New Omas Ogiva Vintage Alba

[alc3261]

Oh thats a real. Shame. Returned for refund or replacement?

I'm going to get another one.

[da vinci]

I'm going to get another one.

Good for you - it is a lovely looking pen

[stevesurf]

 

I'm going to get another one.

 

 

Good luck with the new one; please let us know how you like it

[Ghost Plane]

I'm torn between the Purple and the Green. Given my current lack of budget, maybe that's a good thing.

[stevesurf]

I found a couple of different pictures of the green and purple:

 

http://www.giardino.it/pens/omas/IMMAGINI/OgivaVisionVerde.jpg

 

 

http://www.gouletpens.com/v/vspfiles/photos/OM09A0144012-80-6.jpg

Edited October 30, 2014 by stevesurf

[alc3261]

The purple is darker in real life. Mine has now gone back and I await a replacement.

[edlazarus]

Does anyone know if the nib on these pens is the larger size like those Omas uses for the Paragon pens, or the smaller size that they use on the Milord?

[Ghost Plane]

Same size as my Bronze

[Scribble Monboddo]

'Got one! It is the wettest writer that I have ever encountered, and for regular use I have switched to OMAS' own ink, which seems to be rather better behaved. But the great thing is that it can write fast - really fast - and still be pleasant to use. I got one as a treat for myself, and I'm actually writing for work with it; that's a recommendation of a sort. It's certainly not a run-of-the-mill mediocrity, and that's got a lot to be said for it too. If you're curious to see the first fruits of my attempts to scribble neatly with it, there's a hand-written review right here: http://scribbledemonboddo.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/omas-ogiva-alba-m-extra-flessible-2015.html

[leod]

Ooh purple

[Vlad Soare]

The purple is darker in real life. Mine has now gone back and I await a replacement.

 

I assume you must have received your replacement by now.

Does it work fine now? Is everything OK?

 

I've recently ordered an Ogiva Vintage Alba in purple, with an extra-fine extra-flessibile nib. It looked like a good idea at the time, as the pen looked so gorgeous in pictures, especially with the flexible nib. But I must confess I didn't know much about Omas fountain pens, and now I'm starting to worry as I keep stumbling upon ink leak reports. Are they usually known to start leaking sooner or later?

 

Are these pens akin to Italian cars? That is, extremely beautiful and fun to drive, but prone to break down when you least expect it? Should I worry about it?

Edited April 29, 2015 by Vlad Soare

[alc3261]

The replacement is fine, no leakage. I have quite a few Omas pens, none of them leak.

[Vlad Soare]

That's great. I'm so relieved to hear that.

I can't wait for mine to arrive.