it started production from 1997, and in recent year, some special edition are made for each year.
special edition color should be only in production for that particular year.
however, some colors become regular model after a few years.
here are some of the models, (from the right of the photo)
| model | name | remark | special edition | year introduced (regular) | discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | al-star | - | 1997 | 2015 | |
| 26 | graphit | black nib, changed to chrome nib since 2008 | ? | ||
| 27 | silverblue | ? | 2010 | ||
| 24 | silvergreen | black clip and black nib | ? | 2008 | |
| 24 | silvergreen | chrome clip and chrome nib | 2008 | 2010 | |
| 28 | ocean blue | 2007 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | raspberry | 2008 | - | - | |
| 29 | black purple | 2009 | 2011 | ||
| 22 | coffee | 2010 | - | - | |
| 21 | ruby | 2011 | - | - | |
| 20 | pearl | aka champagne | 2013 | - | - |
| 71 | black | 2013 | 2015 | ||
| 32 | bluegreen | 2014 | 2016 | 2020 | |
| 42 | copper orange | 2015 | - | ||
| 52 | charged green | 2016 | - | ||
| 84 | pacific | 2017 | - | ||
| 99 | vibrant pink | 2018 | - | ||
| 27 | bronze | 2019 | - | ||
| 23 | turnaline | 2020 | |||
| gold black | 2020 | - |
[ upto 2016 ] the horizontal one is a special editon for 50years of Design in 2016,
and the rightmost one is a special editon with signature of Bastian Schweinsteiger
there were some changes on the barrel logo in around 2010,
check the barrel "LAMY" logo where the letter "A" and "M" joins and also the middle triangle of the letter "A",
here is a comparison of the black purple al-star (2009) and coffee al-star (2010)
two silvergreen ?
the silvergreen was switched to a chrome chip in 2008, and it was discontinued in 2010.
23 comments:
Dear Kmpn,
Could you advise me where I find the largest variety of bottled inks in Hong Kong?
Kind regards,
Cecil
hi Cecil, you can find the pen shops here, Winners, Hop Cheung, Pen Gallery, Feng Yuan Co ... should have some bottle inks.
thanks.
-kmpn
Hi Kmpn, thanks for your quick reply. I love your blog though I do not know when you usually update it. But keep up the good work!
Cecil
thanks.
-kmpn
Dear Kmpn,
Love the silver green very much. Where can I possibly buy it in hong kong now?
Best,
Samantha
hello Samantha,
you may contact the Hong Kong Lamy distributer at http://www.lamy.com.hk/list_contact.php
thanks a lot.
Hello
Can you advise me how to purchase some of the earlier AlStar limited edition fountain pens - coffee, champagne Pearl and so on?
Kind regards.
Tom.
hello, as many of them have already discontinued, they may appear on the auction site occasionally. or wait for the lamy to re-issue them again. :)
Hi
Can you tell me which are the 3 gray colors to the right of the silver green.
the rightmost one is the 25 Al-star, the next is a black nib 26 graphit (with the paper ring), it looks exactly the same as the chrome nib 26 graphit (third right). hope this helps :D
Hi:
The special editon with signature of Bastian Schweinsteiger is the same color of Nº 25 ?
Thanks.
yes, it has the same color as that.
hi kmpn,
could you make a comparison (photo) between the Lamy 026 and the Lamy Al Star Anniversary Edition , as you mentioned you said that´s exactly the same model (regarding the colour) but i still see some differences in the colour shape.
thanks in advantage
cheers
hello kowang, thanks for visiting, it may take some time to search my 50th Anniversary al-star pens. a little hint were in their press release in 2016, "The fountain pen from the popular LAMY AL-star series in a graphite finish has been given a characteristic embossed line based on the central element of the exhibition."
Hello Kmpm,
could you tell me what is the last color that Lamy Al Star manufactured and if you have a list with all the updated colors that were manufactured until today.
Thank you very much from Argentina.
hello service, just updated the table to include the bronze, turnaline and gold black. the turnaline appears on their catalog, it may be a regular edition. thanks again for visiting :D
Hello Kmpn
In the table above # 25 is listed as al-star. Which color corresponds to it?
Thanks a lot
hello service, it is the "Aluminium, natural metallic anodized", the very first al-star with plain aluminium color, and discontinued around 2015.
Thank you very much Kmpn for your answers.
You know why the numbers of the products do not follow an order 25, 26, 27, 28, etc ...
Sorry for the huge number of questions, but it is very difficult to find answers on the internet.
Why the Vibrant Pink has the same number as the Gold Black.
hello serivce, that number is the "product number" or the "model number". it is from 001-099 for each model of lamy fountain pens. and the number could be reused.
Kmpn, thank you for your time to answer
Hello!
Very nice page! I wonder why you don't mention the LX pens? Is it because LAMY call them LX, not AL-star? Keep up the good work! Best wishes from a pen collector in Sweden
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