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No ink window? Will the barrel be translucent (is the GP's)?

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The description on FPH says an ink window is present, but I agree that I don't see it. It would be a first to have an M2xx pen without an indication of ink level. I thought that there might be some translucency to the barrel but I guess we have to wait until August to know for sure.

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Apart from the section which is firmly affixed to the barrel...how hard would it be to swap the piston knob and cap for those of a cafe creme to emphasise the brown theme. The cap is obviously dead easy, but the piston knob...?

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In the uncapped image from FPH, you can see the ring behind the section threads where the barrel is epoxied to the section. I suspect the material is somewhat translucent.

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Such a gorgeous pen, especially with Waterman Havana Brown...but with other Pelikans in the aviary and a $22 shipping charge to the UK...I'm going to have to think about it.

I didn't think that was at all bad for shipping. I've been charged more than that to ship from France!

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I didn't think that was at all bad for shipping. I've been charged more than that to ship from France!

 

I suppose it isn't terrible. However, I'm a fountain pen 'user' not a 'collector' so I have a hard time justifying $200 on a pen that is mechanically equivalent to a £45 M200 from amazon.de Although it has been a little difficult to get my hands on an italic nib...

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I saw the pen at FPH today - they have a sample to look at - and it is very nice indeed. The sleeve looks polished, has a cellulose acetate resin look, and lights up like a diamond in the otherwise humble M200 housing. IMO very special and I put in a pre-order. Not payable until they arrive.

 

Pelikan is so slow that it will probably be September - the ideal time for a new pen. In the meantime, I grabbed an Aurora Optima 365 in brown - and have a bit of time to recover from the price tag. 😔

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Calabria, tell us whether the pen barrel is translucent to see the ink level...

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I saw the pen at FPH today - they have a sample to look at - and it is very nice indeed. The sleeve looks polished, has a cellulose acetate resin look, and lights up like a diamond in the otherwise humble M200 housing. IMO very special and I put in a pre-order. Not payable until they arrive.

 

Thanks for the report. Glad to hear it. I'm even more excited now.

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Calabria, tell us whether the pen barrel is translucent to see the ink level...

Honestly, I didn't look for an ink window. The resin looks too dark to see the ink through - I found it to be comparable to much more expensive "swirl" pens - some recent SE Auroras come to mind - not entirely opaque but calling it translucent would be a stretch. I did check the thickness of the resin and looked at it against the light to check the reflection and it definitely looked polished like a much more expensive pen. (I'm a bit of a cellulose acetate nerd!)

The blue swirl in the brown is very special. I'm not really a fan of this kind of swirly resin, but in this Pelikan it jumped out at me - it looks like a bespoke version. So I was immediately drawn to it! 😍

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I just heard from a friend who ordered one that he received a shipping notification today from FPH.

 

So much for August or September.

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I just ordered one. I hadn't seen it until today when FPH sent out an email advertising it. I am glad I didn't miss it. I missed the Grand Place, and while this won't totally make up for it, it will help :)

 

Can't wait to see it in person.

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No notification for me yet... :-(

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Mine shipped today too. In a way that is bad because I ordered an EF and was meaning to change to an italic, but I thought I had plenty of time to do it. Oh, well, EF is fine too :)

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Am in luck as Edwin of FPH confirms that mine hasnt shipped and will do the exchange to italic once the pen in italic arrives this Monday.

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That's great news that they're shipping already - should arrive in plenty of time for the Hubs then!

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