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I mainly own Montegrappa, but I also have Aurora, Ferrari da Varese and Ancora.

 

I found a very interesting phenomena that my every single Italian M nib (Montegrappa, Aurora, Ferrari da varese) skips and I totally have no idea how this could even happen. I am using inks from Diamine and Iroshizuku. And all of them plays based on the same script that it is superb smooth at the first ink and just after I told myself, wow this pen is amazing, it begin to skips...:(

 

Wheras, I favour Montegrappa because of one particular pen, the symphony size brier & sterling with an F nib. I keep buying more and try to find a competitor, but I couldn't, not even from the rest of my Montegrappas. It is really discouraged and I hesitate to buy any more M nib pen. But, on the other hand, I deem I am luck for I have the pen at the every beginning.

 

If I would have the fund, I will seriously consider to get a Montegrappa 1995 dragon. I love the design of it.

 

BTW, I love how Ancora pens looks and their nib sections.

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Aurora. I have a few Optimas and am amazed at how hard and durable the "Auroloide" resin is. I've had my burgundy for awhile and have taken it on trips ... Never a leak and after all these years, I don't see any scratches.

 

I used to love OMAS - they made some very artistic pens - but the material is uneven to say the least. I have a small pouch of three pens that are literally rotting, cracking, rusting away - Senape, 2000 Lucens, and the one on my avatar - to remind me. I should post a picture sometime but it may be perceived as being too critical.

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Aurora. I have a few Optimas and am amazed at how hard and durable the "Auroloide" resin is. I've had my burgundy for awhile and have taken it on trips ... Never a leak and after all these years, I don't see any scratches.

I have a Aurora 88, the black resin is not at all scratch proof. I usually post the cap and no more than one month I noticed the ring mark due to the posting...:( However, the green optima is amazing!

 

I heard that Omas makes very good nibs, but yet to have chance to try.

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I've never understood why anyone would want to write anything other than an OMAS pen. On second thoughts, I take it back. The answer must lie in "ignorance", of the sort I suffered for years as I went from pen to pen, this manufacturer and then that one, .... before finally discovering OMAS. :)

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I have a Aurora 88, the black resin is not at all scratch proof. I usually post the cap and no more than one month I noticed the ring mark due to the posting...:( However, the green optima is amazing!

 

I heard that Omas makes very good nibs, but yet to have chance to try.

Yeah, well you're right about the black resin version. But then, a well worn pen is like a well worn pair of jeans 😊

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Aurora. I have a few Optimas and am amazed at how hard and durable the "Auroloide" resin is. I've had my burgundy for awhile and have taken it on trips ... Never a leak and after all these years, I don't see any scratches.

 

I used to love OMAS - they made some very artistic pens - but the material is uneven to say the least. I have a small pouch of three pens that are literally rotting, cracking, rusting away - Senape, 2000 Lucens, and the one on my avatar - to remind me. I should post a picture sometime but it may be perceived as being too critical.

 

This is scary, as I am planning to slowly but progressively enlarge my humble OMAS gene pool.

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I have a Aurora 88, the black resin is not at all scratch proof. I usually post the cap and no more than one month I noticed the ring mark due to the posting... :( However, the green optima is amazing!

 

I heard that Omas makes very good nibs, but yet to have chance to try.

The vintage nibs are phenomenal. The modern ones not so much.

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Omas! I have two Omas pens. An Omas 360 Magnum from the early 2000's, which has the smoothest, juiciest Fine nib I have ever used. No. It is absolutely the smoothest nib I have ever used. It is that damn smooth and it is actually fine enough for my small handwriting. It is heaven. My other is an Omas 360 Vintage (2013 edition). Also with a fine nib, but sadly a bit less fine than the Magnum, but still very smooth with great inflow. The curvilinear shape of the 360's is very comfortable for my hands for extended writing, and I love the feel of the cotton resin too - it has a warmth and softness to it that I don't have in my other pens.

 

I am also going to buy an arco Milord I believe, though I am tempted by the Paragon version. The metal section of the latter though really is giving me pause though, I'm just not sure I will enjoy it for long sessions, even though I do prefer fatter pens. Why did Omas go and do that? Either way it's gonna be a true grail pen for me.

 

Yeah.. I think it'll be the milord. I see no downsides to it, except maybe the smaller nib, but even there I can go for the extra flessible option so... Yep that's probably gonna be my Grail. I think I will start another thread know though to try and sort things out a bit more.

 

Back to the question.. I love Omas pens. Haven't tried the others, but only Aurora tempts me at the moment. Viscontis are notoriously untrustworthy/unreliable and montegrappas tend to be tacky as hell and again metal sections. I don't know the rest. I hope Atelier Simoni starts putting out some more reasonably priced pens,

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I love both vintage and modern pens, Omas is my favorite. Here are some vintage Omas in tortoise shell I love most. Enjoy!

 

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y439/julialpeng/Italian/Omas%20Tortoise%20Shell/L1020926_zps22b06c0f.jpg

 

Wow. I love those. The design and material.

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"Viscontis are notoriously untrustworthy/unreliable and Montegrappas tend to be tacky as hell and again metal sections."

 

For modern Montegrappa pens, definitely yes, I cannot agree more! However, the pre-Richmont Montegrappa pens, particularly the Symphony series, looks very classical and elegant.

 

As to the metal sections, for brand new pens, they can be slippery. But once it is oxidized, it actually feels much better than resin or heavily lacquered wooden sections.

 

The Omas Arcos green is among the top 10 of my wishlist, looks amazing.

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