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The Visconti Kakadu LE has only been produced in a very limited number of 100 pens in the Australian market only. I am purchasing the last one which is the 100/100 model number. I was wondering if 650 dollars excluding shipping is too much for such a pen? Apparently it's only been inked twice in its lifetime. I've scoured the forums to find out as much information on prior purchases and I've seen the pen sold twice once for 375 and once for 450. I should note that the pens sold prior were in 2008 and 2010. As of 2016, maybe there is price inflation due to how more exclusive the pen is now. Should I back out of this deal? Please note I only have a single day to decide as if already sent the money and the pen won't be shipped until Monday. I hope someone can offer me their help. Here is the link to the seller's classified post. Note it is not public for commenting this seems like a red flag to me. I've never really purchased a limited edition pen before so I would like to hear from someone before asking the buyer to renegotiate the buying price. Thank you all. EDIT: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/classifieds/item/42087-visconti-kakadu-limited-edition/ All positive feedback, he is definitely legit, no doubt about that. I just want your opinion on the price. =)

Just a quick question about interchangeable Nib sizes for you Visconti people. I have a Visconti Divine Proportions (Divina Proporzione) Fountain Pen that came with a 18kt. Medium Nib. I would like to know if the screw-in 23kt. Dream Touch Nib/feed that came out of the Home Sapiens, Maxi and Opera size pens would screw right into my Divine Proportions Pen? I'm fairly certain it would be a true and proper fit, but thought I would pose this question here for validation. So would the 23kt. Dream Touch Fine Point nib and feed screw into my Pen?

Visconti Homo Sapiens Corsani 90 limited edition, broad nib Stylograph Corsani is an Italian shop selling pens, watches, leather goods and accessories since 1924. For their 90th anniversary in 2014, they commissioned Visconti to make a limited edition of 79 fountain pens (corresponding to the shop's street number) and 11 rollerballs (to make 90 pens in total). These pens are based on the Homo Sapiens, using the grey stacked celluloid as used in the Wall Street (and others). The Visconti Homo Sapiens probably needs no introduction for many people here, and if it does there are many reviews in this forum alone, so I will try to focus on things particular to my pen and gloss over things that are common to other Homo Sapiens models. I purchased this pen in June 2016. I had certainly seen it before and contemplated buying one, but given its rarity and the time since it was first offered for sale, I just presumed that it would have long since sold out. To my surprise, an email from Stefano Senatore at Stylograph Corsani revealed that this was not the case! 1. Appearance & Design (10/10) I am a massive sucker for the Visconti stacked celluloid, and it goes beautifully with the Homo Sapiens design. A functional bonus of using this material is that it is partially transparent, so you get a very subtle ink window through which you can inspect the remaining ink level (unlike the lava Homo Sapiens, which doesn't have an ink window). The trim ring just above the section has "Corsani 1924-2014" instead of the usual "Homo Sapiens", which is a nice touch. Instead of the normal Visconti logo, Stefano personalised the pen with my initials on the end of the cap (at no charge, using the Visconti MyPen system). He also included the normal Visconti logo with the pen; this can be easily swapped in or out using a magnet. This is a nice additional personal touch. 