The Pen of the Year 2004 is the third limited fountain pen of the series and has a platinum-plated barrel with five amber rings over translucent brass, an amber cabochon in the cap top and an 18-carat bicolour gold nib. With the amber colour there are strong natural variations: very light, almost milky-white amber is often used, while darker, yellowish stones are regarded as particularly noble; the customer generally has no influence on this. The retail price was around 2,200 euros. Predecessors were the olive-wood pen of 1991 (230th company anniversary) and the snakewood Pen of the Year 2003.