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In the watches world there are unusable watches. As in the H9 watch. That watch has a non transparent black glass covering some spinning wheels.

 

( http://www.haldimann-horology.ch/index.php?page=315 )

 

So I'm wondering is there a pen that is like that. Or a nice pen, but has one quirk that prevents it from being used. (Not a bad nib.) Maybe the art on the pen makes the barrel huge and with a tiny grip section.

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There are se ridiculously expensive pens from Caran d'Ache, Montegrappa, etc. that are made from solid gold, encrusted with jewels and enameling and weigh a ridiculous amount, and have even more ridiculous pricetags. I suppose they can be written with but they seem to mostly pricy objets d'art.

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While others have testified to good performance, my experience with the Parker 21 has been less stellar.

Micro cracks in the section allows the "oozing" of ink. The ink is detected by wrapping the section with a damp paper,

and on my fingers. Seems the lower grade plastic becomes brittle and cracks with age. All four Parker 21's have

become "display only". I consider them unusable.

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While others have testified to good performance, my experience with the Parker 21 has been less stellar.

Micro cracks in the section allows the "oozing" of ink. The ink is detected by wrapping the section with a damp paper,

and on my fingers. Seems the lower grade plastic becomes brittle and cracks with age. All four Parker 21's have

become "display only". I consider them unusable.

 

I have a couple of the Super 21s that are much better. The better plastics apparently made a big difference.

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Someone came up with a Safari that had no slit in the nib a while back. That's unusable. But it wasn't designed that way--that's just Lamy's notion of quality control. Other than pens that are so decorated and so heavy that they are very uncomfortable in the hand, I can't think of a pen that was designed in a way that made it unusable. OK, maybe one. There is a Deccan that is a working ED fountain pen, but it is so tiny (maybe 4 cm long) that I can barely hold it, let alone write with it. Technically it is usable, practically it is not.

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Saw this thread and it reminded me of something I came across a while back.

http://s3images.coroflot.com/user_files/individual_files/original_434245_EivkXHqGOiuJmICSTz3YZs7Q5.jpg

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There are people who deserve to be separated from their money. Good for Haldimann for casting his lure to try and catch a couple. "

 

How much watch do we need in order to be able to describe something as a watch?

Now, what happens when this information is missing, when the time continues to be measured, but not displayed? Can we still call this a watch? And if not, then what?

 

Oh, wait maybe I'm missing something, it's a wrist sculpture. Brilliant! :lticaptd:

 

Looking for a black SJ Transitional Esterbrook Pen. (It's smaller than an sj)

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Saw this thread and it reminded me of something I came across a while back.

http://s3images.coroflot.com/user_files/individual_files/original_434245_EivkXHqGOiuJmICSTz3YZs7Q5.jpg

 

I had to do a double take and make sure I wasn't scrolling through the "Horror" section of Netflix when I saw that. That is pure madness (in the best possible way).

The Highlander was a documentary, and the events happened in real time.

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Like a car with a motor, and no axles.

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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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There are people who deserve to be separated from their money. Good for Haldimann for casting his lure to try and catch a couple. "

 

How much watch do we need in order to be able to describe something as a watch?

Now, what happens when this information is missing, when the time continues to be measured, but not displayed? Can we still call this a watch? And if not, then what?

 

Oh, wait maybe I'm missing something, it's a wrist sculpture. Brilliant! :lticaptd:

They market this and it's predecessor as a watch. The H8 and H9 are marketed as watches. The H9 Reduction watch goes for about 150,000 Swiss Francs. Or 158,522.99 USD. Yeah this thing....

 

http://ablogtowatch.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Haldimann_H9-Reduction.jpg

 

 

I would love to meet the fool who wears this and ask him what time it is.

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I can only dream to be filthy rich, but even if I had Bill Gates' bank account, I can't imagine for the life of me why I would ever feel so inclined to buy a $158,000 paper wrist weight.

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I've never seen one in person, but I'd call this quite unusable for me. A Japanese Jumbo pen vs. a Delta Dolce Vita for size comparison.

 

http://i.imgur.com/V0PekaJ.png

for you it is but for people with arthritis or some problems with their hands it's a blessing imagine if they cant write with a slim pen because their hands go into uncontrollable spasms...
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Oh, I would buy a H9 if I was multimillionaire. It fits perfectly with my concept of time and time-keeping. And I am actually serious here. The image of staring into that depthless black face while thinking about the absurdity of time is just so apposite.

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Unusable to me? And I stress to me.... Pilot/Namiki's Bamboo. Love love love the design. Love love love the nib. But the step between the section and the barrel was a bridge too far for me.

 

Still love the pen, but have accepted the fact that it is unusable for me.

 

If only Namiki could have produced the pen as originally conceived by the designer....

"Writing is 1/3 nib width & flex, 1/3 paper and 1/3 ink. In that order."Bo Bo Olson

"No one needs to rotate a pen while using an oblique, in fact, that's against the whole concept of an oblique, which is to give you shading without any special effort."Professor Propas, 24 December 2010

 

"IMHO, the only advantage of the 149 is increased girth if needed, increased gold if wanted and increased prestige if perceived. I have three, but hardly ever use them. After all, they hold the same amount of ink as a 146."FredRydr, 12 March 2015

 

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