Cross Verve Golden Shimmer

[columela]

First Impressions (8/10)
This pen came in a standard cardboard box from Cross. However, the pen is impressive. It has this wonderful cigar shape and this copper metallic shine.

Appearance (9/10)
I was in love with this pen when I bought it. Loved the shape and the colour, the sleek lines, everything.

Design/Size/Weight (8/10)
This pen has great looks. Unfortunately the clip in the cap is not very reliable and tend to snap so the pen cannot be securely clipped to a shirt pocket. Other than that it has a very good balance, capped and uncapped. Despite being all metal it is not a heavy pen. It is quite a big pen, though. length capped 146 mm, 124 mm uncapped,156 mm posted. Weight 34,2 g

Nib (7/10)
The nib is a very beautiful 18 k gold nib. The disappointment was the thickness of the line. I bought a Fine nib and it is rather a medium. This aside, it performs well, without skipping, although some blobs tend to fall sometimes.

Filling System (8/10)
The usual Cross converter. The good thing is the quality of the system that goes screwed into the section. The bad thing is that it is too long for the barrel and hits some sort of spring at the bottom. I do not know if this is a deliberate safety mechanism but it makes difficult to open the barrel and puts too much pressure on it.

Cost and Value (8/10)
This pen was on my watch list for a long time and I got it very cheap froman ebay seller in America. No complaints

Conclusion (8/10)
A very sought after pen. I like its looks, and in fact I got a rollerball pen with the same design. It has served me well during many years. I have attached some pictures but they are not very good, sorry about this.

[RMN]

It's good to see the Verve again.

In my personal view the best FP Cross made in the recent past.

I have several.

 

The gold nibs were made by Pilot Namiki and are very smooth.

Size is always a range. A broad fine and a narrow medium are almost the same. That goes for every brand.

 

I wonder about that spring, perhaps you inadvertently mixed the RB barrel with the FP??

 

The clip works, but not like normal clips. You have to squeeze the top and then it opens up, while squeezing slide it down over your shirt pocket. But beware as the cap may become a bit loose on the barrel . I would wear a pocket protector. I always do, myself since a couple of artistically placed blotches on shirt pockets.... by several brands, I hasten to say, I don't think Verve ever did that to me...

 

 

Thanks for the review

 

 

D.ick

[77kath]

I am glad to see this review. I love my Verve. I got rid of a red gold Apogee but could not bring myself to part with the Verve, though it burps sometimes.

[da vinci]

I like the Verve, but sold the stainless steel version I had.

 

The nib was very broad, no hint of stubby-ness to redeem it, and extremely wet. I would buy another though!

 

Edited to add : apologies I should have said great review, thanks

Edited September 12, 2014 by da vinci

[jameswatts]

I love my Merlot Verve. The wet medium nib has great flow which makes if a great pen when the muse is active and the words are flowing.

[Beechwood]

We must be a conservative lot, only modern interesting and new design and the pen is not a commercial success.

 

You may want to dry a different ink for the nib performance and had any problems with the clip, some reported a premature failure?