2. Construction & Quality (10/10) Not much to say here, everything works as expected and the cap latch system ensures that the reflective surfaces in the celluloid all line up when you cap the pen in a particular orientation. This is excellent attention to detail and is certainly not always the case with pens made from these stacked celluloids. 3. Weight & Dimensions (10/10) Like the Homo Sapiens, this is not a tiny pen but it's not ridiculously big and heavy either. For a size comparison, from top to bottom: Homo Sapiens Corsani 90 LE, Wall Street LE, Opera Master LE, Skeleton (titanium). 4. Nib & Performance (6/10) This pen comes with Visconti's 23 K Pd "Dreamtouch" nib. It's a dual tone nib, which is fine, but I think an all-rhodium nib might have suited this pen better asthetically. Not a massive deal either way though. Nibs are where Visconti falls down far too often IMO. I asked Stefano if he had this pen with a broad nib that didn't have a case of baby's bottom (as I have had on other Visconti B and BB nibs). He tested 3 (!) for me, and reported that he had found one that didn't hard start. Fantastic customer service, but says a bit about Visconti's QC! When the pen arrived, it indeed did not hard start, but it was quite scratchy. A quick investigation revealed that the tines were misaligned. I am confident enough with adjusting tine alignment, so I sorted the problem out myself (took me about an hour all up, over a couple of days). It now writes very well, but at this price point I don't think that's really good enough. The other thing I didn't expect about this nib is that for a broad Visconti nib it's actually very stubby (in the writing sample below, compare the figure 8s against the WSLE 18K B nib). I like writing with stubs so don't mind this but if I was expecting a rounded broad nib (and I was) then it's something a bit unexpected and potentially undesirable. Again, it doesn't exactly inspire confidence in Visconti's nib QC procedures. 5. Filling System & Maintenance (9/10) Visconti's Double Reservoir Power Filler has been discussed at length elsewhere; I like it overall. It certainly allows a lot of ink to be taken up in one fill (especially if you push out the air remaining in the barrel after the first fill and fill a second time), but it can be a bit of a pain to clean out. Great if you need to cut the ink supply off from the nib (e.g. if you're flying). 6. Cost & Value (9/10) As mentioned, Stefano included my initials on the cap using the Visconti MyPen system for no charge; he also included a Markiaro leather pen case as a gift (unbeknownst to me). Added to the excellent customer service already mentioned, I think these add some value to the experience. As a non-EU customer, I paid € 483.61 for this pen. This is certainly not a cheap pen by any stretch of the imagination, but for a rare and attractive pen I think it's fair, especially considering the normal cost of Homo Sapiens LEs. Shipping to Australia was by DHL Express and cost € 45. Again this is certainly not cheap, but I finalised payment on Tuesday night Australian time and had the pen in my hands on Friday afternoon, which is seriously impressive. 7. Conclusion The Homo Sapiens line includes quite a few different limited edition materials, including the Crystal, Florentine Hills and London Fog. Pairing up the Homo Sapiens body with the beautiful stacked celluloid is genius. If this pen also came in the blue, green and red celluloids I would be seriously tempted to buy all of them! After a bit of work the nib is now to my liking, so there's now nothing I don't like about this pen. Expensive? Yes. Worth it? Absolutely.

