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I have admired the Conway Stewart "Medical Sciences" Limited Edition since I first saw photos of it. I am happy to have acquired one. I'm rationalizing enjoying it as present to myself in honor of my retirement from the practice of medicine. Yup. That's the title page of the Gray's Anatomy I bought as a Freshman medical student. This pen is the result of another collaboration between Kevin Chang (winedoc) and Conway Stewart. It is an edition limited to 50, of which I have number 13. It comes in the large presentation box used for the Churchill, with documents and ink. Strangely enough, a cigar is not included. Although neither Kevin nor Conway Stewart have said so, this pen is clearly based on the Belliver model. However, rather than the barrel being made in resin, it is ebonite with a guilloche pattern that is very nice and, to my knowledge, unique to this model. The Medical Sciences LE also differs from the Belliver in having a single, wide gold cap band rather than 3 bands. The band is engraved with the motto "Ars longa, vita brevis," the beginning of a famous quotation from Hippocrates, translated from Greek into the better-known Latin version. CS Medical Sciences LE next to a Belliver Red, White & Blue LE Cap comparison The pen I purchased came with a Broad nib. I expect to have this ground to a cursive italic, but, in the meantime, I did swap it for a custom-ground IM nib I had on another Belliver. The Conway Stewart Belliver is one of the most comfortable-writing pens for me. It is about the same size as the Pelikan M8xx, another of my favorites. It is about an ideal weight (37 g, filled) and well-balanced. I prefer using it un-posted. The nibs are a bit springy, and some that I've had customized are among my very favorite writers.The Medical Sciences LE to me is handsome looking, meaningful as a symbol and a pleasure to write with. Happy writing! David