Jinhao 159

[wlwilcox]

This is my daily pen. I love the way it writes and how well it behaves for me. I cleaned it well when first purchased. I also switched nibs. I put in a broad nib from Goulet Pen and wow I was in LOVE. I carry it a leather " reader eyeglass" sleeve and goes into my jacket or my jean pocket. I load this pen with Noodlers X-Feather.

[Albinoni]

Very, very, very big. The Jinhao X450 is about as large a pen as I can manage.

Is the 159 bigger than the X450

[richardandtracy]

Yes.

The J159 is a huge pen.

 

The barrel diameter of the J159 is 17.3mm at its widest, the X450 is 13.5mm ( from https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/141570-jinhao-x450/ )

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

[Alex2014]

Lovely! I have X650 and x950 and (in porcelain) and both are beautiful and with very good pens. I think I will order 159 soon.

Edited February 4, 2014 by Alex2014

[Jorge]

Just to add a bit of extra salt and pepper to this thread, I enclose some pictures of my recent acqusition of a "customized" version of the 159.

I must say that I had been reluctant up to now to buy one because of the different and valuable opinions that can be read here (like the clip style, nib characteristics, start-up issues, etc...), until last week, when I went to get my newspaper at the newsagent and discovered a new collection of Fountain Pens being sold there in fascicles.

A new issue is meant to be available every week, each one being dedicated to a famous writer, composer, painter...the first one honouring L.Van Beethoven, one of the composers I admire the most.

Needless to say that, at a price of 8€, and with the musical details that make it different from the "standard" version, I could not resist the temptation.

I hope that the pictures show clearly enough these details in terms of the bass clef at the clip and the musical staff at the cap ring.

By the way, it writes with a medium-to-fine line, quite smoothly, right from the start, and I am enjoying it quite a lot, I must say.

[Albinoni]

I also have a 159 and love it. I changed the nib to a German Knox (paid $9 for the nib, new) and it writes like a dream. I also have an x750 and they're both great values for $10 each delivered. Of course it doesn't have the quality as my MB, but the MB doesn't feel 50 times better either ...

 

Enjoy all pens!

 

- Mike

Hi Mike mind if I ask where did you get the german Knox nib from and did you install it yourself. I've also bought a black Jinhao 159 off Ebay and still waiting for it to arrive to Australia, really looking forward to trying it

[testrider]

 

Hi Mike mind if I ask where did you get the german Knox nib from and did you install it yourself. I've also bought a black Jinhao 159 off Ebay and still waiting for it to arrive to Australia, really looking forward to trying it

 

 

See my post here: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/216230-jinhao-159/page-3?do=findComment&comment=2378450

 

Got mine from xfountainpens.com.

 

-I'm also Mike but not the other Mike that you asked :-)

Edited February 11, 2014 by testrider

[sebas0902]

Got three 159 in different variants and all of them are great performers and easily dismantled for cleaning and playing with, including the Beethoven all my friends who bought it are happy with it.

Knox are far better in fine nibs, and the bullow is better build but, anyway, 159 is a bang for the buck in any variant.

[Albinoni]

Got three 159 in different variants and all of them are great performers and easily dismantled for cleaning and playing with, including the Beethoven all my friends who bought it are happy with it.

Knox are far better in fine nibs, and the bullow is better build but, anyway, 159 is a bang for the buck in any variant.

Hi sorry but what do you mean by three different variants, I thought there was only one variant being the traditional Jinhao 159

[linuxid10t]

Hi sorry but what do you mean by three different variants, I thought there was only one variant being the traditional Jinhao 159

I ordered one about a year ago and it was slightly different from the newer one I got for my friend. Even better build quality. Also, the difference was the etched inside of the letters.

[collectibles114]

I own a 159, X450, and a X750. For the money I paid, I was pretty impressed with the quality of the nibs and the metal build of the pens. I will say though that I much prefer Duke over Jinhao—after purchasing a 209 it seemed to be a better version of Jinhao. Plus, I'm not a big fan of large pens, and the 159 is pretty substantial in size.

 

 

I'm actually selling my Jinhaos after trying to clean up my fountain pen collection a little bit. All three for $10, free shipping in the US. If anyone is interested, please don't hesitate to message me or find me on ebay.

[DaveBj]

^{Got mine a couple weeks ago from the Goulets. All of the positive things have already been said, so I'll just say that I like it a LOT, but then I'm easy to please. It's huge, but it fits my [unorthodox] grip just fine. I might eventually renib it with a F or EF, but for right now I'm liking the M.}

[KBeezie]

It's not my daily pen, but I have a 159 with a Goulet 2-tone Medium Nib.

 

http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/jinhao159/marble_full.jpg

 

I don't use it all that often, but it works well, it's large and sturdy. It works wonderfully with Waterman Intense Black cartridges (Syrah with that nib/feed combination works decent too). Out of the 'top' 3 Jinhao pens I know of X450, X750, 159, the 159 is probably the best constructed one in my opinion, but it's also quite a bit on the large size.

[Thier.]

A few weeks ago, I've found a box full of beautifull nibs and bought it for nearly nothing.

This morning, I took one out of the box and put it on my Jinhao 159. Woaw, it's just another pen : that good old gold nib is one of the most flexible I ever had .... Compared to the original stuff, it's from black to white !!!!!

As soon I have a day off, I will try the others on different pens ....

[Manalto]

It's good to know where you're compromising when you get a bargain pen. I wouldn't consider leaking a "minor niggle" at any price.

[Manalto]

I don't understand the coyness about mentioning the Montblanc name.

[Charles Skinner]

After using this pen, off and on, for about two weeks, I noticed that my "penmanship" suffers when using it. I wrote some with it "uncapped," and my penmanship is improving. Is it the weight? C. S.

[Benpiggy]

May I ask how is everybody's experience with the pen's paint?

 

I brought one 4 years ago, and the paint starts coming off just in a few months of regular use. There are excellent posts in explaining how to remove the paint to become brass-like - I was too lazy after trying for a few minutes.

 

I brought a new 159 a few months back and just start using it now.

 

Will see how it is holding up.

[Highbinder]

Just picked one up in orange for 2.75£ delivered! As long as the nib is better than the Hero 616's I've tried I think I just got myself a real bargain!

[MontPelikan]

Hello everyone!

 

A short review of the Jinhao 159 could be found here:

 

https://youtu.be/4VMDdADYGiQ

 

Thank you for watching and sharing this video-review!

 

MonPelikan