Hi all! Glad to be here to share with you all my new pen, the Visconti Millionaire Marble Empire in the honey finish. This cool pen from Visconti is by all means a looker with its 2 tone palladium nib, beautiful ivory resin and the stunning marble finish (actual marble). First Impressions: Visconti Millionaire by Kevin Guo, on Flickr The pen comes in the standard higher end Visconti lacquered box (which I heard is wood underneath but not sure at all) that is very heavy and feels nicely made. I use these boxes as display boxes and they work perfectly. Bravo Visconti! Appearance and Design: Visconti Millionaire by Kevin Guo, on Flickr Just look at this beautiful marble. Feels cold and solid yet durable, it's got a greenish-grey background with red, yellow, orange green, blue-ish green and some white streaks going all over the place. And every pen is different! There are four different kinds of finishes; I personally like the black one the most but there's a special reason why I bought the honey finish... (to be unveiled later!). Visconti Millionaire by Kevin Guo, on Flickr The cap has a large gold coloured top which I think is brass. Because this is much larger and wide than the caps compatible with the my pen system, I'm quite sure that it's not removable (nothing you can replace it with even if you remove it). Pretty good nonetheless. The Visconti clip is filled with a off-white enamel of the same colour, a rather thoughtful touch. I was rather upset when the Florentine Hills had only a black enamel. Visconti Millionaire by Kevin Guo, on Flickr The section, cap top and barrel end are made of the best feeling resin I've ever held. White resins are tricky -- they're very likely to feel cheap if not top quality. But this Visconti ivory resin is just glorious: it's a little off-white, the colour feels rich and even the slightest shade of rose colour. Just beautiful. The nib is of course the Visconti 2 tone palladium nib, which in my opinion is only second to the Pelikan two tones when it comes to beauty. Visconti Millionaire by Kevin Guo, on Flickr Now here comes the most amazing part of the pen --- THE WHITE FEED!!! Isn't it just beautiful? I tried it briefly with Lamy turquoise and Waterman green (both very reliable inks famous for NOT staining), and it washes right off. And boy does it look good with ink on it! The versions with black resins have black feed, thus less interesting in my opinion. (side note: my dream pen is the modern Wahl Eversharp Decoband with the gorgeous red feed like Louboutin shoes; you can tell I'm a sucker for coloured feeds). Dimensions and Weight The pen is about as long as a Delta Dolcevita oversize, but the grip is much more usable. I don't have a scale but I'm guessing the pen is around a little over 40g, with probably half the weight in the cap, so the pen body itself is surprisingly light. It is postable but super top heavy and it doesn't seat too deeply. Suitable for hands large and small despite the look of it being magnanimous. It should be around 140mm roughly estimated by me Nib Performance Visconti Millionaire by Kevin Guo, on Flickr Nothing to see here. We all know Visconti palladium nibs. Mine wrote just as expected: smooth, overpolished, skips a lot. I'm going to have mine sent to Dan Smith for a tuning. (Hence why I cleaned it out and couldn't provide a writing sample, sorry). But it was a little skippy on Leuchtturm and skips a LOT on Clairefontaine. But I actually quite like the feel of this medium nib; it's wet, juicy, and very soft velvety feeling without being mushy. I think I'm going to love this pen once it's back from Dan! Filling System Visconti Millionaire by Kevin Guo, on Flickr The filling system is pure genius. And I am NOT be sarcastic. Whoever decided to use this filling system on this pen deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for making my life easy. It's a....... Plunger! To ink, you unscrew the barrel and pull the plunger out; to expel, you push it in. Like a syringe. It's so simple yet effective; acceptable ink capacity (about the same as a C/C), literally no risk of malfunction. My only grudge is that the converter joints don't seem to be the tightest in the world; after inking with Waterman green, you can kind of see a green tint on the joints of the converter; nothing to worry about but definitely less than perfect. Cost: I bought this pen for $550 brand new, without the roller ball convert. To collectors this is probably an issue, but a roller ball section worth at most two dollars to me. I couldn't care less! For five hundred dollars, this is a steal. Pure steal. Buy it in a heart beat. Even with the costs of getting it adjusted by Dan, it's still a steal. But for its most often seen price of $1500 - goodness-knows-what retail.... ugh... I can see how it's worth that, and it is rational to buy one for that. But personally with $1500 I'd probably get myself a Divina AND a Decoband.... (yes it can be done if you shop smartly), All in all, it's a good pen; I'll have a hard time choosing between this and the Divina, but not if a Divina is half the price. And that's it for my review! As always I'm happy to know your feelings reactions feedbacks emotions rants criticisms opinions and whatever you have to say! *Edit Added a section on weight and dimensions

