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My wife started my addiction with a special birthday MB 146 eight years ago.

 

This year it was almost a S T Dupont D line, but while S T Dupont is IMHO one of the best pen makers, I didn't like the pen for the price. I LOVE my OPUS X, and didn't think the D line had a place in my heart.

 

Not being into geocaching or Pokemon Go, I AM into pen hunting while travelling. We just did the Baltic states. Found a beautiful old Pelikin tortoise, with box, that i thought would be a sumgai, only to find the nib and feed had been completely wadded up like a chewing gum wrapper and pulverized respectively. Also, I am completely ignorant of old Pelikans, although I wondered whether that pen was worth salvaging. Did they eve Pelikans with real tortoiseshell? That is what it looked like to me.

 

My birthday pen, which also commemorated our European trip, as well as three lucky nights at a casino, was the Graf Von Faber Castell Platino Intuition Ebony, with a BB nib, purchased at a great price from a sweet Frau in Kiel despite our not having a common language. This model has the big nib, and is made with impeccable craftsmenship, and is a great, smooth writer (as wide nibs frequenly are), with good line variation especially with light pressure. Dare I say the quality seems at least on par with ST Dupont?

 

I will post the particulars of that shop when I find her business card.

 

My decision agaist the D line ST Dupont was sealed when I realized that I could get some fantastic LE Duponts at lower prices at Chatterly Pens. I Think I've learned always to check that site before I make a buying decision. I have had great deals from. Bryant, mainly at the L A show over the years, and have benefitted from his great customer service and caring attention to my wants and needs, including my incesant question and need to fondle alll his stock.

 

Usually disclaimer, just a gratified customer and no conflict of interests to report.

 

Please post your opinions of these ST Dupont LE's if you will. I am still tempted, but my budget is devoted to other things at least until December.

 

Here is rhe link.

 

https://chatterleyluxuries.com/about/

 

Cheers,

 

Adam

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Cheers,

 

“It’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness

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Well, Dupont LEs were up there for more than a month. Bad timing on my part. There is one ST Dupont LE still up, https://chatterleyluxuries.com/product/s-t-dupont-fountain-pen-orient-express-neo-classique-limited-edition/ .

 

 

I am most tempted by the GVFC POTY, and have wanted the 2011 for a long time, after being able to spend some quality time with one.

 

"Waiting is".

Cheers,

 

“It’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness

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