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Lamy Studio Palladium -- a 3x5" review

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I just received this gorgeous pen from Pam at Oscar Braun in Michigan. It comes in a nice Lamy presentation box with a lifetime warranty and a converter for bottled ink. The German engineering that Lamy is famous for is readily apparent. The cap posts with a little "click" and then can rotate smoothly and with some inertia, like a vintage shortwave receiver tuning dial. Both ends are mirror polished chrome, as is the unusual "fin" clip. The two-tone 14K gold nib writes nice and wet. The pen is 5 3/8" closed, and 6 inches posted. A moderate weight pen. The section is very smooth, so I wonder about comfort with prolonged writing (a firm grip is required). Although I just started using this pen today, it has already drawn compliments.

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Egads man! Not the stove!

 

Cool review - I've been considering one of these in white for a while now.

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Nice review of a nice pen, that ink is a real stunner too

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Nice review of a nice pen, that ink is a real stunner too

 

Thanks, Shelly, glad you liked the little review.

I really like Private Reserve inks, btw. Tanzanite is a very, um... fluid ink... Just got a bottle of PR Sherwood Green and it seems to practically squirt out of the nib. Great saturated colors.

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