Meet Visconti Charreria, the Limited Edition fountain pen that tributes "El Charro" the iconic Mexican figure. Limited to 149 units, the pieces are based in Emilio Garcia's art work "Charrería". The design and drawings have been created with airbrush fountain pens and rollers by the artist Claudio Mazzi. The body shows a Charro with the typical Mexican Outfit. Trims are created in antique Sterling Silver customised with Charrería motifs. With a 23K Palladium nib, the cap is covered in leather. This Limited Edition comes in a special packaging: a woodern box with floral motifs. Fountain pen: https://www.iguanasell.com/products/visconti-charreria-fountain-pen-leather-silver-925-trims-limited-ed The fountain pen is available in F and M nib, with shipping within 24 hours. Do not wait to check out this amazing piece below!

I have just ordered the 4 Seasons inks and have several demonstrator p ens I would like to use these inks in, but don't want to stain them. Does anyone have experience with Visconti Opera, Pelikan M8XX, M2XX demonstrator pens and the Sailor inks? Please share! Thanks in advance!

I use my fountain pens at work daily. I've had too many encounters with spills and drips on my notes to make me wary of what ink I use. One event, in particular, stands out for me when I wrote something down on a piece of paper for someone to refer to. Later, I saw the note on his desk. He had dripped some water on it, and the ink had run all over the place, not even legible! Embarrassing. It's one thing to be retro and insist on using my fountain pens at the office, but it's another when it affects the quality of the work product. So, I've been on a quest to find inks I can use reliably for work and not worry about accidents happening to destroy the writing. I have quite a lot of inks in my collection. with even more samples. I selected some inks that I've been using lately along with a couple I like, but have had bad experiences with their lack of water resistance. I use a lot of Black n' Red notebooks at the office, along with copy paper. I also wanted to compare performance with a premium paper, so I selected Rhodia. The tests consisted of generating a baseline for the three papers and 18 inks. I scanned the images at 600 dpi into jpeg files. They were later down-converted to lower quality jpeg to come in under 1 MB file size. I cut each sheet into two pieces - a control and a test side. After each test, they were scanned with the control and the test side together to provide a good comparison. The first test consisted of pouring a stream of water over the paper for a few seconds and then allowing the paper to dry without touching it. This simulated a spill at work and represents my biggest concern. The second test was for permanence. It was an 8 hour soaking in a water bath with some agitation to slough off any loose ink to see what actually remained behind on the paper. I'm posting the two test results and not the original because each test has its own control side to compare with. There are several ink brands that make water resistant inks. I've posted scans of some others previously (including Platinum). These are the inks I've been using lately as I've narrowed my preferences. One factor I've been looking for is quick drying inks so I can write and quickly turn a page without it transferring to the contacting sheet. A lot of permanent inks tend to dry slowing. The fastest drying permanent inks I've found are the DeAtramentis Document series of inks. The negative to these are that they soak in fast and feather a lot on cheaper paper. It's always a trade-off between dry time, permanence, saturation, and smearing. That's why I have so many inks. No one ink solves all problems. If I had to pick one ink to use exclusively, it would be Noodler's 54th Massachusetts. It drys relatively quickly, doesn't smear after a few minutes drying, and is really permanent with no wash off in spills. It's also a nice blue-black color. A close runner-up is Pilot Black. Dries really fast, well-behaved in all pens, and after a light wash off, leaves behind a very permanent residue. Papers tested: 24 lb Black n' Red, Rhodia 80 gsm dot pad, Xerox 24 lb copy Inks tested: DeAtramentis Document Black Diamine Majestic Blue Faber Castell Moss Green Pilot Black Pilot Blue Black Noodler's General of the Armies Noodler's Liberty's Elysium Noodler's Nikita Noodler's #41 Brown Noodler's Walnut Noodler's Zhivago Noodler's 54th Massachusetts Noodler's Bad Blue Heron Noodler's Heart of Darkness Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher Noodler's Upper Ganges Blue Noodler's King Te cheng Visconti Turquoise Black n Red after simulated spill: Rhodia 80 gsm after simulated spill: Xerox 24 lb copy after simulated spill: Black n Red 24 lb after 8 hour soak: Rhodia 80 gsm after 8 hour soak: Xerox 24 lb copy after 8 hour soak:

American West lovers, these pieces have been made just for you! Visconti launches a new Limited Edition bringing the Wild West back. The writing instruments' ivory coloured barrel feature a scrimshaw engraved cowboy. Trims in antique sterling silver are adorned with six shooters and the clip displays Visconti's name in the style of an old saloon sign. The cap is covered in hand-crafted leather giving the finishing touch to these pens full of history and dreams! Both Limited Edition bring a special packaging in hand-crafted leather and walnut. Available in fountain pen or rollerball the edition is limited to 388 pieces. The fountain pen's nib is in 23K palladium and is available in EF-F-M. Fountain pen: https://www.iguanasell.com/products/visconti-wild-west-fountain-pen-925-silver-limited-ed-vi754st52m Rollerball: https://www.iguanasell.com/products/visconti-wild-west-rollerball-pen-leather-925-silver-limited-ed-754rl52 For further information do not hesitate to contact us via info@iguanasell.com Enjoy some pictures of the wildest Limited Edition below!

Visconti launches a brand new and amazing Limited Edition: Meet the new Visconti Charreria. The figure known as "El charro" became famous in Mexico due to their work as land-owner and horse-rider in the old Mexico. Honouring this traditional figure, which was really significant in the evolution of power and wealth, Visconti has created yet again a precious masterpiece. The body in ivory coloured resin is inspired by artist Emilio Garcia's masterpiece "Charreria". The Charro figure has been carefully put into each fountain pen by the famous italian artist Claudio Mazzi with airbrush pens and rollers. Cap, rings and trims are made of sterling silver customised with Charreria motifs. The nib, available in F, M and B, is 23K palladium dreamtouch and the fountain pen features Visconti's Vacuum Power Filler filling system. The edition brings a Limited Edition packaging in wood with a cloth embroidered with floral motifs. Only 149 pieces of this amazing masterpiece are available all over the world. For further information do not hesitate to contact us via info@iguanasell.com Enjoy a sneak peak at the new Visconti Charreria below!

