Which Chinese Pens Made Today Destined To Be Classics 50 Years Later?

[Arrivistepen]

TruthPil: I don't mind the red band, However, I would like it to be blue or black... or better yet have the color be an option!

 

Penzel: Had a look @ the Lencai & Moonman naming and it looks like both are reported to have been made in the same factory. M2 is the evolved version of the Lecai. Allegedly there was a patent/trade issue w/ Moonman using the Lencai name which is the name of a brand of printers (funny) & monitors etc. made & marketed in China. Some of the newer descriptions of the Moonman M2 state "improved Lecai" or "Lecai/MoonMan M2").

 

Oh and an additional reason I like the M2 is the packaging box it comes in. VERY STURDY plastic box that I repurposed as a ink cartridge repository, which initially caused me to smile since the M2 doesn't take a cartridge. Itsa really nice box. 2ndly the glass eye dropper is built to last, it culda been made much cheaper, but they opted to do it in glass with a squeezer. Cheaper would have been a rubber one piece thingy which wulda cost 95% less to manufacture (cost conjecture on my part). For me, this packaging beats the ego gratification boxes that accompanies pens that cost 5 to 10+ times what a M2 costs. I do however marvel at the box my Conway Stewart Churchill Combo came in, which to me is more of the Churchill's Royal Abode, or mausoleum, but alas it is a pen that blurts "size matters".

 

...george

Edited January 24, 2019 by Arrivistepen

[Buford]

I agree with the above comments 100%. M2 offers a great presentation, impressive eye dropper and unexpected quality packaging. Beyond that it's a fantastic looking pen. My collection includes expensive American and European pens as well, and I have to admit that I think the M2 beats them all.

 

Another pen I might nominate is the Jinhao 159. It's a big fat mother of a pen, and it feels very scrumptious in your hand. The quality control is a bit spotty, and not every one of them is without flaws. I have a number of them and the one I use daily is definitely an imperfect example. But its medium nib puts down a wide swath of wet ink that makes even the most crappy signature or cursive writing look good. Maybe it's not for everyone, but I like it. And there's o doubt that when you whip it out that you've unholstered a serious pen. I suppose it's size would not make it my choice for writing a long letter; but it's great for bulletized notes, signatures or quick journal entries.

[sansenri]

none yet, for reasons that have been mentioned.

They are working hard though, eventually they'll produce one.