New Romillo Soul

[Wahl]

New Romillo Soul FP

[gregamckinney]

The Romillo pens are absolutely beautiful, and the Soul is no exception. Wow!

I'll need to save my pennies for one of them though.

 

Regards, greg

[basterma]

I pray for a Kickstarter or some other campaign to raise money to help bring the costs of these pens down. Desperation here, but would pen turners making a shared order of nibs help bring the costs down? If there were an emoticon for begging on my knees, I would put it here.

[MisterBoll]

Beautiful. This could be the first pen purchase of the new year.

[cbaytan]

Where is it sold and how much? Thanks.

[raging.dragon]

The pens are nice. The self made nibs are very appealing. So far the prices have kept me away, but I'd sure love to get Romillo pen (though I'd prefer one larger than this new Soul).

[ethernautrix]

WOW!

 

I really like the look of that!

 

 

Must... know... the price....

[Postscript]

My next target pen investment. These are really lovely pens.

 

Post Script

[MisterBoll]

The web site is here -

www.romillopens.com

 

No mention of price.

[Doug C]

According to FPGeeks, just under $1100.....ouch..

 

 

but I want one..

[cbaytan]

According to FPGeeks, just under $1100.....ouch..

but I want one..

 

But why, are they any better than Mattishaw customized Nakaya's for instance Decapod's?

 

http://www.nibs.com/NakayaMainPage.html

 

http://www.nibs.com/www/WEBSITE%20PICS/Nakaya%20Pens/nakaya-cigar-decapod-aka-nib-detail.jpg

[MisterBoll]

 

But why, are they any better than Mattishaw customized Nakaya's for instance Decapod's?

 

http://www.nibs.com/NakayaMainPage.html

 

Only you can say if it's better. "One man's treasure............."

 

The Romillo that I have is an amazingly beautiful pen that is a dream to write with.

[ethernautrix]

 

But why, are they any better than Mattishaw customized Nakaya's for instance Decapod's?

 

 

 

 

 

If the Romillo Soul cost the same as a standard Nakaya, say, Piccolo, I would order one. Probably. But, yeah, it's a hand-made hard rubber (gorgeous) fountain pen. But so are the Nakayas. Then again I considered buying a Montblanc 1912 Heritage, which is not hand-crafted. But I didn't buy one. Oh sorry, thinking aloud.

[plumista]

As usual with the Romillo brand, about this particular model I think once more that the price is crazy: plain ebonite, simple cilinder, gold nib... why should it cost more than, let´s say, 150 €, especially the no-parts-inside eyedropper version?

 

Still worse I think is that the design, beautiful as it might seem to some, no doubt, is unfortunately the last example of "function follows forms" or the price of design-for-design´s-sake; I mean,where is the grip section for the real world user? As it has been designed, I am afraid this pen is quite uncomfortable to hold and unable to offer the user a long and easy-going writing experience. In other words, where should the fingers be positioned exactly? Options seem to be: either to negotiate a step, or the threads or hold the pen quite up the body... neither of which I consider good, for me at least.

 

For that money, I would instead consider many a good pen designed for the daily writer.

[LeBrusc]

I wish I had never seen this...

Are they made in Spain ?

[MisterBoll]

If the Romillo Soul cost the same as a standard Nakaya, say, Piccolo, I would order one. Probably. But, yeah, it's a hand-made hard rubber (gorgeous) fountain pen. But so are the Nakayas. Then again I considered buying a Montblanc 1912 Heritage, which is not hand-crafted. But I didn't buy one. Oh sorry, thinking aloud.

 

I've never stepped into the Nakaya pool. Are they delicious?

 

You should try the 1912 Heritage - it was my first montblanc pen. A real treat.

[idazle]

plain ebonite, simple cilinder, gold nib... why should it cost more than, let´s say, 150 €, especially the no-parts-inside eyedropper version?

 

Nobody would expect the price of a luxury good to reflect plain manufacture costs. But even if you would, I doubt you can find a pen with a handmade 18K gold nib for 150 €, can you?

 

By the way, gorgeous pen!!!

Edited December 18, 2013 by idazle

[idazle]

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Edited December 18, 2013 by idazle

[Doug C]

 

But why, are they any better than Mattishaw customized Nakaya's for instance Decapod's?

 

http://www.nibs.com/NakayaMainPage.html

 

http://www.nibs.com/www/WEBSITE%20PICS/Nakaya%20Pens/nakaya-cigar-decapod-aka-nib-detail.jpg

Why?

 

There is no correlation between cost and desire.

I have 3 Nakayas, and although I love them, they are not my favorites as pure writers (purely subjective).

 

I am intrigued by the Romillo nibs, especially the K nib, and the new longer nib on this pen. I like that they have started producing their own nibs, something that most companies, even larger ones don't.

I change pens too often to use my eyedropper's so the option of a piston filler is also interesting.

[Drone]

What's up with the white dot? Does it mean this pen comes with a lifetime guarantee?