Highlights
Quality
First quality pen that i've bought and would definitely recommend it.
Now that i’m used to it i don’t have any issues with the extra fine being scratchy.
There is possibly nothing wrong with the pen, but it just does not work for people like me whose grip overlaps with that clip.
It's a substantial pen but not heavy, you can feel and see the quality -- everything just works!
Price
So, the price has to start somewhere above that.
Since nothing had price tags i asked how much.
Packaging/appearance
Packaging is very decent, not quite as nice as it used to be, but you get a sort of cheap-feeling hinged display box.
I’ve seen some people call the retractable nib “gimmicky”.
Competitiveness
I got mine in bold and compared to my twsbi in fine it writes a lot better in my opinion.
I would use pilot iroshizuku bottled fountain pen ink.
Japanese pens (pilot) run smaller than european sizes.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 858 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 7 2021.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Fit for some types of paper only it is not for signing on various thin bank papers
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Pilot vanishing point in black lacquer with rhodium trim
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There is possibly nothing wrong with the pen but it just does not work for people like me whose grip overlaps with that clip
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Down graded it one star because it is not the exact pen i ordered but im not sending it back because it was on the short list
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When i fist got this pen i got the impression this was the capless pen which is the affordable version of the vanishing point however if you look at rye nib you will see a small engrave that reads 18k720 this is standard the nib for the vanishing point is made of plated gold
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The 18k inscription confirms the true identity of the pen
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is the secret handshake of our clandestine family
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The small capacity is really small