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According to their Facebook account they've been working on it for some time, and it's "almost there". I wonder if it's the next iteration of their Diamond line, intended to replace the 580?

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I think most of the changes are about accommodating a larger nib (longer cap, shorter barrel) and strengthening potential cracking points (note the metal threads for the nib assembly to screw into)... But I noticed, too, that the piston knob seems more tapered, *maybe*to facilitate posting? Look forward to seeing the finished product in hand!

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I wonder if it is intended to post since the cap seems longer and (maybe) wider?

 

From what I saw on reddit a while back, the cap's threads are well back from the cap band. It's perhaps an attempt to stop concentrating forces where most TWSBI caps shear apart.

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Makes sense. I also like the larger nib size and slightly larger body. I'm looking forward to seeing what they manage to put out (if they ever get it out).

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I think most of the changes are about accommodating a larger nib (longer cap, shorter barrel) and strengthening potential cracking points (note the metal threads for the nib assembly to screw into)... But I noticed, too, that the piston knob seems more tapered, *maybe*to facilitate posting? Look forward to seeing the finished product in hand!

 

I don't see the metal threads?

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I don't see the metal threads?

Could have been my imagination:the close-up of the top of the barrel, I thought I saw metal peeping through the more transparent parts if the barrel, but on 2nd and 3rd inspection I now think I was wrong...

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