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Those of you who appreciate pens that are wide in girth--what do you use? I'm particularly interested if the pen is both short and wide . . .

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Say it with me boys and girls:

 

a. Montblanc 149 (unposted)

 

b. Pelikan M-1000 (unposted)

 

(unposted to improve balance and keep the pen shorter, just as you like)

Ray

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Or, MB146 &/or Peli 800. They both follow a close second, although those here that know me seem to think I am biased toward Montblancs for some reason.

 

After that, they all seem like the cheap pens my wife brings home from the hospital from the drug reps. Except the Viagra pen. That was funny!

 

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The 149 and M1000 are child's play.

 

Invest wisely in the Jumbo Pen, Made in Japan.

 

 

But I like to use the pens I own. I could club the local mountain lion with this one.

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The Aurora Optima is a quite short "flat top" shaped pen with an interesting wide girth.

 

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Well, these may not be wide enough for you, but I would recommend the Waterman Phileas or the Visconti Van Gogh. After having used only Safaris, they were a nice change of pace for my admittedly girly hands...

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Hehe, M600, M800 M1000, and the MB146 are NOT wide pens.

 

Here's what I like:

149, Dolce Vita OS, MB Dumas (little thinner than 149), Bexley Poseidon, and some of the Asian pens (Mikado, and it's big brother).

 

The Poseidon is known to be stocky and a bit wider than the M1000.

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How about the Marlen Basilea, or the Delta Parthenope? or the Montblanc Boheme? Edison Pearl? And ditto on the Aurora Optima. HP

 

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My fattest pen is the Delta Dolce Vita Oversize...lovely pen & nib.

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My fattest pen is a Delta Planet Africa (Black and Amber). It is a joy to write with. It is my first and only, for now, wide pen. I hopefully will be adding more to the collection.

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Those of you who appreciate pens that are wide in girth--what do you use? I'm particularly interested if the pen is both short and wide . . .

 

 

I don't know whether anyone else has mentioned the Tombow Zoom Egg. It almost looks freakish, but is very comfortable! I have one in a fine point, I love it, but they're no longer in production.

 

Bet you could buy one here or on eBay.

 

The Pilot Petit 1 is wide for its teeny size, too.

 

PS: Whoops! Forgot the Hero 616! It's on the fat side, too. Like the Petit 1 it's inexpensive. A lot! :P

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The Delta Dolce Vita Oversize is one fat guy. The pen is about 5 1/2 inches long and approximately 2 inches in circumference. It is WAY "fatter" than say a Pelikan M1000 or other large pens.

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I've been curious about this too. I don't want a long or BIG! pen but pen with a girthy section that's still 4.5-5" or so capped. The Optima is definitely one that's been interesting me, maybe the Optima Mini.

 

The 146 is pretty girthy. It isn't O/S by the standards of some folks, but it is by mine- it's the same size as classic Oversize pens like the Omas Paragon, O/S Balance, PFM or Duofold Senior. All of those are around 13.5 cm capped with sections of 11 mm, give or take.

 

There are a lot of Indian pens you can get for a good price that are pretty girthy- many of Guider's pens have a good 10-12 mm section, the Advocate Standard has a 12 mm section and my Wality 69L OS piston filler has an 11 mm section; all cost well under $100.

 

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As far as I know, the wider girth record is hold by Pelikan.

Don't know the model name, though...

 

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The image reminds me: why hasn't Pelikan made an LE with a small LED in the piston head yet?

 

Actually, having said that, I hereby patent that idea. /me gets to work

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I've been writing with a Conway Stewart Churchill for the past three years, my daily pen - just recently decided to let it have a vacation and went to a Waterman Carene, which feels about 1/2 the thickness. The Churchill is pretty fat.

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My Pelikan Sahara (and I think the Polar Lights too) is 1.5 mm fatter than my M800, a fact which leads me to use the former more often.

 

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