Of the Ramses II there are two variants: an older one of vermeil (gilded sterling silver) with 925 hallmark and a later one of gilded brass without silver hallmark. Vermeil pieces tarnish unattractively over time and can become spotted; the brass variant does not show this problem and is even partly preferred. A Ramses without silver hallmark is therefore not necessarily a counterfeit. The material has hardly any influence on the weight; overall, however, all Solitaire writing instruments are heavier than the regular Meisterstücks made of precious resin.