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Hi All: I bought a Dietrich fountain pen for my wife for Christmas (not the super exclusive one), gorgeous pen she really loves it. But there is a major problem as i keeps skipping so it's totally impossible to get a flow in your writing, as parts of the letter constantly is missing (down-strokes are particular problematic). I should be said that this pen is supposed to be "a writer" and not a show-piece. Immediately after Christmas the dealer was contacted, the pen went to Montblanc and was gone for 8 (eight) weeks. When the pen was picket up at the dealer the problem was not solved the pen was still skipping. Back to Montblanc this time they returned it faster than lightning (this is a joke as it this time was gone for 4 weeks). Problem NOT solved. For comparison she tried out a John Lennon edition medium nib), and this wrote as a dream - I tried it as well and it was really smooth and perfect. We can rule out problems with the angle when writing as 4 people (2 of them dealer representatives) experienced the same problem. The dealer has offered to swap the pen with another model. Does any expert in here know what to do. I should mention that an explanation given was that as the nib is so relatively small in the Diva line there might be a problem with a medium nib because of the amount of ink flowing - but really, one should thing that Montblanc shouldn't have this kind of problem ............. but does the expert in here thing that fitting a fine nib might solve the problem. Sorry for this very long message, hope someone can help. Kind regards Johnny Lindhardt

Would any collectors of the Diva series be willing to share a picture of the Dietrich, Garbo, Bergman and Kelly fountain pens side by side for comparison purposes? I have the Princess Grace Kelly and am considering tracking down more of these lovely ladies. Thank you