Favorite High End Pen?

[mabuckit]

My favorite high-end pen is Nakaya. Truly works of art.

[mabuckit]

I recommend Sailor Pens. I held some at a pen show and I really liked them. However, I felt like the Large should be the normal because the Standard was too small.

[Dronak]

I'm not sure exactly how high-end this is considered, but you might want to take a look at the Pilot Justus 95. It has an interesting feature that I think is usually referred to as an adjustable (tension) nib. There's a small bar over the nib that can be extended or withdrawn by turning a part of the section. Extending the bar restricts how far the tines open, giving the nib a harder feel. Withdrawing the bar allows the tines to open up a bit more, giving the nib a softer feel. For me, at least, the lines tend to be somewhat thinner on the hard setting and thicker on the soft setting. It's not a dramatic difference, but I think it is noticeable. You may be able to get a little bit of flex, too, probably more so on the soft setting, but I don't think it's considered a true flex nib. You can adjust the dial to whatever position makes the nib feel best to you, or do what I do and only use the full hard and full soft settings, which IMO is almost like getting two pens in one! I think this pen sells for somewhere around US$300, but I forget. I hope this helps!

[georges zaslavsky]

I had and have a lot of favorites among high end pens, but recently I have a soft spot for Stipulas and for Conklins limited editions made by Visconti.

[WhiteStarPens]

Take a look at Onoto, their pens are the best of both vintage and modern.

Their classic designs, superb craftsmanship, fantastic 18k nibs, not to mention stellar customer service, makes their pens unquestionably some of the best value for money on the market today.

 

If you want a high end pen, I can think of nothing better to spend your money on. Of course there are many worthy suggestions in this post too!

 

Hope this helps!

 

W.S.P

[como]

1. Omas Paragon old style;

2. Omas Ogiva;

3. Montegrappa Extra 1930;

4. Montblanc 146;

5. Platinum Izumo Urushi.

[biancitwo]

Pelikan: my vintage Pelikans made during the 30s, 40, and 50s, and their original wonderful nibs, and my modern M600s. I also love my modern M400s and M800s. Most of my modern Pelikans have been modified to an italic nib by Pendleton Brown. They are nothing like the original nibs, most of which are flexible, but they are smooth, with plenty of line variation. The vintage nibs are marvels that aren't reproduced today.

The above remains true. However, since last April I have acquired a Visconti Homo Sapien Bronze Age maxi and two Nakayas, a desk pen and a Portable Cigar. I may have obtained my new Omas nib, a Mottishaw broad CI, for my resin Omas old-style Paragon since last April. If not, it should have been mentioned above. These are superb writers. Across the board Pelikan is my favorite high-pen, but these later acquisitions belong on any ‘favorites’ list.