Carene - Yeah Baby

[Left FPN]

One good turn deserves another. I had just sorted out something for my neighbour...well 2 actually, I also replaced the battery in his Rotary watch.

 

Back home just about to start reassembling another watch and thought a quick check on ebay pens was in order.

 

And there it was, a Carene FP in Amethyst Bronze for sale in the UK. It was described as lightly used and it looked in fairly good con. I have been hunting one of these down for ni on 2 years or more. Seen a few in the States but way to far and expensive. So no time for rational decisions I just hit the £75 BIN. New sections are now £80+ so what the heck.

 

 

 

 

[Addertooth]

It is a great feeling when you finally track down a pen you have desired for a long time.

[ardene]

Wonderful pen. Enjoy it!

[pajaro]

That is one beautiful pen! The price seems great too.

[mallymal1]

Well done, and well deserved.

[Left FPN]

Lets see what its condition is when it arrives.

[dennis_f]

That's a great looking pen and one of my favourite finishes. Congratulations on the find.

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[senzen]

Excellent! Never seen that finish before, don't like gold but that looks like a good combination. Very good week for Carène hunters, with a little luck I'll get my second one in the next few days.

[Left FPN]

It's here (quickly) and with no dings/dents or scratches that I can see.

 

I had great difficulty extracting the period converter which once out showed why. It was holding on for dear life with a split mouth. So that's U/S.

 

Cap, barrel and section are currently in the ultrasonic cleaner set at 80c. Following this I have the section flushing system ready to put a gallon of warm soapy water through.

 

I decided to strip the cap clip down to polish under and get rid of any DNA.

 

The barrels bronze lacquer is really nice. The top coat is glass smooth and scratch free while the undecoat gives the impression of light abrading.

 

 

 

Fully cleaned.

 

 

 

 

[Nicholas Green]

Beautiful pen!

[Aysedasi]

Very nice - and terrific price too!

[pajaro]

That's a very jazzy pen, in perfect condition. What beautiful finishes. The Carenes are pens worth the price.

[RMN]

Great pen, Force.

 

 

 

D.ick

[bbs]

Great that it found its way to you at last! Beautiful pen, hadn’t heard of that colour. The cap looks interesting too.

[Timanu]

I don't like so much the carene but this one is so beautiful

 

well done

[thx1138]

I got my black and gold essentials back on Friday from Parker Australia. It went in as a medium and came back as a stub. Very nice nib, smooth and wet as can be.

Carenes just seem to keep building up in my collection, I really don't know why.

[TSherbs]

gorgeous

 

I finally wrote with one of these in my hand

 

very nice