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I currently have 2-3 production pens:

 

Pilot MYU series (701 and Long black)

Merlin 33 (Storm Front)

Danitrio Mikado

 

One that I am currently wanting will probably have to be custom made or at least heavily modified, so I'll just sit, save and think.

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It's happened to me twice. The first time was with my Edison bulb-filler, then it was the Pelikan M805 in solid blue. Although, with the latter, it was more a matter of feel than looks. Before I held one in my hand, I didn't realize how badly I wanted it.

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I guess now they would be Visconti's Knights Templar pen or a Namiki Emperor murasaki-shikibu takamaki-e.

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Edison Morgan. Until seeing the Edisons in person, I was confident I wanted a Herald or a Pearl. It was love at first sight for the Morgan though. Le coup de foudre! :cloud9:

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There have been many, but the one that stands out in my mind is the Aurora Afrika. I've had it for about a year and it's still one of my favorites.

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avlisyar Vintage

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The Edison Pearl in my Avatar.

Before going to the Philly show

this past January, I saw this in

Brian's inventory. When I saw it

in person at the show, I knew I

wanted it. I absolutely love it!

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My Bexley Fifth Anniversary in BCHR.

Bryan

 

"The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes." Winston S. Churchill

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1st time I saw the Aurora Optima (modern) in black with gold trim, I had to have it. Bought it at a good price from local B & M.

 

2nd, was a Parker Vaumatic Senior Maxima in black with DJ. Recently found one in mint condition.

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I really wanted a Visconti Divina Proporzione from the first time I saw it. I've now got a Visconti Divina Desert Springs, which I think is just as pretty, so I'd call that a win (especially considering what I paid for it).

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Currently inked:

 

Montegrappa NeroUno Linea - J. Herbin Poussière de Lune //. Aurora Optima Demonstrator - Aurora Black // Varuna Rajan - Kaweco Green // TWSBI Vac 700R - Visconti Purple

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The Conway Stewart Churchill in brackets brown, it was always going to happen and now it has. :cloud9:

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impossiblebird Vintage

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The Edison Pearl in my Avatar.

Before going to the Philly show

this past January, I saw this in

Brian's inventory. When I saw it

in person at the show, I knew I

wanted it. I absolutely love it!

That's very lovely... is it as comfortable as it looks?

The impossible bird at 121 years young...
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NYLegMan Near Mint

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The Montegrappa Nero Uno!!! Was searching for some new ink colors walking through the "mine field" (Arthur Brown) and passed the display case. It was like the movie version of a silent scream in space. "LET ME OUT OF THIS CASE!!! I NEED OXYGEN!! TAKE ME HOME, I'M THIRSTY, GIMME INK!!!" I held the pen for about ten seconds and it was all over. Wife's Comment: "How unique (sarcastically)...another black and silver pen for your collection?" But now there is a rose gold as well :puddle: !!

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Just an analog guy in a digital world.

My avatar, "Max", my best boy... put to rest 7/26/10.

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willprice94 Mint

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i want a rotring 600 desperatley, as soon as i saw that beautiful design, its industrial looks suit me perfectly! though at my age funds don't come around very often so i reckon it will be quite a while until i get the chance to posess one! :crybaby:

Inked and Using:

Reform 1745 - Noodlers Black

Reform 1745 - Diamine Med. Blue

Reform P120 - Diamine Teal

Lamy Safari - Noodlers Black

Lots of Rotring Art Pens for Calligraphy - Diamine inks

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too much too list, but my very first special pen was a 1979 mb 149

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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An unmatched pair of Sheaffer Targas, serving me faithfully since the 70s. I have nobby pens, homely pens and even an antique or three. The Targa is (to me) the quarter horse of the pen world. I give slight preference to my '77 brushed steel Targa, dings and all. It's not a matter of the stories it could tell. It wrote the stories :)

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foxtail1 Vintage

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Hey!

I was browsing Bryan's website the other day (www.pentime.net) and I saw the Visconti Opera Master Demo in amber. The moment I saw it I knew I had to have it. What was the pen that caused that feeling in you?

-Nick

http://www.stylo.ca/Images/Produits/10869_LRG.jpg

 

The same place (Bryant's website) and the same pen in Clear Demo. I still look at it with awe, and I'm still not sure that I'm filling it correctly! :roflmho:

 

http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz261/foxtail1/OperaLEClear2.jpg

 

Kristi

Kristi

 

My photos on Flickr

 

Ask me about my purple pen addiction.

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In the last year or so, my fancy has turned to vintage and antique pens, and this one drove me nuts for a couple months:

 

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_XAqLuU8H28k/S-dSMWGTfdI/AAAAAAAAAhY/OsC1bxTlLPA/Conklin%20Sapphire%202.jpg

 

Until I bought it.

 

Conklin Endura Sapphire, c. 1925. Why? The color? The proportions? The wee red stripes?

 

In any event it's a beauty, a smooth writer with a medium point, and I enjoy seeing it in my hand.

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antleredguy Near Mint

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Hey!

I was browsing Bryan's website the other day (www.pentime.net) and I saw the Visconti Opera Master Demo in amber. The moment I saw it I knew I had to have it. What was the pen that caused that feeling in you?

-Nick

http://www.stylo.ca/Images/Produits/10869_LRG.jpg

 

The same place (Bryant's website) and the same pen in Clear Demo. I still look at it with awe, and I'm still not sure that I'm filling it correctly! :roflmho:

 

http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz261/foxtail1/OperaLEClear2.jpg

 

Kristi

How is the pen? (I'm an obsessive review reader so I always want to know about something before buy it)

Thanks,

Nick

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RobertJ Near Mint

RobertJ

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This Montegrappa Cosmos!

 

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x180/rinellatony/Montegrappa%20Cosmos/MontegrappaCosmos004.jpg

 

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x180/rinellatony/Montegrappa%20Cosmos/MontegrappaCosmos005.jpg

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