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I recently became the proud owner of a LE pen made by Visconti. However, I was dismayed that I got one of the (seemingly innumerable) pens that slipped passed their QC. I have a gap between the barrel and section - not large, not small - just big enough to be a visual blot on the landscape. You know the deal; a small imperfection that, once noticed, can never be forgotten.

 

My question is: is there a filling material I could apply to fill in the space? Should I take it to a jeweler and see what they say? Should I send it back to Visconti and hope I get it back in the next year?

 

Naturally I recognize it's a small thing but I paid a fair amount of doubloons for this thing, confound it! Any advice and info would be appreciated wholeheartedly.

 

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If you just got the pen you should send it back to Visconti. Really. Having someone else repair it is risky, and would void the warranty,

 

Rather than ask "can I fill the gap" you should be asking "why is there a gap?" I would consider it to be a manufacturing defect, and given what it costs them to make the pen VS what the retail cost is for the pen, they should repair it under warranty.

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Does the section unscrew to access a converter or cartridge?

 

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