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I am suffering huge temptation to buy a Grande Retro fp in black resin since I have the ballpoint and pencil. Any views on this pen which I think is one of the ''cheapest'' (if I can use that term for y-o-l!) they do. I have only had one Y O L before, an Astoria Grande which wrote badly: the nib was stiff & it had such poor ink flow I had to return it. So naturally I am a bit cautious & I wondered if anybody had any experience of this pen and brand?

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I've had the silver Grande in various patterns and they were wet and smooth in the manner of a Visconti or Pelikan nib of similar size. YOL honors their lifetime warranties, so the few times I've had nib problems, I sent them in and got perfect overhauled pens back.

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As Oscar Wilde wrote: 'I can resist anything except temptation', and I have given in and bought a YoL Retro Grande. It matches the above descriptions: an outstandingly beautiful pen that is just about the best writer I have. Many thanks for the encouragement. The only trouble is I now want/need another YoL!

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As Oscar Wilde wrote: 'I can resist anything except temptation', and I have given in and bought a YoL Retro Grande. It matches the above descriptions: an outstandingly beautiful pen that is just about the best writer I have. Many thanks for the encouragement. The only trouble is I now want/need another YoL!

 

Futile.

 

But I did stop (or at least pause) for awhile.

 

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As Oscar Wilde wrote: 'I can resist anything except temptation', and I have given in and bought a YoL Retro Grande. It matches the above descriptions: an outstandingly beautiful pen that is just about the best writer I have. Many thanks for the encouragement. The only trouble is I now want/need another YoL!

Well done, great pen :)

 

We need pics and a writing sample now..... :D

 

The YoLs are rather nice. I would love an imperial dragon, need to try and save....

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Please buy and write the review. I have a Standard and a Grand, and have considered the Retro line as well. Nibs are fantastic.

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This pen has been on my 'interested' list for years. What has stopped me has been the lack of reviews - it may be cheap for a YoL but it's a shocking amount for me. So please do a review!

 

I have a (long discontinued) YoL Grand Emperor (Majesty in the USA) which had an awful nib. Despite being a second hand pen YoL charged me £30 to change the nib with a turn around time of days, their customer service is astonishingly good.

 

To my mind amuch underrated company in the FP world.

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