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Platinum Preppy Compared To 3776


Amory

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I have been gifted a platinum preppy size 02 the nib is marked extra fine which is just right for me. Does anyone have this pen and a 3776 in fine to compare?

Reason for the ask is that I had already purchased a fine (also 02 nib code) century 3776 which on its way from Japan and am hopeful that it will put down same fine line as the preppy.

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They write very different. Preppy is systematically way smoother (if you don't get a lemon) than 3776. 3776 medium and finer are all very feedbacky, Broad and Coarse (Cosu) are not exactly the smoothest nibs around but significantly smoother than Medium and below, for better or worse is up to you to decide; some are addicted to the very strong feedback of 3776, some dislike it.

 

They are all pretty dry pens and will give you the light to mid values of the ink. They are not saturated writers and work well on absorbent papers (for me).

 

They are certainly pens that always write and always put ink onto paper, no doubt. And they preserve/seal inks very well indeed.

 

Whether one enjoys writing with them is totally a subjective matter.

 

I very much dislike writing with the 3776 but that's just me :) I have friends who are addicted to them.

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My experience is the opposite of minddance.

 

I found the line to be roughly the same, but the 3776 Century was far smoother than the Preppy I once had.

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My experience is the opposite of minddance.

 

I found the line to be roughly the same, but the 3776 Century was far smoother than the Preppy I once had.

Thanks for the info, I hoped the line width would be same.
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