Dupont Fp

[Justjcez]

I have an older S.T. Dupont pen that writes like a dream so I'm a fan of the brand. I'm looking to buy more pens in the future. It was mentioned to me that the quality has gone down recently (possibly due to a fire). This was some time before I had purchased the pen, so I honestly don't know who mentioned it or if it's true (a little bit of google-fu failed to come up with anything about a fire). Has anyone noticed a change in quality in the past few years? The pen I have is a bit older, so I'd be curious if I should consider purchasing only older pens.

 

I won't lie, I'd probably still consider buying a pen that isn't as great as the older versions cause it would probably still be better than most of the pens out there. :-)

[jar]

I have an older S.T. Dupont pen that writes like a dream so I'm a fan of the brand. I'm looking to buy more pens in the future. It was mentioned to me that the quality has gone down recently (possibly due to a fire). This was some time before I had purchased the pen, so I honestly don't know who mentioned it or if it's true (a little bit of google-fu failed to come up with anything about a fire). Has anyone noticed a change in quality in the past few years? The pen I have is a bit older, so I'd be curious if I should consider purchasing only older pens.

 

I won't lie, I'd probably still consider buying a pen that isn't as great as the older versions cause it would probably still be better than most of the pens out there. :-)

 

The newest ST Dupont I have is one of the Neo-Classiques and I find no difference in quality with that one.

[JeanManuel]

This thread is quite compelling. I don't find the Fidelio on their website. Is it discontinued? Is only part of the collection on their website?

Edited August 2, 2012 by JeanManuel

[jar]

This thread is quite compelling. I don't find the Fidelio on their website. Is it discontinued? Is only part of the collection on their website?

 

Yes, the Fidelio morphed into the Orpheo/Olympio line as the small model and the clip changed. The Caprice and D-Link were also about the same size as the Fidelio.

[Justjcez]

Jar - Great to hear! :-)

[sexauerw]

I have an older S.T. Dupont pen that writes like a dream so I'm a fan of the brand. I'm looking to buy more pens in the future. It was mentioned to me that the quality has gone down recently (possibly due to a fire). This was some time before I had purchased the pen, so I honestly don't know who mentioned it or if it's true (a little bit of google-fu failed to come up with anything about a fire). Has anyone noticed a change in quality in the past few years? The pen I have is a bit older, so I'd be curious if I should consider purchasing only older pens.

 

I won't lie, I'd probably still consider buying a pen that isn't as great as the older versions cause it would probably still be better than most of the pens out there. :-)

 

The fire was real. Here's a link to a Bloomberg news article that mentions it. The fire was Jan. 5, 2008. Bloomberg News article

[Truman]

I just purchased a Dupont pen about a month ago and agree it's a great pen. The nib is incredibly smooth and it feels like writing on silk. The weight is much heavier than a resin pen so you should really try to feel for it. I enjoy writing with it :-).

 

 

+1 this sums up what I was going to say. I recently bought a used Olympio XL on this forum. Very, very pleased with it. Smooth as butter.

[elderberry]

I only have Olympios, several newer ones - probably post-2008 - and one older one with black section and Urushi leaf on the cap (the newer lacquer pens don't have that too, and they're definitely authentic) and they're all writing equally well.