Styljoux’s Mighty Pens
Swiss precision is something most commonly associated with watches. And now, with Styljoux, writing instruments as well.
The brainchild of Iunal Guimali, Styljoux may be a newcomer to the world of luxury pens, but its products have a depth and sophistication that belie their youth. That Swiss precision connection is not accidental; Guimali states that with Styljoux, he is trying to bring a little bit of horology’s excitement and accuracy in pens.
The Le Calibre series borrows this directly. A ring located at the top of the Le Calibre series allows the user to adjust the centre of mass, adjusting a small weight in the barrel of the pen to provide better comfort and grip while writing. A dial at the top indicates visually the relative balance. That it looks like the dial of a watch is no accident.
The Flamingo series is more subtle. While Le Calibre is all about technical wizardry, Flamingo is a pen distilled down to its essence; a minimalist approach adopted by some Swiss watchmakers like H.Moser & Cie. Here, Styljoux is challenged to make a pen out of as few elements as possible – some versions contain only four parts, with the cap, tip and barrel made from a single block of metal, while the cap is held in place by nothing by a vacuum. But don’t let the simplicity fool you. This nifty pen contains a proximity alarm connected to a smartphone, which will beep when you can’t find it.
Styljoux pens are crafted in the finest materials – transparent hard resin, titanium, carbon fibre, ceramic, steel and magnesium alloy. In some cases, the material is of a different plane of precious – the SM005 is crafted from a single block of sapphire, containing five corundum functional jewels.
Think the writing is on the wall for pens? Styljoux would ask you to think again.