Coles of London and Visconti deserve my most sincere congratulations and hearty endorsement. My old beloved Green Wall Street BPP was broken at the threads of the lower body portion in an accident which shattered it (and me) into several pieces. I mended fairly quickly but was distressed over the condition of my pen. I wrote to Visconti (Coles of London) and notified them with pix of the poor victim as I adored this pen and wanted to find a way to get it back to some semblance of operation. I wanted to purchase a lower body and try to fix the upper threads so the pen could again be used. To my utter delight, they immediately responded that I should merely send the pen plus shipping, and they would look into it and repair it if possible. It was sent off with the 2-way shipping fees included and then the nervous waiting period began (unnecessarily, I might add!). I was actually waiting for their response once the pen was inspected which would state that it would take 9 years and several thousand dollars to fix......NO! They sent a polite message upon receipt of my broken pen and estimated the time to be 8 weeks for the fix by sending it to Italy. LO and BEHOLD, 64 days later it arrived all brand new, polished up and pretty as the day I bought it with a nice note from the staff! No additional charges. Imagine that!? A company actually doing something to garner respect, show consideration to a customer, go out of their way to rehabilitate a broken premium product (by no fault of theirs, by the way!) and doing it politely and in a timely manner! Impressed and grateful are the correct accolades to apply here. Do not hesitate to contact the good folks there if your Visconti suffers a debilitating accident. I have 71 pens now, with 4 Visconti's of various flavors and styles and will probably buy more of them even though the last thing I need is another pen.......actually secretly on the lookout for a Divina Desert Springs Lg FP......unbeknownst to wife, of course. She will tolerate it well, and buy me another pen case for my next birthday while shaking her head in disbelief at my accumulated stash and wonder out loud....again.... how can I possibly use all those pens? Thank you Coles of London! Very impressive customer and technical service....and polite too! My most hearty endorsements go out to all of you at FPN on behalf of the good folks at Coles of London!!!!!!.

A new pen is now available in the Visconti Van Gogh Collection - Shoes. https://www.penchalet.com/blog/visconti-van-gogh-shoes-pen-collection/ Vincent Van Gogh painted many still lifes of shoes and boots early in his career during the time he was living in Paris. This painting, titled "Shoes", was the only painting of footwear during his time in Aryles. The shoes with the laces undone are seen on the red tile floor of the Yellow House he resided in Aryles. Visconti continues its tribute to Van Gogh's work with the US release of a new pen; Shoes. Visconti has worked hard to formulate palettes of color that accurately reflect the technique and emotion of each of Van Gogh's paintings. Never before have pens been created that were inspired from a specific canvas - difficult work considering the diversity of objects and techniques used by Van Gogh. Through meticulous and painstaking choice of color and palette mix, each Visconti pen is unique and has emerged to represent a specific Van Gogh painting. The name of the painting and artist are delicately engraved around the pen's ring, and each pen is packed into a unique gift box that is complemented with a faithfully reproduced canvas of the painting. The pen itself utilizes Visconti's eighteen-faceted design, the many edges enhancing the vivid colors of the pen. As always, each pen may be personalized using Visconti's patented 'My Pen System,' and Visconti has employed their popular magnetic closure system. The new pen is available in fountain, rollerball, and ballpoint. Product Specifications Item Codes and Retail Price: 78323 - Fountain Pen $289.00 78423 - Rollerball $259.00 78623 - Ballpoint $225.00 Material: Natural Vegetal Resin Trims: Silver Lock System: Magnetic Lock Filling System: Converter or Ink Cartridge Customization: My Pen System Nib: Finely Engraved Steel Nib (F, M, B Packaging: Gift Box featuring a canvas reproduction of the painting

