"must Have" Pens

[Edwaroth]

Forgive me if this has been done before. I would like to compile a list of you consider to be absolutely "must have" pens. If all who participate would be good enough to list no more than five of what you would consider to be the all time "must have" pens, I would greatly appreciate it. I am looking for: the sought after, the timeless, the collectible, the iconic, the everyday user, the reliable...you know, the must haves.

 

Thanks, in advance!

 

Edward

[Cognaticrotty]

Nakaya

MB

Visconti HS

Parker 51

Waterman 52

 

 

 

HAve 3 of my 5..... So doing well so far

Edited February 20, 2013 by Cognaticrotty

[orfew]

Montblanc 149

[Cyber6]

Nakaya

MB

Visconti HS

Parker 51

Waterman 52

 

 

 

HAve 3 of my 5..... So doing well so far

 

Damn it... I have none of those.

 

My 5 must haves..

 

1. Montblanc 149 with an Oblique Double Broad

2. Nakaya Tamenuri with vintage Super Flex nib

3. Pelikan M800/M1000 with a semi flex B/Stub

4. Waterman/Mabie Todd with vintage Super Flex nib

5. Parker 51 with a Minuskin stub (1.3mm at least)

 

 

C.

[JefferyS]

• Visconti Homo sapiens
• Pelikan M800 or M805
• Aurora Optima

[Cognaticrotty]

Nakaya

MB

Visconti HS

Parker 51

Waterman 52

 

 

 

HAve 3 of my 5..... So doing well so far

 

Damn it... I have none of those.

 

My 5 must haves..

 

1. Montblanc 149 with an Oblique Double Broad

2. Nakaya Tamenuri with vintage Super Flex nib

3. Pelikan M800/M1000 with a semi flex B/Stub

4. Waterman/Mabie Todd with vintage Super Flex nib

5. Parker 51 with a Minuskin stub (1.3mm at least)

 

 

C.

I have my waterman superflex, MB 146, and Parker 51

[carlos.q]

Pelikan 100N

[hoppes no9]

Nakaya

MB

Visconti HS

Parker 51

Waterman 52

 

 

 

I agree with the first three. Replace the last two with:

 

LAMY 2K

Pelikan 800/5

[mremptypants]

1. TWSBI 540 or current

2. Visconti Homo sapiens

3. Sailor 1911 KOP

4. Pilot Vanishing Point

5. MB 149 or 146

 

I am lucky to have them all except the 149

[RoriRants]

Lamy Safari (cheap reliable and groovy looking)

Pilot Prera (FANTASTIC nibs/great price)

Pelikan (of your choice) (classic pens)

Pilot VP (cuz they're "clicky"!)

Lamy 2K (Great everyday pack around writer)

[akustyk]

• Visconti Homo sapiens
• Pelikan M800 or M805
• Aurora Optima

Yes! I have the first two, hoping some day to get the Optima.

[msolok]

1. 
    
   
2. Noodlers pen (any of them). These aren't high end pens, and they are not the greatest pens around. However as you need to fiddle and fix them, they get people thinking more about how FOuntain Pens work and how they can be used. It is the perfect pen for learning!
   
3. Lamy Studio/Al-Star. The perfect knock around pen. Durable, easy to use, and cheap. Good as a starter pen or simply to take with you. And they write really well!
   
4. Lamy 2000. A classic pen. Perfect for every day writing and long writing sessions. It's fairly light and is very comfortable to hold. Takes a fair amount of mistreatment as well!
   
5. Kaweco Sport. The perfect travel pen. Small, light, but becomes a full size pen when posted. Nibs are fairly good, and ink capacity is good (option to carry short carts, or convert to an Eyedropper)
   
6. MontBlanc. I personally think everyone needs one. I aim to get one some day
   

[Stratman351]

Well, it's all preference AFAIC, but my five are:

 

Delta Dolce Vita oversize

Pelikan M1000

MB 149

Omas 360

Conway Stewart Churchill

 

I wouldn't mind an Astoria either.

[hoppes no9]

1. TWSBI 540 or current

2. Visconti Homo sapiens

3. Sailor 1911 KOP

4. Pilot Vanishing Point

5. MB 149 or 146

 

I am lucky to have them all except the 149

 

KOP and 149 are pretty similar. But I like your call on the TWSBI.

[langere]

I am pleasantly surprised by the frequent mention of the Visconti Homo Sapiens! I did not know that it had made such an impression.

 

Let me add my two, er...five, bits:

 

Aurora 88

Sailor 1911

Visconti Van Gogh

Parker Vacumatic

Pelikan 400

 

Some less expensive versions than some of the above, though I like the selections other people have made.

 

Erick

[Keyless Works]

For me the only one is a Parker 51.

Maybe an early 1950s MB 146...will have to see when it arrives.

 

I have had bad experiences with a lot of the pens listed here so maybe it is personal preference or luck of the draw.

[phineas149]

for me:

 

1 MB 149

2 Visconti homo sapien

3 waterman carene

4 lamy 2000

5 pelican m1000

[Oranges and Apples]

If you have one, you "must have" all of them.

[TLab3000]

Forgive me if this has been done before. I would like to compile a list of you consider to be absolutely "must have" pens. If all who participate would be good enough to list no more than five of what you would consider to be the all time "must have" pens, I would greatly appreciate it. I am looking for: the sought after, the timeless, the collectible, the iconic, the everyday user, the reliable...you know, the must haves.

Yeah, sure, by all means, let's do this every other week! Because, you know, it's much more fun compiling all the data from different threads instead of only one. Actually, let's forget about the old threads. I mean... in this ever changing world, who can tell what new and exciting pens that make the top-5-must-have-list there will be in the future, I mean, like in 10 days from now!

 

If you really had an interest in compiling such a list, why wouldn't you look if there already is one? Maybe this is just me not having head my morning coffee yet, but seriously, I really don't understand why you started a new thread.

Edited February 20, 2013 by TLab3000

[de_pen_dent]

I'd say:

 

- Montblanc 146/149

- Pelikan M1000

- Aurora 88

- Lamy 2000

- Parker 51

- Visconti Homo Sapiens

- Sailor 1911

- Nakaya Neo Standard or similar

- Parker Duofold

- Sheaffer PFM / Legacy