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Pen: 3003 Make: Wing Sung Cost: $3.50 Nib: EF Packaging & Accessories: 3/10 The pen came in a bubble mailer and was wrapped in bubble wrap. No box. It does come with a converter. Appearance & Design (7/10) It is designed after the Plot Prera. It's comes in demonstrator models with multiple accent colors available. The trim comes in both gold and silver. On top of the cap there is the Wing Sung logo and mine is not centered. One interesting difference between the 3003 and the Prera is that the 3003 has a transparent feed and the Prera has a black feed. Construction & Quality (7/10) I've had the green version of this pen for about 4-5 years and it's been a trooper. It feels very sturdy and has the "Prera click" even after years of use. The plastic doesn't feel brittle and overall it feels like a well built pen. Weight & Dimensions: (8/10) The pen is light and comfortable to write with. The 3003 is larger than the Prera. The Pilot Prera is 4.8 inches long when closed and 5.3 inches long when posted. The Wing Sung is a little over 5.25 inches long when closed and about 6 inches long when posted. I personally like that the 3003 is larger. Nib & Performance: (8/10) The pen came with an EF Wing Sung nib. It writes smoothly with wetter inks and has a little feedback with drier inks. For the price it's a good nib. The pen performs well, I have not had any issues with leaking. The cap seal is good too. I left it capped on its side for about 4 days and it wrote right away without any priming. Filling System & Maintenance: (7/10) The pen comes with an international converter and takes international cartridges. The nib and feed pull out and the ridged ring at the end of the grip section by the nib unscrews and can be cleaned (occasionally ink gets in the threads there). The cap does not come apart as far as I can tell. Cost & Value: (10/10) This pen can be bought for around $3.50 for a single or $10.50 for 5. I would recommend this pen to anyone buying a Chinese demonstrator. Especially when you get 5 at about $2.10 each. For that price you really can't do much better. Conclusion: (50/70 – 71%) I've owned a lot of Chinese pens over the years and this is by far my favorite. It has lasted, performed well and has never exploded ink everywhere or had an issue with nib creep. When my pen finally goes the way of the dodo I will definitely buy another. Highly recommend.

Hi, this is my finest stub and my oldest pen. A pre-1907 Mabie Todd & Bard Swan 3003 eyedropper with "short nib, fine" as it was called those times. And when they said fine, a very fine nib was meant: This one gives 0.28 to 0.30mm lines vertically and 0.21mm horizontally on paper. Best wishes Jens