When I first started looking for and defining my signature pen, several people asked me, "Well, which of your pens is your favorite", or "Which pen do you use the most" almost always ending with "use THAT as your signature pen". I have a lot of pens, so I can definitely see why someone could question my need for another. So, at the risk of sounding pedantic, I am looking for a pen whose main job is to be used for my signature... not a pen this IS my signature piece. As horrible as it sounds, I don't know that I could make one of my current pens into a signature pen, because it would feel like I was picking a favorite child or something... gosh I hope my actual children never read this ... I love you guys :-) I am not a famous author... or a famous... anything... for that matter, nor am I just that vain. I have used fountain pens for over 20 years, but have only recently gotten back into calligraphy. While the broader pens make up most of my stable, I have never really gotten into crisp italics because they do not work with my cursive, I blame Zaner-Bloser. Enter the epic Pilot Parallels. These little pens are what made me dig out my dip pens. They are certainly not a replacement for dip pens, but they are sweet little things. BUT, their greatest act was making my signature look awesome... so maybe I am a little bit vain. I have spent the better part of the last decade as an educator, so signing my name is a common occurrence, and I did not really feel like it would be wise to carry around a Pilot Parallel all day. I can tell you what pens I used to sign our marriage certificate, birth certificates, Baptismal records, love letters to my Wife, letters to friends (particularly after they have past), and so, as I thought about having a pen that would be used to provide uniformity to my signature and link the things I have signed, I did want it to have some presence. While I have many pens, and have more than I should inked at any given time, I do not have any that serve only one purpose; even the pen that is filled with Iron Gall ink is not relegated to only address envelopes, it gets a turn to stretch its legs. For this reason, I did not want an italic nib. I decided on a classy stub. I toyed with a custom pen, I looked at several brands that had factory stub nibs, and (probably influenced by my recent love affair with the London Fog) I decided I wanted a Visconti to fill the void. I was almost swayed by a few beautiful MontBlancs, and an older Pelikan. So, whilst browsing Chatterley Luxuries to find a moderately priced stub nib, I came across the Visconti-Chatterley Desert Opera 10th Anniversary Limited Edition ST Fountain Pen. I really do love the Desert Springs material in the Divina, so this was not a hard sell. I messaged back and forth with Bryant about what I wanted with the pen, and he said he would find the prettiest one he had. As an afterthought, I sent a messaged him and told him that if no7 was nice, I would love to have it. The response I got from Bryant was wonderful... He said that when he went back to see if they had no7, his wife had already picked out the one that she thought had the best pattern, and it happened to be no7! What are the odds. The shipping was prompt, the pen had been tested and wrote beautifully. I was really surprised by two things, the first was the blue enamel in the clip and the second was how well the stub wrote. My experience, even with higher end brands, has been that when you get larger than a medium nib, they are prone to at least a little baby's bottom.... this had none. It is a cartridge/converter, but I am not horrible bothered by that. I felt a little better about putting Noodler's Liberty's Elysium in it because it is much easier to clean out. Also, it is the nicest converter I have ever used. It screws into the pen, and it aesthetically very pleasing, with the silver trim and subtle branding. The packaging is always nice from Visconti, a grey lacquer box. The silver grip does not get slippery for me... although as you can see... it attracts fingerprints like nothing else. The desert springs material is GORGEOUS!!! I wish I could take a picture that really captured it. In conclusion, I found a pen that not only suits my vanity and makes my signature beautiful, but is one that I genuinely like to write with. The price was great, and fit in my budget from other pens I had to sell. It is not my favorite pen, but I have no problem keeping it constantly inked and it will keep a place in my pen pouch. I was not disappointed in the least, but I still enjoy using a regular nib for general writing... I am not saying that this is the only stub nib I will ever buy, but even if it is, I am happy I have this one. Na Zdraví!

