Description
The name Momento Zero, absolutely evoking, exactly means a new beginning, a start from scratch; the first pen made by a new company, based on experience and passion of a strong team. The Leonardo Momento Zero collection is inspired by the Italian vintage style, worldwide known; it’s a classic pen, well balanced with size and metal trims.
The fountain pen has a stainless steel nib in different sizes (Extra Fine, Fine, Medium, Broad and Stub) and uses the standard international cartridge/converter filling mechanism (converter included).
And the story goes on… A family tradition. Leonardo Officina Italiana is a forge, a laboratory where experience and craftsmanship are mixed giving life to “pleasure”, the pleasure of writing.
Over 45 years of experience in the field of writing instruments, handed down from father to son, from generation to generation. Today Leonardo Officina Italiana works on emotional and vintage projects, taking up the old loading systems, the materials and the working techniques that once characterized the craft of the craftsman. The Leonardo pens have a soul, a human warmth that only passion can give. The fountain pen carved into the material is certainly this detail that differentiates us on the world market. Each Leonardo collection is hand made in Italy.
Brandon –
Background: I have Momento Zeros in all nibs and materials. I purchased the Horn with a Stainless-Steel nib in 1.1 Stub with a cursive italic custom grind (available from Appelboom).
Positive: The combination of the SS 1.1 Stub plus cursive italic grind results in a pen ideal for correspondence and larger writing. I am still able to write within the 5mm single-spaced lines of Rhodia/Tomoe River dot grids, but the pen is best when you double space your writing. It is too broad for school note-taking, but ideal for jotting letters to friends and family. The cursive italic grind makes the cross-strokes even thinner than before and really improves the stub look of your writing.
Negative: No negative points on how this pen writes, looks, or feels on the page! Delivery was slow due to shipping constraints.
Overall: I will definitely look to repeat this setup (Stainless-Steel 1.1 stub w/ cursive italic grind). I highly recommend it!
Arpit Pangasa –
The Leonardo Momento Zero is a great pen to have and this Horn Resin adds to the uniqueness (as do I guess most of their colours). The section is pretty comfortable to use for longer writing sessions and my pen is equipped with a Fine nib, which has a pleasant feedback and brings out shading from I ka really nicely. It’s a good wet writer and one of my cherished possession.
Ana Csiky / Inkantadora –
The Leonardo Momento Zero is absolutely elegant: The shape, finish of material, balanced details such as the rings around the cap and the blind cap for the converter make it exquisite. Plus, the nib writes like a dream. So when you add to this amazing pen the intricacy of the Horn material, it becomes an extraordinary pen. The depth of the Horn material is increadible as it shows specks and waves white, cream and different shades of grey intertwinned. This is a pen that provides an amazing experience in writing and simply in terms of enjoying the object at hand or on your desk. I fully recommend it!
Raul Pereira –
When I saw some pictures of this FP for the first time, I was curious. Now I have one in my hands I’m thoroughly in love.
The pen exudes quality and it has beautiful classical details.
The chrome steel nib is also beautiful and very smooth.