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Agree, although I'm partial to the pinstripe. I just bought a 146 in the finish, and it is absolutely stunning.

 

On extra thing about the elegance of silver pens: unlike most other finishes, the patina picked up by years of use and-or polishing only adds to the elegance...

 

MB 146 Solitaires, especially the sterling silver in barleycorn finish

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/jelb/IMG_7251.jpg

 

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Too many pens; too little writing.

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Has to be my 1932 blue slim standard Sheaffer Balance. Next would be a blue Moire Skyline with a gold tassie (don't own that one... and will be mighty surprised if I ever do).

 

Tim

(what can I say... I like blue celluloid)

The only sense that's common is nonsense...

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I would say:

Black Parker 51 DJ with a gold filled cap

Parker 75 or Premier chisele

Parker 61 (dark with Rainbow cap)

Montblanc 84

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"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" - Albert Einstein

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georges zaslavsky Museum Piece

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jade green senior duofold with its modern sibling

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/georges2/dcp_0192.jpg

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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This thread made me look at my collection again... and get a little depressed... :crybaby:

 

The one pen that absolutely struck me as "elegant" both from an engineering and design standpoint is the Pilot M90.

 

I hope to own one of these pens one day!

 

A close runner up is the Sheaffer Triumph nibbed pens.

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Montblanc 744

http://www.penantique.com/Penantique/Pen/Montblanc/Vintage_Montblanc_Pens_2/Montblanc_Mont_Blanc_744-N_Vintage_Fountain_Pen/Montblanc_Mont_Blanc_744-N_Vintage_Fountain_Pen_14.JPG

You can never be too thin,

or too rich.

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Montblanc 744

 

You can never be too thin,

or too rich.

 

gary

 

Umm, I'll respectfully disagree with half of your wisdom. (Nice MB by the way)

 

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Ray

Atlanta, Georgia

 

Pilot Namiki Vanishing Point with Richard Binder ItaliFine 0.9mm/F Nib

Faber Castell's Porsche Design with Gold & Stainless Mesh in Binderized CI Broad nib

Visconti LE Divina Proporzione in Gold with Binderized CI nib

David Oscarson Valhalla in gray (Thor) with Broad Binderized CI nib

Michel Perchin LE Blue Serpent (reviewed) with Binderized CI nib

Montblanc 149 in Medium Binderized CI nib

Montblanc Pope Julius II 888 Edition (reviewed) in Bold Binderized CI nib

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Maybe the Montblanc Oscar Wilde ? :glare:

 

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Respect to all

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jonro Collectors Item

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So many elegant pens to choose from. The Sheaffer Balance in the Ebonized Pearl finish is, to me, an extremely elegant vintage pen. A modern elegant pen is the Waterman Edson.

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... A modern elegant pen is the Waterman Edson.

 

+1

 

Translucent charcoal body, stiff inlaid nib, frosted platinum plated cap with gleaming platinum plated art deco clip.

 

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr131/yachtsilverswan/WatermanEdsonblack.jpg

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Ray

Atlanta, Georgia

 

Pilot Namiki Vanishing Point with Richard Binder ItaliFine 0.9mm/F Nib

Faber Castell's Porsche Design with Gold & Stainless Mesh in Binderized CI Broad nib

Visconti LE Divina Proporzione in Gold with Binderized CI nib

David Oscarson Valhalla in gray (Thor) with Broad Binderized CI nib

Michel Perchin LE Blue Serpent (reviewed) with Binderized CI nib

Montblanc 149 in Medium Binderized CI nib

Montblanc Pope Julius II 888 Edition (reviewed) in Bold Binderized CI nib

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kazoolaw Antique

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Umm, I'll respectfully disagree with half of your wisdom. (Nice MB by the way)

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I think this is what they call in the business a "gotcha!"

Well done,

gary

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Umm, I'll respectfully disagree with half of your wisdom. (Nice MB by the way)

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr131/yachtsilverswan/bic.jpg

 

I think this is what they call in the business a "gotcha!"

Well done,

gary

 

Yeah, I think it's going to be hard to top this one.....so, moderator, please lock this thread.....

 

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FP Addict & Pretty Nice Guy

 

 

 

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mstone Vintage

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When in doubt, the LBD always works.

 

Hmm. I think that more than half the world's population would look pretty ridiculous in an LBD. :hmm1:

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bushido Vintage

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Montblanc Greta Garbo!

 

It's the pen that turned me into a fountain pen user and started all this madness. :lol:

 

http://penfountain.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Montblanc-Greta-Garbo-283x300.jpg

 

i agree with this one, def most elegant

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Belfaborac NOS (New Old Stock)

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... A modern elegant pen is the Waterman Edson.

 

Translucent charcoal body, stiff inlaid nib, frosted platinum plated cap with gleaming platinum plated art deco clip.

 

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr131/yachtsilverswan/WatermanEdsonblack.jpg

Hot damn, that really is a seriously nice pen! Streamlined, elegant, with just the right amount of embellishments. Simply the nicest Edson variant I've seen.

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