Background: Thinking about adding my first Visconti to a small (medium?) sized collection of five or six dozen higher-end Parkers, Pilots, Montblancs, Lamys, and Pelikans. Mostly post-WWII, but a few older classics. I write with virtually all of my pens. Imagine that! WRITING with good fountain pens. I'm just odd that way. I also make telephone calls with my iPhone. This isn't a good time for me to purchase an Opera, or any gold nabbed Visconti, unless I run into a "can't walk away" bargain, so I'm thinking about beginning with a van Gough. I like the looks of the red and blue resins in the Rembrandt lineup, but I'm a big fan of the look and feel of the van Goghs' facets. Question:So, finally, my question, which is about prices. I know the MRSPs, but not what one really ought to pay for a new (NOS or minty) van Gough. How good a price is, say, $175 for a new van Gogh? Is it: 1. Meh. 3. Solid. 4. Very solid. It's somewhat unusual to find new ones at that price, but you can if you wait. Look around a month or so and you can do this well or better. 5. A bona fide bargain. Grab it. Being a Visconti neophyte, and I'd really appreciate any input on this, or other, related, issues, such as comparisons to Rembrandts with regard to writing, look and feel, etc. If you find this a stupid question, I'd be curious why. Would also like to know if there might be a better place than this forum to post this. Thanks in advance for your assistance and tutelage.Professor B

We are really glad to announce the new Visconti Watermark Demo Limited Edition is finally in stock! This masterpiece needs at least 20 manual operations per fountain pen. The body is made by cutting sterling silver form a tube, leaving the user to see the ink level of their fountain pen. The numbered Limited Edition features a double reservoir of ink charge and comes in a special packaging. In stock in EF-F-M-B nib, choose your favourite and enjoy shipping in 24 hours! Discover every detail: https://www.iguanasell.com/products/visconti-watermark-demo-silver-fountain-pen-silver-925-limited-ed Should you need additional information please do not hesitate but contact us through info@iguanasell.com

The Visconti Voyager Demonstrator features the iconic 'spring' clip in sterling silver marked #80/188 and three silver accent bands on the cap. The pen uses a power filling system which can be viewed through the clear transparent acrylic barrel and is fitted with a Visconti 18k two-toned Broad nib. The writing instrument is unused and comes with wooden display box and documents. Our price - $1,800 Check out our eBay listing for further information. Please contact us at 855-565-1818 or email orders@airlineintl.com for any additional questions.

I love this pen - but am not convinced that I am filling it properly - it runs out of ink very quickly can someone please assist by providing some clear and simple instructions as to how to fill i have the standard edition of this pen certainly a beauty to look at and hold thanks

Hi, I'm looking to buy a Visconti D'Essai Platinum fountain pen with a 14k M gold nib. I've already spotted a listing, but I'm not sure what would be a fair price for it. The seller says it's in mint condition, probably never inked. The pen doesn't come with a box or any papers. I've attached a photo of the pen here. Anyone got an idea on what a good price for it would be?

We have a few select Visconti Pens on sale this week: Visconti Wall Street Ballpoint PensRetail: $395.00Sale: $237.00 Visconti Wall Street Rollerball PensRetail: $450.00Sale: $270.00 Visconti Davina Royale Fountain PensRetail: $695.00Sale: $417.00

Hello everyone! I have been on the fence about this for a bit now and wanted some thoughts and opinions. I have an OMAS Milord Black HT 18K nib piston filler that writes reasonably well. I've had it for a while and I don't feel too excited about it. I bought it for a good price and like the faceted design and the nib, ebonite feed. But it isn't doing a whole lot for me since I already have a few black CT/GT pens. So I've been thinking about sending it off to a home where it would be loved more and get myself a Visconti (leaning towards the Homo Sapiens model). Part of me thinks, now that OMAS is no more and it is going to be more and more difficult to acquire their pens, I should hold on to the Milord and find other ways to fund the Visconti. This might take longer. OR, I could get rid of the Milord and use the funds to get a Visconti. The price of a sparingly used Milord in excellent condition with all original packaging material should be able to fetch a decent amount to almost cover the price of a used Homo Sapiens. Should I or should I not let the OMAS go to get the Visconti? Thanks in advance for your inputs!

