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What is your "Holy Grail" pen, your ultimate must-have pen? Mine would be an Wahl-Eversharp Doric with an adjustable nib, in rare Burma Gray. These command prices of many hundreds of dollars on the 'bay; only way I'll ever score one is by finding one "in the wild" or getting lucky in the lottery; my means manage to keep me in Esterbrooks. Fun to dream about, though.

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I can't say I've ever really had any grails. Like with any other hobby of mine, there's just the next one.

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I can't say I've ever really had any grails. Like with any other hobby of mine, there's just the next one.

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I can't say I've ever really had any grails. Like with any other hobby of mine, there's just the next one.

I feel the same.

 

There are some pens I would like to have, yes, even maybe afford like a David Oscarson.

 

And then there are pens I would like to but could never afford like a Montblanc Meisterstuck Mozart Jewelry Collection pen.

 

But really it makes no difference to me except what my next pen purchase will be, and that may change due to time and circumstance.

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If I had a dollar for every "grail pen" thread......

 

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Levenger's Circa system was the start of the slippery slope that led me to fountain pens and other fancy desk stuff, so I'd really like to own a True Writer soon. I suppose my subsequent grail would be the select version, although that one does not come in a color I am crazy about yet.

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For me, it's the Montblanc 149. I recognize that it's not really that "special" of a choice. 149s are hardly rare, although they are expensive. Just something about the shape, size, looks, and nib that does it for me. Ever since I found the 149, my collection has been dwindling, as there are few pens outside of it that I want to use. I still occasionally lust after the next whim purchase for the delight of buying something new, but I don't pull the trigger nearly so often any more. I own 8 pens currently, and 3 of them are 149s (extra-fine, fine, and medium).

 

All that said, the medium had to go to a nibmeister to make it write well. The XF and F worked well out of the box. The F has gone to a nibmeister, but only because I bent the tines a bit due to carelessness.

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Levenger's Circa system was the start of the slippery slope that led me to fountain pens and other fancy desk stuff, so I'd really like to own a True Writer soon. I suppose my subsequent grail would be the select version, although that one does not come in a color I am crazy about yet.

I scored a True Writer Select in mint condition on ebay for 55 bucks recently! It's a really nice pen and for a steel nib, I'm quite impressed with it. The threads on the cap/barrel tick me off though. Sometimes it screws on off-centered if it isn't jjjjust right. Hard to explain.

 

Grail for me will probably come out of the shop at Renee's Scriptorium Pens. I suppose other than that, maybe the biggest, most giant Parker Vacumatic they make in golden brown striations and matching striped jewels :puddle:

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Montblanc Hemingway with a fine nib. I had a chance to buy one at a really good price from a great seller but opted out. Wish I had gotten it.

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For that moment it's Sailor 1911 Mosaique with 21k F nib.

 

Beautiful pen! I wish the section was of the same material.

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It's not a specific pen. It's an imaginary ideal that combines all the functional and aesthetic features that are important to me in one perfect writing instrument. Adjusted by hand by a master craftsman. And within my not terribly high maximum price range. ;)

 

So really, I don't need to worry about looking for it. I'll just settle for lesser pens that have something that I want.

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Patrician, although I don't think I'll ever spend what it would cost.

 

Whitedot---What's the first pen in your series of photos?

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