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Pros

The convenience of a retractable fountain pen cannot be understated. The pen is stealth to the max, and only fountain pen junkies will give it a second look. The 18k inscription confirms the true identity of the pen. Here are the pros and cons.

Ink never fails to flow smoothly and keeps up even with fast, lengthy note taking. Re-use a spent cartridge, and fill it from a syringe. It lasts much longer and is much less of a hassle.

Gold nib writes very similar to my mont blanc. Best thing about it is the way it writes-flawless.

This med vp is the smoothest writing pen i've ever used, except for the uniball jetstream. It has a certain springiness or i might even say bounciness, that's absent in any other fountain pen. The weight of the pen makes writing so enjoyable - in comp...  Read More

Packaging is very decent, not quite as nice as it used to be. This is not a criticism but it’s certainly something a potential buyer should know. The fine nib is really nice, fairly soft, and therefore expressive.



Cons

The pen clip is obtrusive as one writes. I never even pick up this pen because it is frustrating every time i do.

It conveys ink to paper clearly, but i find writing with the not fully recessed clip where the forefingerguides the pen to be too intrusive. The included converter is cool and all, but it doesn't hold enough ink.

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Quality


The ink flow is great, the nib nicely springy, and the quality of writing is wonderful.


The quality of the fountain pen is excellent and it has a nice weight to it.


For context, i'm a lefty and i can easily write with this pen(see video; excuse shaky writing, it's difficult to hold phone in ...  Read More


First a clarification: do not confuse this with the pilot capless alloy nib.

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.

Competitiveness


I would use pilot iroshizuku bottled fountain pen ink.

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    fine, black, great, gold and smooth.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 1,518 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 30 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ink cant leak because of pen mechanism


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It does not write as well as my sailor 1911 but few do out of my collection


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I would use pilot iroshizuku bottled fountain pen ink


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I own two of these pens but i did not purchase them from amazon


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I can appreciate someone would be very unhappy getting a pen with a steel neb when they thought they were paying for gold


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    However this is not the pens fault


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I am only rating the pen as described


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The pilot broad nib is equivalent to a medium nib from companies like pelikan and mont blanc

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