A Stupid Question :)

[TassoBarbasso]

Hi All!

 

I have a stupid question: has there ever been a Tortoiseshell Brown version of the M600 in recent years (that is, after 2000)? I know that there's a special run of the M400 and there was one for the M800, but what about the M600?

 

best,

Fabio

[BillH]

If I remember correctly, there was a small, special order run of M600 torts done for a Japanese company 18 or 20 years ago. Very hard to come by...

[sargetalon]

The simple answer to your question is no. The last brown tortoise in the M600 line came before 1997 and was a very limited run for Japan. Very seldom seen. No rumors that I've heard about Pelikan bringing a tortoise to the M600 line this year. Will have to wait and see what next year brings.

 

Edited to add that the Tortoise M600 from the late 90s has the old style trim meaning its the same size as an M400.

Edited August 24, 2018 by sargetalon

[Frank_70]

Perhaps not really the color you're thinking of, but in 2002 Pelikan made an M620 in a brown which could be called a tortoiseshell. It was part of the City Series, specifically San Francisco.

 

I have one, and the color is very similar to my [imitation] tortoiseshell eyeglasses.

[Mulrich]

The Pelikan Perch suggests there was a brown tortoise M600 in 1999 (https://thepelikansperch.com/database/fountain-pens/m6xx/m600/).

 

The next closest may be the white tortoise which was produced in 2012.

[oregano]

I remember Daenghafez (member here) has the M600 made for the Japanese market (with double rings) mentioned above; he has an extensive Pelikan collection, maybe he can chime in with photos. I have asked Pelikan, as have others, to reintroduce the M600 brown tortoise but they do not have it in the works, according to them. Maybe if we harangue them enough, they'll relent!

[sargetalon]

I remember Daenghafez (member here) has the M600 made for the Japanese market (with double rings) mentioned above; he has an extensive Pelikan collection, maybe he can chime in with photos. I have asked Pelikan, as have others, to reintroduce the M600 brown tortoise but they do not have it in the works, according to them. Maybe if we harangue them enough, they'll relent!

 

 

Just my personal observation but it seem that they are using the M600 line for brighter colors that are somewhat non-traditional for the company. This stands out if you look at the last several releases in the line-up (Pink, Turquoise-White, White Transparent) and consider the rumored orange marbled coming later this year. The more standard finishes seem to skip over the M600. If you look at the Stresemann, for instance, we have an M405 and an M805 in that finish with an M1005 coming. Who is the notable standout? Seems like this is by design rather than just benign neglect.

[DJB2903]

If you look at the Stresemann, for instance, we have an M405 and an M805 in that finish with an M1005 coming.

Did I miss an announcement? Looks like an M1005 will be in my near future!

[sargetalon]

Did I miss an announcement? Looks like an M1005 will be in my near future!

No official announcement yet but keep an eye out. Expected towards the end of the year.

[BillH]

 

 

Just my personal observation but it seem that they are using the M600 line for brighter colors that are somewhat non-traditional for the company. This stands out if you look at the last several releases in the line-up (Pink, Turquoise-White, White Transparent) and consider the rumored orange marbled coming later this year. The more standard finishes seem to skip over the M600. If you look at the Stresemann, for instance, we have an M405 and an M805 in that finish with an M1005 coming. Who is the notable standout? Seems like this is by design rather than just benign neglect.

 

 

Thank you sargetalon. I appreciate the insight here, and it makes a lot of sense. I hadn't looked at it like that before. Sadly though, it means my wallet and I will always be looking for the elusive, near-mythical, probably-ridiculously-expensive, Japanese M600 Tortoise...

[oregano]

 

 

Just my personal observation but it seem that they are using the M600 line for brighter colors that are somewhat non-traditional for the company. This stands out if you look at the last several releases in the line-up (Pink, Turquoise-White, White Transparent) and consider the rumored orange marbled coming later this year. The more standard finishes seem to skip over the M600. If you look at the Stresemann, for instance, we have an M405 and an M805 in that finish with an M1005 coming. Who is the notable standout? Seems like this is by design rather than just benign neglect.

 

Yes, that's a good point. I've been waiting (in vain it seems) for an M600 Stresseman and M600 brown tortoise, but hadn't stopped to consider the recent overall trends. I don't mind the brighter colors, but prefer more traditional colored pens. I wonder if they see the M600 and M800 as splitting in terms of gender and age, and that is determining the color choices.

[debraji]

 

 

Sadly though, it means my wallet and I will always be looking for the elusive, near-mythical, probably-ridiculously-expensive, Japanese M600 Tortoise...

 

You and me both, my friend.

[TassoBarbasso]

Thank you all for the replies! Hopefully the good folks at Pelikan will reconsider and introduce a tortoiseshell brown M600. Or do a new round of the legendary M800

[Bo Bo Olson]

My wallet divorced me, for wallet abuse.

 

I knew I'd lost, as soon as I aw the Judge was using a free ball point.

 

I still dream of the 600 Grand Place.

Edited August 27, 2018 by Bo Bo Olson