At 1846, AlonzoT. Cross is a foreign immigrant, inventor and craftsman. He started his business in his home in Rhode Island, USA, with the goal of making exquisite wooden pencils inlaid with gold and silver by hand.
Diligence, unique vision and superb technology have made him famous internationally. He created the first flexible pencil, which has been used by the world to this day, and the first pointed ink pen led to the invention of ballpoint pen. His spirit of pursuing perfect design and creating extraordinary craftsmanship not only makes CROSS have the patent registration right of 25 pens in the world, but also makes CROSS synonymous with fine pens.
For more than a hundred years, Allonzot. CROSS's spirit of pursuing Excellence is still reflected in every product of CROSS. In order to maintain excellent quality, every CROSS colleague has the right to reject defective parts when making writing tools or exquisite personal accessories. From machine operators, assemblers, testers to packers, they are all committed to maintaining strict quality control standards. Before leaving the factory, every product of CROSS needs to undergo careful inspection and manual testing to ensure that it is flawless and can benefit the owner for life.
Cross insists on making the best writing tools with the best materials.
This is the motto of Cross since its establishment.
CROSS's most representative gold-plated pens, 10K, 14K and 18K, are made of pure gold mixed with a small amount of alloy and permanently plated on the brass substrate supporting the pen body, and meet the American standard that the gold layer should account for one twentieth of the total metal weight; The pure silver pen is made of 92.5% pure silver with legal purity and hardened metal. In addition, CROSS's painting and chrome-plated writing tools all adopt the top materials and the most rigorous manufacturing methods, which perfectly present the bright and charming luster of the pen body.
Because CROSS believes that only with the best materials can we make the best writing tools, and only with such persistence can CROSS confidently and proudly provide a permanent guarantee for each product, so that every owner can experience that CROSS is really worth being with him, and there is no other choice.