What Pen Are You Waiting For 2020

[PenBuyer1796]

This is the 2020 version of the topic

Old topic to be found here:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/342395-what-pen-are-you-waiting-for-2019/page-1

[Al-Nasser]

I actually have a number of pens that I plan on buying this year, they are not new pens, but I love their design and want them to be part of my collection.

 

1) Pelikan M400 tortoiseshell SE

2) Montblanc Meisterstuck Le Grand Diamond

3) Nakaya Piccolo Toki-Tamenuri

4) Aurora 88 Black Mamba

 

For now, that is the list at no particular order which could always increase.

[Driften]

I ordered a special edition Franklin-Christoph Model 20 Marietta in Smoke and Cranberry that should be here Friday. I also ordered a Diplomat Excellence A2 Skyline in Blue from La Couronne de Comte today.

 

I've been only buying a pen ever two to three months and don't see buying many over the next few months after these two.

[Karmachanic]

Waiting on a Minimalistica, Vintage Pelikan 400 should be here in a week or so. That brings my quiver up to nine. Ten is my maximum, but I don't foresee another purchase this year.

[Mech-for-i]

waiting on a couple of pocket pen, and a new minimalist Stealth Black model from Oaso ; a PenBBS ; a couple new sets of ink ; and my custom order dual pen sleeve , five of them ..

[g33klibrarian]

Waiting on a Sailor Sapporo Four Seasons Manyou (metallic green w gold trim) and pondering the purchase of a Pelikan M2XX series pen.

[Estycollector]

I've an outstanding bid on a Parker Vaccumatic. If it doesn't work out, I'll look for another.

[bemon]

I ordered a steel Lamy 2000. Also I'm expecting to meet with a private seller this evening and if all goes well I'll bring home a Pilot Custom 823, Pelikan M1000 and Delta Dolce Vita Federico.

[penzel_washinkton]

Waiting for my Moonman T1 right now, no tracking update since 2 weeks ago.

[Tseg]

My Kaweco Brass Sport arrived today... but 6-8 weeks of waiting for the 14K gold Kaweco EF nib to arrive from Europe.

[boulderchips]

I (hopefully) have an ASA I Will on the way. I'm still on the hunt for a Danitrio Cumlaude, though...

[bemon]

I ordered a steel Lamy 2000. Also I'm expecting to meet with a private seller this evening and if all goes well I'll bring home a Pilot Custom 823, Pelikan M1000 and Delta Dolce Vita Federico.

 

...And a HomoSapiens. F#$k.

[loganrah]

Committed to not buying any more pens in 2020, but I'm still waiting on a Montblanc 149 Calligraphy Flex that I ordered from LCDC in the Black Friday sales.

[avlisyar]

Just ordered the Maiora Impronte from Vanness.

Can't wait to see it in person.

[bbs]

Just ordered the Maiora Impronte from Vanness.

Can't wait to see it in person.

That looks beautiful. Would love to hear how it performs when you get it. And pictures please!

Edited January 4, 2020 by bbs

[WLSpec]

Montblanc 146 (Flexible monotone nib, from '80-'90)

 

Sailor x Nagasawa 1911S Proske gold trim with zoom nib

[Tom Kellie]

~ A pen which hasn't been announced yet, but may be released by March or April.

Tom K.

[Driften]

I canceled the Diplomat order when it wasn't actually in stock as the website said and now ordered a Franklin-Christoph Model 02 in Italian Ice with a M SIG nib. I used to have one of these in Antique Glass but sold it when I needed the money for something else at some point. It's funny that back in 2017 when I got the first one I had to wait months on the waiting list for it and this time it was available off the shelf. I don't know if the demand is just not there anymore for the "glass" finishes or they have increased production.

 

No matter. F-C has great service and got it shipped same day and with free FedEx 2 day shipping I will have it Wednesday. Also the new SIG nibs are much better then I remember them being the two times I tried them in the past.

[A Smug Dill]

I canceled the Diplomat order when it wasn't actually in stock as the website said

 

Honestly, I cannot recall a single instance in which LCdC stated on a product page in its web shop catalogue that the particular item is "now in stock", "currently in stock" or something else to that effect, although I have seen many instances where it stated a product will be "in stock from ‹month› ‹year›" and then that turned out to be incorrect (evidenced by my pre-orders not being fulfilled even when the stated month was well and truly over and a fortnight more has passed).

 

Only the "LAST MODEL" items on the Specials board (read: last remaining unit/s of that model in store stock on clearance) can be reasonably safely assumed to be in stock at the time of ordering, but there's still a slim chance of being beaten to the punch, because as far as I understand how LCdC operates, when an order is accepted there is no per-SKU inventory counter in its web shop application that gets automatically decremented.

 

Luckily, the Aurora 888 and Pelikan M205 pens I ordered from its "WINTER SALE" specials two days ago have already been dispatched by DHL, although they still can't seem to get that part right. *sigh* Apparently my old phone number (associated with a SIM that is not in any of the mobile devices I use these days) has been supplied to DHL yet again, and so notifications and access codes are being sent to it, even though I've updated the contents of that data field in LCdC's web shop application more than three weeks ago, as well as raised the issue with staff there in email.

 

The two bottles of ink I've also placed on the same order are not in stock, and I'm advised they will be dispatched separately later. I'm done trying to help them save on shipping costs that the company will wear (because all my orders qualify for "free" international shipping) and directing them to postpone and group shipments; all that has done in the past was give rise to more processing and handling errors on their part, and delays and inconvenience to me as a "friendly" and well-intentioned customer.

[TrentinWA]

I'm (im)patiently waiting for the Lamy 2000 F nib I ordered from Cult Pens to arrive, likely sometime later this week. That's going to be it for me this year, unless something I run into at Fontoplumo when I'm in Delft this July really, really speaks to me.