pictures of new lamy dialog 3

[Edgar Allan Bo]

The gold stripe on the nib totally wrecks it for me.

This is typical of their gold nibs in the Studio line as well, and, lacking a politer word, it makes the nib look vulvar.

 

So yes, I agree that it wrecks it for me as well. There's plenty of other masking possibilities (if one must have a two-tone nib, which I don't personally care about) without being so -- unfortunate.

 

 

You can still put a steel Safari-Nib on it! :roflmho: ...or even the black one!

Edited June 3, 2009 by sk2yshine

[Deirdre]

You can still put a steel Safari-Nib on it! :roflmho: ...or even the black one!

Or the regular steel Studio nib on it, which would solve the issue. If the white Studio came with the monotone nib, I'd probably already have one.

[mucephei]

Bravo to Lamy for taking the plunge with this bold design. I like it, though the cylindrical shape is not the most comfortable to hold, IMO. This is sure to be a classic.

[Edgar Allan Bo]

You can still put a steel Safari-Nib on it! :roflmho: ...or even the black one!

Or the regular steel Studio nib on it, which would solve the issue. If the white Studio came with the monotone nib, I'd probably already have one.

 

btw. there are some monotone LAMY 14k gold nibs (silverplated, like the 2000 nib... platinum surface maybe!?!)

 

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8816/btcnbrwkkgrhgookjuejllm.jpg

[sentraser165]

It's certainly cool looking, to be sure. But as many are saying, $300 is WAY too much for this pen. You can get a Pelikan M800 for this much, and that is an entirely higher class of pen than this. This pen should cost at MOST around the price of a Lamy 2000. That is a generous statement I feel, seeing as the 2000 has the better nib.

[obmike]

[HenryLouis]

Looks nice! I might actually look into getting this.

 

 

 

[saintsimon]

This pen would have deserved a Sheaffer Triumph style nib. I'm sure the bean counters opted against a third nib line at Lamy.

[HenryLouis]

Or the waterman edson nib.

 

 

This pen would have deserved a Sheaffer Triumph style nib. I'm sure the bean counters opted against a third nib line at Lamy.

 

[Deirdre]

This pen should cost at MOST around the price of a Lamy 2000. That is a generous statement I feel, seeing as the 2000 has the better nib.

I'll disagree with this. The development of a retracting mechanism is expensive. Pilot's had ~45 years to amortize their cost on the VP/Decimo mechanism's development.

 

The Visconti Metropolis had an MSRP of $895 I believe (though it was a retracting piston filler) and all the Stipula retractables have had MSRPs of $500+ (some in the several thousand range), though some of those are also piston fillers.

 

One of my complaints about Lamy is that they haven't had anything more upmarket for people who were willing to pay for it. This is a step in that direction. Even though I don't personally care for the design based on a photo, I'll still look at it in a store to see how I feel about it then.

 

Thanks to sk2yshine for the note about the monotone gold nib, I may have to look for one and swap it in order to get the Studio I'd rather have....

[HenryLouis]

I myself would not compare the Stipulas or the Metropolis to this pen. This pen is utilitarian, the others are kind of flashy.

 

I agree completely. The price tag should only be the same as the 2000. And for the price it's asking, I don't want a nib coming from the same pen that would cost $90. They really need to make a nicer nib. Even the 2000 nib would be nice.

 

 

This pen should cost at MOST around the price of a Lamy 2000. That is a generous statement I feel, seeing as the 2000 has the better nib.

I'll disagree with this. The development of a retracting mechanism is expensive. Pilot's had ~45 years to amortize their cost on the VP/Decimo mechanism's development.

 

The Visconti Metropolis had an MSRP of $895 I believe (though it was a retracting piston filler) and all the Stipula retractables have had MSRPs of $500+ (some in the several thousand range), though some of those are also piston fillers.

 

One of my complaints about Lamy is that they haven't had anything more upmarket for people who were willing to pay for it. This is a step in that direction. Even though I don't personally care for the design based on a photo, I'll still look at it in a store to see how I feel about it then.

 

Thanks to sk2yshine for the note about the monotone gold nib, I may have to look for one and swap it in order to get the Studio I'd rather have....

 

[bardharlock]

Looking at this clip in pictures I have to wonder if it really is a functional clip in the traditional sense at all. It doesn't look to me as if anything could fit under it. If the clip is indeed the mechanism for the retraction then it may just be that none of the pictures capture it in the "clippable non-extended" position correctly?

[saintsimon]

Some longitudinal patterns would have made the pen less boring and given better control for the grip.

[Edgar Allan Bo]

Some longitudinal patterns would have made the pen less boring and given better control for the grip.

 

yeah, but it would appear less "minimalistic" than it is now.

 

now, there's nothing but the clip... but it's on the wrong end of the pen for me, I can't hold it properly with my finger on the clip, like the Pilot VP

 

the length of the pen seems to be the same, with the nib out/in!?!

Edited June 4, 2009 by sk2yshine

[HenryLouis]

Okay I doubt the clip has to do anything with the mechanism. The line that goes through the centre of the pen is the part where you twist to get the nib to extend. Maybe lamy designed it so the clip would retract.

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

The price is reasonable considering the R&D that went into the mechanism. I think it's a nice looking pen. If I get one, (not too likely at this point) I'd plate the center gold stripe in the nib in rhodium. I think they did the right thing with the nib. I'm not sure I like the look of an exposed 2000 nib on this pen.

 

One last thing... I hope the door has a seal on it so that the nib doesn't dry out if I forget to use it.

 

Dillon

Edited June 4, 2009 by Dillo

[saintsimon]

some plain Urushi coating would be also right for this pen shape. I think I prefer the Japanese minimalism over a lifeless matte torpedo.

[HenryLouis]

It's bauhaus... that's how it is. Plus, Urushi I don't believe is readily available in Germany.

 

some plain Urushi coating would be also right for this pen shape. I think I prefer the Japanese minimalism over a lifeless matte torpedo.

 

[OtterNZ]

Okay I doubt the clip has to do anything with the mechanism. The line that goes through the centre of the pen is the part where you twist to get the nib to extend. Maybe lamy designed it so the clip would retract.

 

see:

 

QUOTE (Frits B @ Jun 4 2009, 02:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I went to see a local Lamy dealer who said the nib is propelled and retracted by pressing on the clip.

 

 

[PENtup]

Henry is correct. Urushi is highly expensive, highly toxic before it hardens, and comes from a plant that only grows in Japan. For Lamy to import it, apply it under safety regulations, and sell it would make it impossible to put out at retail for under $400. Also, Urushi is not cheap even for pens from Japan.