OMAS bought by Stipula ????

[earthdawn]

Well Dante is saying he heard from 2 sources that Stipula has purchased OMAS.

What that all means and what they will do with it is unknown but should be interesting to say the least.

[Silverbreeze]

At least Stipula makes pens that I can accept unlike a different brand buy that I shall not mention


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[fountainpenkid]

I hope they revive the brand to its full glory. From my limited experience Stipula seems to utilize more questionable construction techniques; I hope this doesn't mean OMASes will now be shoddily made.

[Chrissy]

It's an interesting thought. I guess we might have to wait and see what happens next.

I see Omas pens for sale on the bay that are sold by a seller who says he has purchased all of the Omas stock. In fact, I almost bought one, but missed it ending. ...Something I do regularly I'm afraid....

[FredRydr]

Well Dante is saying he heard from 2 sources....

I dunno.... What would Kellyanne say about this?

I think of VW's take-over of heady Rolls-Royce (which IMHO now produces some really fulgy cars).

Fred

[whichwatch]

I wonder how this is possible and exactly what has been purchased, and from whom.

Manu Caltagirone purchased the Omas intellectual property and inventory and has been very successfully selling the pens at shows and on Ebay. He also purchased the rod stock, said to be very extensive. He also said he had acquired the rights to the Omas name, although did not have the rights to use the name in the US until 2018. He has used the rod stock to produce new pens under the name Armando Simoni Club. He employed the woman who did repair work for Omas in Bologna and has provided exemplary repair service for Omas pens.

So I wonder what did Stipula purchase, and from whom?

[fqgouvea]

Of course Stipula could have purchased the rights from Caltagirone, but it does seem unlikely.
What name does he use to sell on eBay? I should check him out.

[dapprman]

Stylomaniak

Link is for his store on www.ebay.co.uk

[SIR]

Well Dante is saying he heard from 2 sources that Stipula has purchased OMAS.

What that all means and what they will do with it is unknown but should be interesting to say the least.

Could be good news, if it's true...

I think of VW's take-over of heady Rolls-Royce (which IMHO now produces some really fulgy cars).

Correct me if the following is out of date, but i believe it was BMW who acquired Rolls Royce, whereas VW took Bentley.

[FredRydr]

Correct me if the following is out of date, but i believe it was BMW who acquired Rolls Royce, whereas VW took Bentley.

You're right. BMW's to blame for the fugliness, and my analogy is invalid.

Poor Omas. <sniff!>

Fred

[SIR]

BMW has done a lot of good for various motor manufacturers in recent years - Land Rover and Husqvarna spring readily to mind, I heard they also sorted Alfa Romeo's quality control... I understand that the RR wasn't always to everyone's liking and, to be honest, I could never conscionably justify the expense of a new one, but I would be happy to drive a Wraith or a Ghost, or even a Phantom, as long as there is both fuel and a parking space provided.

[wahlnut]

Whichwatch has it right. Stipula purchase information is simply without merit.

[Fabri00]

Omas www bankrupted long time ago.
What should have been left to be bought ..... ?

[SIR]

The debts... what is owned by creditors/administrators.

[dapprman]

From what I remember, OMAS did not go bankrupt, but rather the parent company, after years of complaining about losses off the back of wastage, closed OMAS down, then sold off the old stock and name to reclaim some cost.

[youstruckgold]

All intriguing.
As Manu hasn't been using the OMAS name; perhaps this rumour has some merit. I will be watching with interest.

[Waski_the_Squirrel]

Is there an actual source on this? Or is it all talk?

[Adit]

Am I the only one who loves Rolls-Royce?

[whichwatch]

All intriguing.
As Manu hasn't been using the OMAS name; perhaps this rumour has some merit. I will be watching with interest.

Manu told me he has the rights to use the Omas name beginning in 2018. I am not sure if this is global or restricted to certain geographies.

[dapprman]

All intriguing.
As Manu hasn't been using the OMAS name; perhaps this rumour has some merit. I will be watching with interest.

Manu told me he has the rights to use the Omas name beginning in 2018. I am not sure if this is global or restricted to certain geographies.

Might be connected with the same reason he couldn't sell to the US - as a company there (can't remember their name) had exclusive rights to sell OMAS in North America.