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I am thinking of ordering a Deccan Advocate or Author. I have a couple of questions and would appreciate any replies:

 

The quality of the clip. I was a bit dubious about the clips made by Ranga, and opted to order clipless versions of their pens. I'm wondering about the clips that come with Deccan pens. Are they made well, do they stand up to the rigors of typical use?

 

Eyedropper vs. converter. As far as I know, these pens are available only in eyedropper mode. Is this true?

 

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The clips on the Advocate and Author, both are very good and are much better than those on the ones you name, but they are not the super quality clips like the ones found on a Pelikan M800/1000 or a Lamy 2000 or a Pilot Custom.

 

AFAIK, Advocate is available only as ED filled. Author is available both as ED as well as a permanent fixed squeeze filler.

 

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The clips on the Advocate and Author, both are very good and are much better than those on the ones you name, but they are not the super quality clips like the ones found on a Pelikan M800/1000 or a Lamy 2000 or a Pilot Custom.

 

AFAIK, Advocate is available only as ED filled. Author is available both as ED as well as a permanent fixed squeeze filler.

 

HTH.

 

Thanks, that helps a lot.

 

I just had a conversation with one of their salespeople and he told me that they can sell me a clipless version. It turns out that he'll simply remove the clip. I asked about marks left from there the clip would have been attached to the pen, and he claimed that there would not be any marks left. I'm puzzled. How is this possible?

 

Regarding the filling mechanism. I'm not a fan of eyedroppers, so... in your experience, is the squeeze filler reliable and durable?

 

Finally. The Author is 8-9 times more expensive than the Advocate. In your opinion, are the differences in the two pens so substantial as to warrant such a big difference in prices?

 

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Hello Mint,

 

Just saw the Advocate and Author on Google. Looks very interesting. Since I am from India, i have 2 questions here:

 

1. Where did you place the order on? Could you pass on the address to me too?

2. The nib looks fine on both. Is that the only one available, or do we get medium and large also?

 

Thanks -- LH

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I have a DECCAN Bullet SR from Fountain Pen Revolution and it has an excellent sturdy clip -- I am quite pleased with it

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Hello Mint,

 

Just saw the Advocate and Author on Google. Looks very interesting. Since I am from India, i have 2 questions here:

 

1. Where did you place the order on? Could you pass on the address to me too?

2. The nib looks fine on both. Is that the only one available, or do we get medium and large also?

 

Thanks -- LH

 

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