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The real turning point in the [[OMAS]] production happened in 1932, when it introduced what is was for several decades one of the top models of the company, the [[Omas Extra]], made of faceted celluloid, a  [[lever filler]] model with a very large cap band, decorated with a greek pattern. The pen was produced in four different sizes and launched with the slogan ''the creation of an artist and a scientist'', and it was accompanied by a very extensive advertising campaign.  

The real turning point in the [[OMAS]] production happened in 1932, when it introduced what is was for several decades one of the top models of the company, the [[Omas Extra]], made of faceted celluloid, a  [[lever filler]] model with a very large cap band, decorated with a greek pattern. The pen was produced in four different sizes and launched with the slogan ''the creation of an artist and a scientist'', and it was accompanied by a very extensive advertising campaign.  

Benché la [[Omas Extra]] sia molto simile alla [[Doric]], introdotta pochi mesi prima, la questione se si tratti di una imitazione di quest'ultima è comunque controversa, dato che il tempo intercorso è piuttosto breve. Gli estimatori della [[Omas]] sostengono che, dato il breve tempo intercorso fra l'uscita delle due penne, non sarebbe stato possibile creare gli impianti produttivi se la [[Omas Extra]] fosse stata una imitazione della [[Doric]], ma non esistono informazioni di supporto a tale affermazione mentre ci sono ampie conferme sulla tendenza dell'azienda a imitare i modelli americani. Indipendentemente dal fatto che possa essere considerata una imitazione o meno, la [[Extra]], per qualità di materiali e di lavorazione, si può senza dubbio ritenere assolutamente al pari, se non spesso superiore, rispetto ai modelli cui può essersi ispirata. La penna inoltre riscosse un successo enorme e rimase in produzione fino al 1946, sia pure con variazioni stilistiche minori, come la creazione di una versione liscia e il passaggio ad una decorazione a tre anelli al posto della vera grecata.

Although the [[Omas Extra]] is very similar to [[Doric]], introduced a few months earlier, the question whether it is an imitation is still controversial, since the elapsed time is rather short. The [[OMAS]] fans argue that, given the short time between the release of the two pens, it would not have been possible to create production facilities if the [[Omas Extra]] had been a  [[Doric]] imitation, but there is no information to support this statement while there are ample confirmation for the [[OMAS]] tendency to imitate American models. Regardless of whether it can be considered an imitation or not the [[Omas Extra]] for its quality of materials and workmanship, can be considered of equivalent, if not higher, quality than the model to which it may be have inspired. The pen also had a huge success and remained in production until 1946, albeit with minor stylistic changes, such as creating a smooth version and the transition to a decorative three-ring instead of the greek band.

[[Image:Lucens-VestPocket-Extended.jpg|left|thumb|Una coppia di [[Lucens]] ]]

[[Image:Lucens-VestPocket-Extended.jpg|left|thumb|Una coppia di [[Lucens]] ]]