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@marcelo and @Skydiver I can tell you are both in trouble! 😆 Those are serious symptoms of what is to come. I'm just kidding. I have two colors, orange and white, but will probably get the Dark Sapphire at the end of the month. Then I am done. Although, I am thinking of swapping out the stub nib on one of my Goes and putting it into one of the Ecos, instead.

red clown noses

LOL! And I'm eyeing a basic black which is not like me. I tend to go for clear or colors.

Every 3rd October

Once a year...is my guess.

Well, I wouldn’t describe a Lamy 2000 - or any pen in its price-range - as a ‘starter pen’ 😁 But of course its cost may be trivial for you and, if it is, although I confess that I’m envious of your good fortune, I hope that you’re enjoying it, and sensibly too 🙂 In terms of choosing between the ‘F’ and ‘M’ nibs: The 2000 is a fairly ‘wet’ writer, and my handwriting is small, so I bought mine with a ‘F’ on it, and I love it. That said, I have read comments from other people on here who have found that the ‘F’ nib has too-narrow a ‘sweet spot’ (i.e. tolerance for variation in the ‘roll’ angle of nib-to-page) for them to be able to use it reliably. Other people have found the ‘F’ to be too-narrow for them, and that the ‘M’ is perfect for them. Nobody else can say which nib will suit you better. The only person who can decide between the two is you. As you are apparently near a store that sells them, I urge you to go back to it, and ask them to let you write with both pens (dip them into a bottle of washable blue ink). While sitting down. That way, you can find out which one you prefer. Whilst other folks’ experiences can be useful to warn you about potential ‘problems’ that you may encounter with a particular nib, or a particular pen, your own experience/opinion after using it is the only one that matters. Nobody else’s personal preference/opinion is in the least bit relevant to your choice. Most Importantly: don’t rush! There’s no hurry to buy a ‘good’ pen that will suit you, and which you will use for a long time. Invest the little bit of time that is necessary to look-up pictures of the pens that are being recommended to you in this thread; decide which ones appeal to you, then; read/watch several reviews of each of those pens, then; try out in person as many of them as you can. There’s no sense in rushing out and buying a pen that you may later find out that you don’t actually like that much, or that you don’t like as much as another model of pen. Good luck

Evergreen (medium nib) Onoto Scholar while I decide which pens to ink or re-ink.

How often does Hamburg pen show take place and when? Is it a periodic event (monthly, quarterly, annually...)?

So far so good. No need to clean out any dust. Thinking of just letting the dust to accumulate to give the pen a vintage look (perhaps I am just too lazy). Doubt a young person will pick it up. More for us old folks who have finer taste in life hahahaha. The typical comments from others using the pen - like to rub their fingers to feel the textured barrel and cap while writing. Writes well on MD, MB and pineider paper. Flows well on paper with some texture/feedback.

Appreciate your 2 cents, I tried the feel for a Lamy 2000 in the store and really liked how the silver one felt in the hand. The design is nice too very understated. I might try it as a starter pen, should I go for a medium or fine nib?

while wearing fake

Thanks for all the recommendations, believe Lamy 2000 can also be added to that list?

Is it the oval gold sticker? Excellent theory from soapytwist. Distinct possibility. I'd also concur with his latter option. Montblanc has a history of using older ancillary components (clips, nibs, feeds, etc) on newer models, until stock is exhausted - could be extended to stickers and packaging? It makes business sense, why waste a perfectly good component - although it can cause confusion in dating the pen. (First world problems!) Congratulations on your Hemingway! A grail pen, to me,

Thank you for posting this photo! I have been toying with the idea of buying a 1.1i Z50 for a few years, but I had read that the degree of line-variation that they give isn’t very high, so I’ve never got around to ordering one. Your writing & vertical/horizontal line comparisons are the best demonstration of the nib’s capabilities that I’ve ever seen My handwriting will never be as attractive as yours, but you have convinced me to buy one of these nibs 🙂 [Of course I am now wondering whether the QC is consistent enough to guarantee that I will get a nib that gives as much variation as yours does. Still, there’s only the one way to find out….]

Well, FWIW, my own mind generated three thoughts when I first saw it; 1- that is beautiful 🙂 2- I bet its texture feels really interesting in one’s hand 🙂 3- but it also looks as though it’s probably a major Dirt Trap, and I bet it’s a real ‘challenge’ to keep it clean! 😢 I guess I’m just showing my age again, eh? 😁 I also bet that its combination of that texture and its gold plating make it absolutely mesmerising when writing by candlelight [Before anyone replies with ‘Drag yourself out of the Nineteenth Century, granddad!’, I ask them to bear in mind that I am English. We are not yet sure that we entirely trust your newfangled ‘electricity’… ]

@NoType Year 1 - 18 days from London to bombay (spade on clip) Year 2 - 25 days from bombay to yokohama (Diamond on clip) Should have two more legs to complete 80 days. Yokohama to san Francisco New York to London. Staff at the MB boutiques share with me information in advance of the releases. Love reading Jules Verne novel. My travel pen when I travel overseas.

Nib: hyperflex quill nib. Bock nib. Writing experience: smooth and wet. Variation in line widths. Good control (weight of the pen). Enjoyable writing experience. My lousy handwriting does not do justice how well the pen writes. Construct: ultra high pressure casting technique - nano fusion. Gold plating over sterling silver body / cap with black trim. Looks like 3d printed - agree with you. Either the comments on the pen is like chicken coop wire or it is like an art piece. Hahaha

I think you likely already have them. That or speak to a University conservation specialist.

Hi As the title says, does anyone know where or how I can obtain/purchase a pair of the handling gloves used by Montblanc to handle the writing instruments in store? I would love to own a pair. I recently went to the Montblanc Haus factory tour, which I would highly recommend by the way. I asked the lady who guided us on the tour, the gentleman in charge of the boutique inside the building, but was told it wasn’t something that was available for purchase Have any of you received such a pair from Montblanc when purchasing a writing instrument? In the meantime, I've just purchased a regular pair of white cotton handling gloves, but would ideally like a pair used by the Montblanc sales people.

Mix it up....!

I just started the development of 13 types of grip sections, for PEEK/ULTEM fountain pens. i started off with "One-Piece Thick Arc" this will take quite a while, because these designs are all thicker than Urushi grip (13 types). so i am starting everything over again. in the end, it will be worthwhile though...

Wow! What a beautiful pen. Looks like it might have been 3D printed. How’s it write?

Today’s pen will be a Kaweco Sport AL Aurora green with BB nib. I’ll be filling it with Diamine Ultra Green ink. The nib has been drying overnight.

🤣 So true! So do I swap by line or by page?

So, I have 3 Wing Sung 699s. I really like them, except for the stock steel nibs. One of the 3 has a 14k nib. That one is amazing. I'd like to upgrade the other two to have gold nibs also. It seems these nibs are a "standard-for-China-but-not-for-the-west" 32mm in length, and are the same as the nibs used in, e.g., the Wing Sung 629. In other respects they're about the same as a regular #6 western nib. People who are a little more hands on than I am have been able to put, e.g., Bock nibs in these pens by machining off a few mm from the back of the nib to shorten it. From searching around I see that there are steel replacement nibs available (from Wing Sung and also from Fuliwen), but I can't for the life of me find anywhere that sells just the replacement 14k nibs. Does anyone know where you can get these nibs without having to buy whole pens?