Visconti has just introduced the latest addition to their Pininfarina collection, Visconti Pininfarina Iridium. After Visconti Pininfarina Carbongraphite and Nanotech, Visconti has decided to pair up again with the Italian car design firm in order to create this masterpiece.This time, the key material is Iridium. Iridiscence is a physical phenomena that, in different materials and depending on the visible spectrum and corner of view changes colour. This effect, that you may have noticed before in the rainbow, bubbles or a butterfly's wings is present on this fountain pen's body. Furthermore avional iridium has been protected by metal making the piece ultra resistant to scratches. Available in fountain pen or rollerball the edition is limited to 388 pieces. Want to be even more surprised? Technology goes further, Visconti has created and patented a new nib called Tobular Smarttouch that is made out of chrome 18 and retractible, available in EF-F-M-B-STUB. Fountain pen: https://www.iguanasell.com/products/visconti-pininfarina-iridium-fountain-pen-multicolour-limited-edition Should you need additional information please do not hesitate but contact us through info@iguanasell.com Below you may enjoy some pictures of this truly amazing piece!

Discounted at 40% Off We have one Visconti Manhattan Magma fountain pen with no swirls in the resin. There is just a touch of orange at the bottom of the cap and at the bottom of the barrel. The rest of the pen is black. This is a new pen in otherwise perfect condition. The video on our site shows it better than the picture below. Retail: $595 Your Price: $357

Hi all, I'm looking to buy the fabulous carbon dream limited edition and I've found an used one for USD 800/- (without box / papers) Is that fair value for the pen? Or would you recommend to wait for a better deal? Any help is much appreciated! Regards Sidd

Visconti is delighted to announce its latest addition to the Homo Sapiens demonstrator collection - the London Fog. The barrel of the pen features ribbons of finely shaved blue celluloid suspended in clear acrylic resin while the cap and plunger feature the same shaved celluloid suspended in a marbleized silver resin. All trims are crafted in 925 sterling silver. The London Fog is truly a spectacular pen. The London Fog demonstrator is available in fountain pen or rollerball and limited to 888 pieces. The fountain pen features the patented Visconti Double Reservoir Power Filler, a unique filling system that allows a greater ink capacity and safe usage during air flights. The fountain is further enhanced with Visconti's large, 23kt Palladium Dreamtouch nib, available in XF, F, M, B, BB and Stub. http://i.imgur.com/IHsdiLN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bukUOcM.jpg

I was vacationing in the Caribbean and came across a Visconti dealer. The Homo Sapiens has always been one of my "grail pens." I didn't get a "screaming deal" but decided to get the Steel Age in Maxi size. Shame on me for not doing my research but I just assumed that the pen was a vac filler. I got it home and realized that it was a piston fill. I should have realized since the Bronze Age had a $695 MSRP and the Steel Age was $621 MSRP, Researching FPN, I found posts from 2013 indicating that the Steel Age is only available as a piston fill. Can someone tell me if this is still the case? (or did I buy a NOS pen?) I found a few websites offering the Steel Age as vac fill - is this a recent development? Thanks in advance! FYI - I love the pen. I see on the site that there may be some QC issues at Visconti - but my nib worked like a dream (pardon the pun) out of the box. (I filled with Waterman Florida Blue which is my go-to initial fill to test a new pen.)

Hope everyone is ready for the weekend! I am just about to list this beautiful vintage Visconti Royal Brown Fountain Pen on our eBay store and thought I would share it with everyone. Now some of you may be thinking, is this really a Visconti pen (its the first thought that crossed my mind), it sure is! Not only is it definitely unique to many of the Visconti writing instruments you see today but the certificate is signed by Dante Del Vecchio the founder and president of Visconti. I am pretty sure many of you, after viewing the photographs, can quickly guess what I am about to say next. For those who enjoy the style of the Namiki Impressions will definitely enjoy this writing instrument. The pen has a lovely brown and black mosaic design with gold-plated trim. Though the pen is a little on the wider side, about 2.25cm width for the barrel and 2.5cm for the cap, it has a nice comfortable weight of 30g. Dimensions: Approx. 5.5" length capped, 4.6" uncapped, 2.75" Cap The pen comes with an 18k gold nib, Medium in size and uses cartridge/converter (converter not included). It is brand new, never used and comes with the boxes and certificates. (The nose section is a little difficult to unscrew but nothing is wrong with it, just a tight fit.) Our price $2,500 Please feel free to call 855-565-1818 or email orders@airlineintl.com for further information! P.S Trying different ways of posting on FPN. If you prefer the way I listed this item feedback would be greatly appreciated. Hope everyone has a great weekend!