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Hello,

 

some users from the german fountain pen forum have visited Pelikan some days ago.

 

They have seen the turquiose live at the workshop of pelikan. They are saying that the pen is so turquoise than the offical photos show. In the appelboom picture it is more blue than in "real life"

 

Greets,

Shandria

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When I received the pen, I was expecting it to be more turquoise than it actually was. I also found that the stripes were really uneven (at least in the version I received) and once I noticed that, I could not un-see it. I waited a few days before inking it up to see if it would grow on me, but I just didnt like the finish - at least not enough to drop £315 on it, so I returned it. I bought a black/red stripe M600 instead, which I liked much better (and was £95 cheaper!). I was disappointed, because I did like the turquoise/white/gold combination in the photos I saw. I just didnt like it in person.

 

I do wish I had a pen shop close to me so I could see pens in person. Although that would probably bankrupt me!!

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I dont think returning an inked up pen as brand new is fair to the seller. You knew you dont like it before you inked it up. You are the reason why I sometimes get more brand new pens at the second hand market than from retailers.

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I dont think returning an inked up pen as brand new is fair to the seller. You knew you dont like it before you inked it up. You are the reason why I sometimes get more brand new pens at the second hand market than from retailers.

Sorry, I should have been clearer. I never inked the pen. I waited a few days *rather than* inking it up straight away, to see if it would grow on me. It didnt, so I returned it brand new. I would never return an inked pen unless it was defective in some way.

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Oooh, I'm sorry! I completely misunderstood your post then.

 

By the way, I too find this an issue. I'm OK with tortoises having twisted stripes, and in my experience modern ones all have twisted stripes, but these single colour stripes just don't look as good if they're not parallel. Luckily, all of my single colour striped models have had parallel stripes so far. On my blue stripes I can also clearly see the line where both ends merged and it's bothersome...on my Stresemann, you can't see the line at all. Luck of the draw, I guess.

 

And yes, Pelikan has a problem with their promo material. I'm guessing the person that does their digital correction on pictures doesn't have his monitor properly calibrated or something, but past few releases have had completely colours completely off. When Ocean Swirl was announced, there was a blue and a green picture of it. I had no idea what colour the pen is going to be. That's a problem. This turquoise was also way off.

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I absolutely love my newly arrived m600 Turquoise. It's a true turquoise, not at all like the green teal in the early promotional pictures. And the stripes are straighter and more parallel than I've seen on any recent Souveran-style Pelikan. So I'm very highly pleased.

 

However, opinions in the household are strongly divided. My wife calls it the ugliest pen I own!

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I absolutely love my newly arrived m600 Turquoise. It's a true turquoise, not at all like the green teal in the early promotional pictures. And the stripes are straighter and more parallel than I've seen on any recent Souveran-style Pelikan. So I'm very highly pleased.

 

However, opinions in the household are strongly divided. My wife calls it the ugliest pen I own!

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"If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live."

– Lin Yu-T'ang

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Oh I love the color of this pen. But at the current price, there is no way I can afford it. And then again, I would love it in a nice OB, or at least a stub.

 

. . . if wishes were fishes . . .

"Today will be gone in less than 24 hours. When it is gone, it is gone. Be wise, but enjoy! - anonymous today

 

 

 

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The more I see this pen, the more I love it and want it very badly!

 

If any (ridiculously) generous soul buys and doesn’t like this model, and wants to ship to a FP paper blogger in Australia, I can promise it will make an appearance in reviews? :P

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This pen color is so 'me'--I had it on preorder since it was announced, but the EF nibs from Pelikan were apparently never sent to the vendor. After waiting for two months for the pen to arrive, I saw the pen in person and it seemed too flashy for me to use. I cancelled my order and was going to order from someone else, but have not yet. Will I live to regret it? Was I just frustrated from waiting so long? At the moment I am into Parker, so that could be influencing me as well...

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