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I'm interested in purchasing the Nettuno Idra by Stipula but have several questions I'm hoping someone here on fpn may be able to answer. Are there any issues with this pen one needs to be aware of? What are writing characteristics of the nib? What are the dimensions of the pen?

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Hi, dunno about issues as I had none. Perhaps problems with the material as it celluloid.

I wouldn't dare to go into THE nibs discussion as I consider it to be a quite personal "thing".

All I can state is that (afaik) it should be same or similar as with the Stipula nibs regarding quality etc.

I prefer larger and longer pens. Length of my pen is on the smaller/medium side IMHO, that is 125 mm uncapped.

Hope this helps...

Current modern daily users: Montegrappa Miya, Omas AM87, S.T.Dupont D-Line, Stipula Etruria Tuscany Dreams, Tibaldi Modello 60.

Current vintage daily users: Aurora 98p, Big Red Lucky Curve, MB622, P51, P75, Pelikan NN400.

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Hi! Thank you very much for replying! Can you tell me about the writing characteristics of the nib? I'm presently waiting for the arrival of the Nettuno Idra with a medium nib in the mail. Do you use the aerometric filler supplied with the pen? Could you post a picture of your pen??

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Sorry, I was away for a while and the pen may even have had arrived meanwhile.

 

The nib is normally smooth on mine. As per size, it is more of an Italian M meaning that (IMHO) it is somewhat of a medium fine in international terms. Unfortunately, I don't have a writing sample at hand. I do like it but it comes in rotation only once or twice a year.

 

The filling system.... well how to put this... I hereby admit having ripped out the aerometric filler immediately as I wanted to check the darn thing first. I guess that there's nothing that I can say in my defence besides that it just looked suspicious as per fact.

Then, I remember it being one of those long days that never seem to end and I clearly remember that the only thing keeping me up at 2 am was a fair dose of excitement about the new pen.

What happened next was that I was just too lazy to do it immediately. And the day after. And the day after that too.

And.... to cut it short I admit to having just inserted a converter... and when I am still using from time to time it is with the c/c system.

 

Here are some pictures: https://imgur.com/a/VyS21.

Hope you will enjoy your pen in many years to come.

 

Please let us know what you think of your pen when it gets to you.

Current modern daily users: Montegrappa Miya, Omas AM87, S.T.Dupont D-Line, Stipula Etruria Tuscany Dreams, Tibaldi Modello 60.

Current vintage daily users: Aurora 98p, Big Red Lucky Curve, MB622, P51, P75, Pelikan NN400.

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