Pilot Custom Heritage 912

[Bobby Check]

I have received my Pilot Custom Heritage 912 which I had purchased on eBay from Japan.

 

Mine came with a Japanese Soft Fine nib which is equivalent to an EF nib here.

 

This nib actually has some flex. The pen is a pleasure to write with.

 

Normally I can't write with an EF nib, but this one works!

 

Here are a couple of pics. The specs and more pics are at:

 

http://www.calgarype...m/Database.html

 

Bobby

 

 

 

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp50/Bobby_Check/P1060512.jpg

 

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp50/Bobby_Check/P1060509.jpg

Edited October 25, 2010 by Bobby Check

[revbyrd1]

Who was the seller, and there more available?

[revbyrd1]

Excuse me, "Are there more available?"

[Bobby Check]

I bought it from Engeika and I am not aware of others being offered at this time.

 

Bobby

Edited October 25, 2010 by Bobby Check

[bonejure]

Hi - congrats on your new purchase. It sounds like a wonderful pen !

 

Can you tell me more about the feel of the pen compared to others - the size of the barrel etc ? How supple is the nib compared to a Waterman Man 100 or a late model Duofold ? I like the flex and feel of my Pelikans and Watermans but I've heard that the Pilots are wonderfully supple and a pleasure to write with.

 

btw - what's the cost of a pen like this ?

[drifting]

I'm not Bobby, but I've got a 912 I really enjoy, as well.

 

The 912 is very comparable to the Pelikan M8xx in size and feel, in my opinion. Here are some comparison shots I posted a while back. I can't comment on comparisons to a Waterman Man 100 or to a Duofold.

 

Pilot nibs are excellent, and definitely have some spring to to them. However, I find comparing Japanese nibs to European nibs to be a bit like comparing apples to oranges. I enjoy them both, but Pilot nibs are simply unlike Pelikan nibs.

 

A quick search on Rakuten shows a price range of ¥14,200 to ¥16,800, convert to the currency of your choice.

 

Ryan.

[manolo]

I'm not Bobby, but I've got a 912 I really enjoy, as well.

 

The 912 is very comparable to the Pelikan M8xx in size and feel, in my opinion. Here are some comparison shots I posted a while back. I can't comment on comparisons to a Waterman Man 100 or to a Duofold.

 

Pilot nibs are excellent, and definitely have some spring to to them. However, I find comparing Japanese nibs to European nibs to be a bit like comparing apples to oranges. I enjoy them both, but Pilot nibs are simply unlike Pelikan nibs.

 

A quick search on Rakuten shows a price range of ¥14,200 to ¥16,800, convert to the currency of your choice.

 

Ryan.

 

I would say the 912 is more similar to an M600 than to an M800, but this is just my opinion. A really nice pen, understated and functional. Good size, good materials, wonderful nibs. I have a couple of them, one with a really nice soft medium (it is not flexible, but "elastic". I mean: it won't write thicker under pressure but the nib bends upwards) and a BB that I had a local craftman to grind into a stub. Beware with B and BB Pilot nibs because they are really broad, not like Platinum's and Sailor's.

[saketb]

Congrats on your new purchase. The pen looks very nice and similar to the Sailor Professional Gear 21kt.

[JLT]

Excuse me, "Are there more available?"

 

Engeika (Taizo) has this model routinely up for auction on eBay. I've been considering it myself as I find the Professional Gear a little on the short side for long writing session comfort (I don't post the cap). I've done business with Taizo on several occasions and it has been a pleasure each and every time.