Pipe - Savinelli Roma 673 KS

The Roma is one of the most perennially popular series of the venerable Savinelli company, and a quick look at the pipe will show why. Classic, hand friendly shapes, top notch rustication, a vulcanite bit as well as a handsome band of smooth briar on the rim. This is a solid lineup upon which to expand a rotation.

The "673" is an interesting take on the Rhodesian, with a nearly spherical bowl and a stem featuring a rounded-triangular cross section. Many pipe companies seem to stick with one style and simply stain it different colors and adorn it with various ferrules and whatnot to achieve different results, but Savinelli really thinks a little more deeply about pairing rustication with the other aspects of the pipe. This really shows in the Roma, with a fairly low-profile rustication matched to a minimal accent of brass trim, lending this series a simple beauty.