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I'm looking at an ST Dupont . Medium nib , lacquer finish. Any feedback. My longtime fave is a Parker 75 , but I also really like my Pelican Demonstrator.

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It really depends on the model and without knowing more there is not much that can be said other than ST Dupont pens are very often faked.

 

Can you post a picture of the pen? Also, there are reviews in the Review index of most ST Dupont pens.

 

edited acause of applin spallin

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I am not sure... Are you asking for advice, or do you want offers?

 

The former is no problem, but the latter is.

 

There is no commerce allowed in the regular forums.

Once you are a Gold member (after a total of 13 relevant posts and 30 days of membership) you can place a Want to Buy (WTB) classified.

 

You are asking about a lacquer finish. Many ST Duponts fit there. But do you also want a lacquer section, or is a metal one OK. I personally dislike metal sections, and most contemporary ST Duponts have a metal section.

 

 

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I own several St Dupont Chinese lacquer pens, several of them are LE with medium nib. They are beautifully made. The nibs write well, and are always on. No issues at all. Their Chinese lacquer pens are really good and a joy to write with. I highly recommend them.

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The workmanship on my S.T. Dupont Olympio is excellent. I love the Chinese lacquer. It is one of my smoothest writers. I would not hesitate to buy another one if funds were not a a restraint. That said, it is on the heavier side and my tastes in recent months have leaned toward more lighter weight pens.

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I have a black Fidelio that was a gift from my sister 10 years ago. Very well made pen. Excellent writer and extremely scratch resistant. It's been in almost daily use ever since, knocked around on my desk, etc. and for all that wear and tear it has only two small micro scratches to show. In retrospect I should have kept it in a pen case, which I do now.

 

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I have a black Fidelio that was a gift from my sister 10 years ago. Very well made pen. Excellent writer and extremely scratch resistant. It's been in almost daily use ever since, knocked around on my desk, etc. and for all that wear and tear it has only two small micro scratches to show. In retrospect I should have kept it in a pen case, which I do now.

 

I'm guilty of that also. My pens used to all "mingle" in a cup along with other pens. Now it lives in a 1-pen case.

Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized. -- Albert Einstein

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I don't care much for nails.....it is on real Dupont is on my buy list.

 

Counterfeits....are so very good; so well made, out side the :angry: nib. Great fake box, booklet, great fake advertizement....the whole smear, the worlds best counterfeit pen. Sigh.

 

Real even has the inside of the clip polished like it was a Rolls. Counterfeit not.....

 

Jar let me know....my hope for a deal at the flea market...which I'd hopes but thought it counterfeit....was a counterfeit.

 

Some day when my boat floats off the sandbar in the harbor's mouth, I'm going to get a real Dupont...

Too good to be true ....is too good to be true.

 

Buy from reputable folks, pay the price...even used, reflects the quality of the pen.

That I never saw.....but by god if that counterfeit was so good...real is perfect.

 

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

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I should get the one I ordered today or tomorrow. I had one years ago that came w/ a regular nib and a stub nib and neither one wrote worth a cr*p. This one has a custom italic nib , so I'm looking forward to see how it does.

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Perazzi-man, which model did you get?

 

I currently have 3 Duponts, and I have to say they are probably some of the best writers in my small collection of Italian, German and Japanese pens. Their nibs work straight out of the box and writes very smoothly, albeit all 3 are nails. Their all metal construction give the pens a completely different feel than your typical celluloid, "precious resin" or plastic pen.

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Hello,,

as a St.T.Dupont enthousiast, I haev several wrinting experiences with these pens.

 

For me, after a long time of comparison between their different models and matereials (Classique, newer pens like Lagerfeld "Mon Dipont", Chinese Lacquer, metal, etc.) the ELLIPSIS is best balanced in my hand and gives me THE ultimate writing experience.

 

My ELLIPSIS is gold plated metal with a medium nib, used with S.T. Dupont ink cartridges or converter.

 

The ink flows just perfect, compared to some other Dupont pens I have tried.

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For those not familiar with the Ellipsis it is the two on the far left in this image.

 

http://www.fototime.com/379D0E014D2D68F/large.jpg

 

The Ellipsis is a large pen, the same size as the XL Olympio/Orpheo and came in either a metal body or a very light weight resin. The cap is snap on and it has a noticeable but not extreme step. The clip is spring loaded and makes the same sound as you hear when closing a Ligne 2 lighter.

 

http://www.fototime.com/DF24B651F076B5A/large.jpg

 

The Ellipsis was the first ST Dupont model to adopt the standard international cartridge/converter.

 

http://www.fototime.com/5B4A7BE26E491CE/large.jpg

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Jar, since you're our resident ST Dupont expert, I wonder what's your favorite Dupont? Or the one you think is the best representation of the brand?

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Jar, since you're our resident ST Dupont expert, I wonder what's your favorite Dupont? Or the one you think is the best representation of the brand?

 

I'd say that the Olympio/Orpheo would be the 'representative' ST Dupont but my favorite is the standard size Gatsby. The standard Gatsby is slim looking but big in hand since you hold it by the body instead of a section. It uses the Parker standard cartridge/converter which I find far more reliable than the more popular International standard. One of mine is a very dark blue Chinese Lacquer that looks black until in bright sunlight.

 

In the family photo above their are two standard size Gastby pens, one black Chinese Lacquer and the other silver plate. They are the second and third from the right.

 

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:) won a light blue Classique in a live auction. Will pick it up in the morning. Was glad it was not a metal section.

Similar to the last pen on the right of Jar's collection.

 

A Dupont is in the 'must have' list, IMO.

It was not high in my list because it was a nail....so I'll be selling a nail of that nib width soon.

 

I'd been wanting a real Dupont since I picked up a counterfiet at a Flea Market. Very impressive fake.

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In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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Of course, it's butter smooth, it's a Dupont. Medium large a tad smaller than a P-45. Nice Dark blue not the light blue I had in memory. The converter had no name on it, is longer than the other converters I have.

Very classy looking, even pleases my wife. The more one looks at it, the more one :D .

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm300/BoBoOlson/Dupont_zpsce2335e7.jpg

Looks better than the auction house picture above.There is a blue insert in the clip....and like all real Duponts the bottom of the clip is as polished as the top.

 

Inked with Herbin Vert Empire, an ink that had not been played with, only compared to MB Seaweed.

 

I really don't need a first run Vertigo....nope, really. Nope.

B) hummm.

Edited by Bo Bo Olson

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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