Pelikan’s Edelstein line introduced Apricot Achat this year, a light apricot color that resembles its gemstone namesake. The ink lacks shimmer and may be too light for some. I expected the ink to be just as it is but I’m rarely in it for the ink these days. Since 2015, Pelikan has paired M2xx fountain pens with their Ink Of The Year line and I’ve struggled to envision what an apricot colored pen might look like. That struggle ended today with news of the M200 Apricot Achat Special Edition fountain pen. Of the eleven pens in this series, this will be just the fourth gold accented M200. I can confidently say that nothing else in the line up matches this color, which is truly unique. The Apricot Achat is expected sometime in July. Continue reading for all the available details.