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That's a really tough one. I'd say that overall I like my Sheaffer Valor the most... but I have quite a few others that I like about the same, like a Parker Duofold Senior from around 1927, a Sheaffer Balance OS Vac from around 1940, and a Parker Vacumatic Maxima also from around the early 1940s.

 

Brand: Sheaffer

Version: Valor

Color: Deep Blue

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On what day of the week/phase of the moon?

 

It changes periodically. Seriously.

hahaha same here. whats your favourite today?

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Agreed. I have 200-odd pens and the fancy strikes me differently every day. I love my Aurora 88, my Sheaffer Balance, my Parker Vacumatic, my Sailor Realo, to just mention a few of my favorites off the top of my head.

 

But right now I am using a Retro 51 Lincoln pen that is extraordinarily pleasant to write with, as is the Waterman's C/F, so right now they are kind of my favorites.

 

Erick

Using right now:

Visconti Voyager 30 "M" nib running Birmingham Streetcar

Jinhao 9019 "EF" nib running Birmingham Railroad Spike

Pelikan M1000 "F" nib running Birmingham Sugar Kelp

Sailor King of Pens "M" nib running Van Dieman's Heemskerch and Zeehaen

 

 

 

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My 1950's Pelikan 400 with a flexible oblique broad nib. It is super smooth and makes my handwriting look great.

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Agreed. I have 200-odd pens and the fancy strikes me differently every day. I love my Aurora 88, my Sheaffer Balance, my Parker Vacumatic, my Sailor Realo, to just mention a few of my favorites off the top of my head.

 

But right now I am using a Retro 51 Lincoln pen that is extraordinarily pleasant to write with, as is the Waterman's C/F, so right now they are kind of my favorites.

 

Erick

Sweet! I also love my Aurora 88. I bought it last year and ever since I use it at least once a day if not more. What type of ink do you use?

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My favorite today?

 

Bexley

Poseidon Magnum II

Blue Bamboo Acrylic

 

It's an american made piston filler with a very pleasing design and amazing acrylic. I have found that it loves Lamy Bl/Blk and the shading just goes with the pen.

 

I decided not to carry it today and regretted the decision.

 

What's a thread like this without pictures?

 

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Pelikan

M800

Tortoiseshell Brown

 

:lol:

 

*I'll edit a photo into this post sometime tomorrow. ;)

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Pelikan 140 EF | Pelikan 140 OBB | Pelikan M205 0.4mm stub | Pilot Custom Heritage 912 PO | Pilot Metropolitan M | TWSBI 580 EF | Waterman 52 1/2v

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Come on guys. This thread is useless without pics!

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The one I'm writing with.

This is like asking a parent "whose your favorite child?"

If you have a favorite get rid of the others. You've made them second-class pens.

I like to learn about the characteristics of each pen and their nuances in handing ink, nib performance (size, material, flex, etc), etc

If, by chance, two or three members use the same pen you'll probably have two or three different opinions

A thought-provoking question. It's not just a pen. It's you.

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Come on guys. This thread is useless without pics!

Exactly! Cannot agree more.

 

Guys, please show us your favorite pens.

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Brand:- ARBUTUS

Version:- APOLLO

Colour:- BLACK/GOLD

 

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Ian

 

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I also have lots of favorite pens. It depends on what I'm doing. I need a fine or extra-fine nib for use at work, but I have been carrying a stub nib, too for signatures. There are some pens that I prefer if I have a long writing session, others are suitable only for short missives.

 

And it changes over time. For several years, I used Pilot M90s almost exclusively at work. Then I started using Pilot Custom 823s. Lately I have been taking Sailor Realos. A Conid Bulkfiller, Waterman Exception, or Omas Milord comes along for signature duties.

 

These are all very nice pens. I would hate to have to choose a favorite. And once I did, I would soon choose another.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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Not sure I could name a favorite, but here's the one pen I've kept inked constantly for the last six months or so.

 

TWSBI

Diamond 580

USA (red, clear, blue)

 

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Brand:- ARBUTUS

Version:- APOLLO

Colour:- BLACK/GOLD

 

fpn_1435665720__apollo_6.jpg

fpn_1435665771__apollo_3.jpg

fpn_1435666025__apollo_8a.jpg

 

 

 

Ian

 

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Nice.

Love the ink rag, too. What is it?

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Waterman Phileas with a medium nib. Smooth, reliable, and comfortable to write with. What more can you ask?

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