Industrial looking fountain pens

[willprice94]

Hello everyone,

Could you give me some suggestions of pens i might like, I like industrial design, nice heavy pens are my favourite. I love the looks of the rotring 600. are there any other drafting FPs out there?

[Pfhorrest]

Lamy Studio Stainless is one, as well as the Lamy CP1. Also, if you want to get a bit more high-end, try Porsche Design.

[willprice94]

Thanks, I'll take a look at them tonight!

[hardyb]

Take a look at these for the brand name:

Officina and Michaels

 

http://www.theinkflow.com/off_cat.htm

http://www.michaelspens.com/fatboytshirts.html

Edited May 8, 2010 by hardyb

[willprice94]

Hi Hardyb, Thanks for the links, i quite like a few of the officina pens but the Michaels have a bit too much going on for me, I like a fairly minimalist design.

Edited May 8, 2010 by willprice94

[rwilsonedn]

How about a Rotring 600?

ron

[willprice94]

Hi ron, i mentioned that i loved the Rotring 600 in my first post, it really is a lovely pen. Thats why i started this thread, i'm interested to see if there are any other pens with such a clean design!

[sara z]

Maybe Levenger's L-Tech?

[willprice94]

Yes, I do quite like that pen, its a shame it doesn't come in black =/

[Julio]

I vote for a Pelikan Technixx new for 40. delivered

[dracodoc]

I believe Lamy's design will appeal to you. Check their website.

[willprice94]

Hi dracodoc, I do like LAMY, i have a safari at the moment, its a nice looking pen.

The pelikan technixx is quite nice though all of them are a bit too 'polished' for my tastes, I still haven't managed to come across anything like the 600 which is just a piece of hexagonal bar, it just screams simplicity to me! also i suppose its quite old so i like that aspect of it, it comes from the period of isoographs etc. I love drafting pens and pencils. The rotring 600 in my opinion is the only technical looking fountain pen i have seen to date! I'm not saying i don't like other designs, because i do (Pelikan have some lovely designs) however im a bit of a tech nerd. . .

[RHutch]

Pilot elites and MYU's are rather industrial looking.

[rdh]

You might also look at the Faber-Castell Mondoro. It has the faceted design of the Rotring 600. You can get the body in black or white, but the cap is silver. I haven't seen one or used one, but there are some nice pictures in this thread.

 

Dave

[willprice94]

Not a fan of the elite, but the MYU, that is nice! same sort of price as a rotring 600, the faber-castell mondoro is also quite nice, i wonder how the resin feels? Thanks for the recomendations

[rdh]

Not a fan of the elite, but the MYU, that is nice! same sort of price as a rotring 600, the faber-castell mondoro is also quite nice, i wonder how the resin feels? Thanks for the recomendations

 

The spring issue of Stylus magazine gives a positive review of the Mondoro. One of the things they say is "The jet black barrel has a highly polished plastic that looks as good as it feels."

 

Dave

[gordonf]

I understand why people still love those old Rotring 600 series pens and pencils - they had a lot of heft to them and felt really well built.

 

These pens had similar appeal for me:

 

Chris Thompson's stainless steel Duofold replica - about 100 grams, machined from a solid rod of stainless. Chris' work is beautiful, and it's a great writer with new Centennial nib.

 

Inkling Bomapen D6 - 100+ grams of solid tungsten, very precise fit and finish, indestructible. Mine is polished rather than tungsten carbide coated as Mike used on most of these. (. . . a ballpoint - sorry). Might be tough to find, as I think they're sold out.

 

CE Levi "Colossus" FP, mine is around 130 grams, no clip, no exterior adornments, just looks like a polished solid rod of brass. Writes beautifully with reclaimed Shaeffer Lifetime nib.

 

All of these are solid metal and very heavy by most standards. I like the sense of solid, precise machine work they convey. The cap threads on the Colossus work smoothly, but have no play or slop at all. They're hand lapped for a perfect fit.

[Silvermink]

The Lamy 2000 is mostly makrolon (glass-fiber-reinforced polycarbonate), but it's a very clean Bauhaus design that might appeal to you.

[willprice94]

The Dufold replica and CE Levi "colossus" are quite nice, so is the Lamy 2000.

The inkling is really nice, i don't really like 'fat' pens I prefer sleeker ones!

still they show some beautiful craftsmenship. Thanks for the recomendations!

[streeton]

The Dufold replica and CE Levi "colossus" are quite nice, so is the Lamy 2000.

The inkling is really nice, i don't really like 'fat' pens I prefer sleeker ones!

still they show some beautiful craftsmenship. Thanks for the recomendations!

 

Well if its sleek you like and industrial then it has to be Lamy CP1 matt black titanium.