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Picasso 903....compared To Pilot Metropolitan?

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The Pilot Metropolitan with fine nib has been my go-to pen for the past year. LOVE IT!!! But I was tooling around on Amazon and for under $20 the Picasso 903 caught my eye. Looks beautiful! How's it write? What has your experience been with it?

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Good evening. I also have a metro, though mine is a medium nib. I dont have any experience with the Picasso, but Im really interested to see responses as well. Mostly I collect vintage, but at that price it sounds like theres a ton of room for value - if the quality matches up with the metro.

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I have a 903 and it's a pen I like. The fit and finish is good for the price range and the lacquer on my piece is well done. The only thing I dislike is that the pen is on the slim side, but I knew that when I bought it.

 

However, the nib is *much* broader than a Fine. I would actually put it more on par with a European Medium, or even slightly wider than that. I have no experience with the hooded extra-fine nib, though, and that might be closer in line width to a Fine Metropolitan.

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I have a 903 and it's a pen I like. The fit and finish is good for the price range and the lacquer on my piece is well done. The only thing I dislike is that the pen is on the slim side, but I knew that when I bought it.

 

However, the nib is *much* broader than a Fine. I would actually put it more on par with a European Medium, or even slightly wider than that. I have no experience with the hooded extra-fine nib, though, and that might be closer in line width to a Fine Metropolitan.

 

Yes, it does look to be on the thin side. But looks beautiful! Not a fan of broad writers though. I like super fine. Something else I've been curious about, and it probably demands a new thread given that this one is getting so little traffic...but are there any pens that aren't painted and instead are made from marble or something else that won't get scratched up in my pocket?

 

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