jaguar pens

[memphislawyer]

What are they like? Colorado pens has the roller and the fountain pen at some darn low prices, <$75.00 each.

[Clydesdave]

I have a Jaguar ball point pen. I like the pen and especially the clip. It's a bit heavy, but I like that. I dropped it once and it exploded. The twist mechanism came apart, due to two important parts being epoxied together. I would expect that to fail on all the ball points pens, eventually. Granted, I dropped it, but I like to think it would survive that. The finish on the pen is very nice, perfect in fact. Nice pen. I'm glad I have it.

 

 

[diplomat]

They are made by the Italian company Aquila Brands, but possibly produced in China. However, the Aquila family is a first mover in the industry (since the 30s) and they managed to keep an high quality product in the years.

Between the other brands they have is Tibaldi, Lalex and Ducati.

 

Cheers,

[Tsujigiri]

That seems like a reasonable price for that pen, not like what they were charging for them before. I've started to prefer vintage pens and integrated fillers more, but if you like them, go for it.

Nice find on the price. A few years ago I would have definitely gotten one.

[mikerph]

The have steel points and are pretty stiff. Not bad but no Pelikan either.

[memphislawyer]

I am thinking of the roller ball over the fountain pen

[Neill78]

What are they like? Colorado pens has the roller and the fountain pen at some darn low prices, <$75.00 each.

 

I am almost finished my review of a Jaguar fountain pen; I just need to take pictures. For $75 it might be worth picking one up, but the regular retail price is ridiculous. A quick summary of my forthcoming review is below.

 

Here are the good points:

Smooth, fine line (even though it's a Medium)

Built like a tank

Stiff nib can be used to play darts or puncture tires

 

Here are the bad points:

Heavy

Unbalanced

Very uncomfortable shape, and huge step-up from section to barrel

Section "grip" is smooth, small, and too close to the nib

Won't post well (and is really too heavy to post anyway)

Most converters won't fit properly (either too long or the twist handle binds up)

Cap falls off constantly (it's only about a turn and a quarter)

Dries up after a few hours capped

Questionable QC (Mine came with a crooked clip)

Stiff nib can be used to play darts or puncture tires

 

Neill

[memphislawyer]

Thanks Neill. $65 is what it will run but for $40 more, Im going with the Delta 365 then

[Neill78]

Thanks Neill. $65 is what it will run but for $40 more, Im going with the Delta 365 then

 

Most likely a better investment.

 

Neill

[orangezorki]

Very interesting to see that there are multiple places selling these pens. I also noter that there are gold nibbed versions available, for more money of course. Unfortunately, it seems like the site mentioned no longer sells the FPs, so does anyone know of anywhere in the world where I can buy one for a decent price?

 

David