
- Retractable
Whether or not the nib/tip can retract into the body of the pen (usually for click or twist-open style pens).
- No
- Diameter - Body
- 13.3mm (0.52in)
- Diameter - Cap (without clip)
- 16.3mm (0.64in)
- Diameter - Cap (with clip)
- 18.3mm (0.72in)
- Diameter - Grip (mm)
Measured from the place most people choose to rest their fingers, which varies with each pen.
- 10.0mm
- Length - Body
The measurement from the back end of the barrel to the tip of the nib.
- 123.4mm (4.86in)
- Length - Cap
- 63.2mm (2.49in)
- Length - Nib
The measured length of the visible portion of the nib when it is installed in the pen, from grip to tip.
- 22.0mm (0.87in)
- Length - Overall (Closed)
- 137.1mm (5.40in)
- Length - Overall (Posted)
When the cap of the pen is posted onto the back of the pen body, this is the measurement of the entire pen including the nib.
- 155.4mm (6.12in)
- Weight - Body
If a converter is included with the pen, this weight is reflected in the total.
- 19g (0.67oz)
- Weight - Cap
- 17g (0.60oz)
- Weight - Overall (g)
- 36.0g
- Max Ink Capacity - Cartridge
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a cartridge.
- 1.70ml
- Max Ink Capacity - Converter
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a converter.
- 0.86
