If You Like The Feel Of The Carene, You'll Really Like The...

[alexwi]

My Sheaffer Targa feels similar to my Carene.

 

I haven't written with my Parker 45 for a while, but I do recall that they also felt similar (I'm waiting for another 45 to arrive any day now, but from the listing's photos, this one will need some nudging to get the tines "unsplayed").

 

alex

[Chrissy]

If looking for similar good feeling pens to the Carene, I would also include the Sheaffer Legacy (or Legacy Heritage)

 

I've only ever seen one Edson, and I didn't like it's girth at all. Much too bulky/fat for me. I have a green Waterman converter though, presumably that originally belonged to an Edson. That's probably the closest I'll ever get to owning an Edson.

[Tseg]

So I'm many weeks into writing with my Carene, and my ST Dupont Olympio XL, and have added a Lamy 2000 in a similar mold. These last 2 have AMAZING nibs, but neither are quite as comfortable as the Carene. The Olympio XL has a step that just makes it less comfortable... does not fit like a glove on me, and the Lammy 2000 girth in the barrel middle vs. the section makes me feel like I have to hold onto the pen with just the slightest extra effort to prevent my hand from slipping down onto the nib... just a slightly more strenuous feel than the Carene. In the next day or two my next acqisition, a Montblanc 24 from the 1960's, should arrive and we'll see the ergo comfort and nib prowess of that. Finally, I have a bid in on a Shaeffer Legacy Heritage, so we'll see where that goes as well. My Carene no longer delivers as my most amazing nib (but it is VERY good), but I have yet to duplicate comfort of this pen when writing (for which the nib feel on paper is certainly 1 big consideration). The search continues...