Delta Dolce Vita Review

[georges zaslavsky]

the too rigid and too small in size nib is what made me not to buy this this pen.

Edited February 27, 2010 by georges zaslavsky

[rfranca]

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[Silvermink]

This review doesn´t show on the review index.

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MYU would have to do it and he's been too busy to update it for some months now. All hail the search function!

[dillonmetty]

Happily ago I bought my Dolce Vita Large 7 months and I wrote with him for four weeks. The rest of the time it was under way or in Italy is being repaired due to leakage. The two times repeared success and the return of guaranteed quality. It is still not working properly.

[Robert Alan]

Thank you so much for your wonderful review! I also own this pen, and it is one of my favorites. My pen is also fitted with a medium nib, and it is incredibly smooth and never skips. As a matter of fact, my piston-filled Dolce Vita is one of the most reliable fountain pens I have ever used, and I have been collecting pens for over thirty years.

 

One of the things I like about the PIF Dolce Vita is the "click" that tells one to stop turning the piston knob. Also, I agree with you about the ink-view window! It is a wonderful design.

 

BTW, my other Delta pens are the small Dolce Vita fp, bp and mp, and the Anni 70 fp (a terrific steel-nibbed fp). These other writing instruments are very well-made, with excellent fit and finish.

 

All the best,

Robert

 

 

[oberon]

I would like to hear about the pocket watches that are in your first photo and see a better photo of them if possible. I carry a Hamilton Railroad Special. Seems like pocket watches and fountain pens are a natural match.

[rfranca]

Seems like pocket watches and fountain pens are a natural match.

 

They do look good together...

These watches are from a collection that used to be sold in the newsstands.

Very cheap, around 15 to 30 dollars. 2 are quartz 2 are manual wind (+ 5 min/day :embarrassed_smile: )

Edited March 18, 2011 by rfranca

[Guest Subvet642]

I love Delta's orange acrylic! I just recently got one of the DV ZEN ballpens (Yeah, I know, but it was all I could afford), and I gotta say that photography can't do the color justice. I've become a Delta fan.

[michelim]

great review!

[lewis]

What a beauty. Great colour, added to 'wish list'! Thanks

[empyrean]

I don't like orange! But something about this pen just reeks with beauty! It is a very handsome pen!

[Phormula]

Thank you for this great review with detailed pictures!

 

The day I will decide to pass the 100 Euro barrier for a pen, the Delta is one of the first on my list.

[rfranca]

GREAT first review!!!

 

I think this pen will ALWAYS be too big for me, as I have spidery long fingers; unfit for the more virile barrel of this pen :embarrassed_smile:

I must add that my hand is very small which does not seem to be problem with this pen

[haroldvincent]

I had the mid-size, and it was beautiful. I'de love to get the oversize. Thanks for the review.

[tstoldt]

I just wanted to say well done on this review it was very well done and insightful and helped me to decide to pick one up at the Washington D.C pen show this past weekend. I got the mid size though.

[dragon666]

I too have just picked one up (waiting patiently for it to arrive by stork). Great review, this has swayed me to forking out $375 + postage.

 

Can't wait to ink if up. It will be the ferrari in my stable.

[Zoran Grbic]

Hello Rare,

 

Thank you for the write up; it just confirmed I didn't make a mistake buying this pen. :-)

 

Concerning your issues with skipping and its relative dryness, I had the same issue. This pen seems to need a brake-in period.

 

My Oversized is a non-piston with a broad nib. It wrote terrible and too dry for my taste when new. Normally people seem to notice a change in behavior after the first week. I didn't have that patience and helped the brake-in period a bit by slightly pushing the nib's flex.

 

After two days the nib became butter soft and very, very wet. Ever since, it's inked with Murasaki and a dream to write with.

 

Next step is the medium version with a medium stub for office use.

 

Note: The non piston Oversized is factory built to be used as a eyedropper; the rubber ring is built in. You just need to fill up the barrel.

 

Have fun!

 

Zoran

[dragon666]

I now own this pen. Took it to work for a week. It is absolutely stunning. Really well finished. The resin is beautiful, much more substance than a Pelikan or Mont blanc. Were the pen is not polished on the inside of the cap, the resin is raw and awesome. The nib is firm and has little flex. I love the size. The filling mechanism is very very nice.

 

Conclusion: is the Ferrari in my collection. 99% rating from me. I deduct 1% because a tiny part of one of the rings shows some silver corrosion.

 

An absolutely stunning fountain pen.

 

(should have forked out the money a long time ago)

Edited October 21, 2013 by dragon666

[Earl Pitts]

Very comprehensive review. You did a great job in reviewing this beautiful pen.

[KlytusLord]

Thank you for the review.

 

I received my piston version today, and I do like the size. My only disappointment was all the writing on the back of the cap; mine not only says Delta, Dolcevita, it also has mid-size in horribly bright white lettering