Seeking opinions on the Platinum 3776 from owners.
Among other things how do the nib sizes compare with Sailor or Pilot?
Thanks!

About the same. Japanese nibs run about 1 size smaller when compared to others.

Agreed. The Platinum F, however, feels to me a bit softer, in that the nib yields more to your touch by bending than the Sailor F. Not that the 3776 F gives any more line variation than the Sailor - the lines are smooth and consistent either way; the tactile experience is just different.

However, I like the weight of Sailors more, so go figure.

Unfortunately, I cannot compare the nib to Sailor or Pilot nibs as I don't have any. I have the celluloid Calico with a three tine music. It is a beautiful pen, solidly made, and has worked perfectly from the time it was first filled. The music nib puts down a lush, wide line, with effortless line variation. The celluloid is wrapped from a sheet, as opposed to machined from a bar, meaning there is a seam running down the side of the pen. This bothers me not at all. The gold plated fittings are excellent quality. It is well balance with the cap posted. It's a bit too small for my hand unposted.
gary

Thanks for your views!
Deca

The most perfectly balanced pen, in my hand, is the Platinum #3776 celluloid.

I currently own 5 of them : Kingyyo (Koi), Bekko (Tortoise/Calico), Jade (Green), Ishigaki (Stone wall) and an out-of-production Lapis Lazuli. And I'm looking to add more if, and when, I find them.

The relatively soft (as opposed to flexy) nib is a joy to write with. Flow too is just nice for me - not too wet, not too dry



Shahrin

I picked up one of the lapis lazuli models last month, and it has risen right to the top tier of my favorite pens. Perfect balance in my hand, beautiful celluloid and what a great writer!

As you know every pen is slightly different, but here is my nib comparison. I have a Namiki (Pilot) Impressions and a Sailor Magellan, both of which have 14k medium nibs. The Platinum has an 18k medium nib, and the line the three write is very similar. The Namiki writes an ever-so-slightly wider line than the Sailor, which is ever-so-slightly wider than the Platinum. The differences between the Sailor and Platinum are so small, they are almost negligible.

The Platinum and Sailor (H-M) nibs are not as soft as the Namiki, so they don't have the line variation that the Namiki number 5 nib exhibits.

I have not spent as much time with the Sailor as it was a birthday gift, and I only wrote with it for one day when it first arrived to make sure all was well. I will be opening it this evening, and begin to write with it more regularly. As I have commented elsewhere on this board, along with my two 1920s era Parker Duofold Juniors, the Platinum and Namiki are the best writing pens I have ever owned.

How true (not just for your hand, but mind too I treated myself to a Koi for Christmas, and it's been a visual and writing treat every time I use it. Always starts up fine, too, even after sitting for awhile.

these are fantastic pens, and usually at pretty good prices. The only wish these were made from rods and not sheets. Because these are made from sheets, you see a seam running down the length of the pen.

Kevin