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Lamy Nexx, Lime Green


Zoe

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I liked how this pen looked--sleek, good colouring and felt good in the hand. It started up slower out of the carton than my Lamy Safari and Al-Star pens, but when it warmed up, it wrote as beautifully and as reliably.

 

Comparing one Lamy to another, the Nexx is about one quarter inch shorter than the Lamy Al-Star but the diameter of the pen itself is probably similar.

 

While most of the Lamy pens are fun to use, reliable and attractive, the Lamy Nexx has a younger, YA look that should appeal to both the old (like me) and the younger set. It is also a fountain pen that would make a great gift (graduations are coming up) or given as an introductory fountain pen to a new user.

 

The Nexx takes the standard converter that fits in Lamy Safaris and Al-Stars, and the nib is totally interchangeable. It is a click rather than a twist cap and as I have been alternating fountain pens, I realize how much easier and perhaps nicer it is to have that feature in a pen one uses on the go--and go the Lamy Nexx has done.

 

The price is right and the look is excellent.

 

(The pen was won/or provided by LamyUSA)

 

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I have one of these! It doesn't post well, but it's so nice to hold and write with, with its thick, rubbery section.

 

Why, I might get some more in different colors.

 

Great pen!

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If your wrist hurts after a day writing with the nail-like nib on a Safari (I was marking exams), the Nexx' cushioned grip might be a good alternative to grinding some spring into the nib.

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If your wrist hurts after a day writing with the nail-like nib on a Safari (I was marking exams), the Nexx' cushioned grip might be a good alternative to grinding some spring into the nib.

 

The best way to avoid this is to get multiple level entry pens, even no names cheapies, and switch between them.

 

I went to school in Europe and took all my high school and college notes with fountain pens, I don't remember the brand of the main pen but I had Daniel Hechter pens as backups.

 

Over the years, I have discovered that backups must be of a different brands.

 

You could get a Pelikan Future and a Nexx and you are all set for correcting, they are both available in red.

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