Your Top 5 Pens?

[Runnin_Ute]

Well....

 

Since I don't have 5, I will give you what I have:

 

Waterman Phileas - F (red marbled)

Waterman Phileas - M (black)

Lamy Al Star - currently has a 1.1 mm italic nib/also have an F for it.

True Writer Silver Anniversary - F

 

Want to get:

Parker 45 Flighter

Pelikan M200

[GSteer]

1. Pelikan's, got 3 (M805, M320m, M200 - all great)

2. Parker 51's

3. Lamy 2000's

4. Pilot VP's (especially the matte black one)

5. TWSBI 540s, got 5

[max dog]

My top 5 in order acquired:

1. Cross Townsend Sterling

2. Pelikan M400 Brown Tortoise

3. Pelikan M600

4. Montblanc 145

5. Montblanc 146

[stevekolt]

Here are the ones that I own, or that have already been ordered...and better get here soon!

 

1.Montblanc WE Jonathan Swift Medium nib...on order

2 Montblanc 146 Fine nib...on order

3. Pilot Vanishing Point Fine nib - Black and Blue Carbonesque

4. Lamy 2000 EF nib

 

To be ordered...

Pelikan

Visconti

Graf von Faber Castell

Delta

 

 

And God only knows what else will be added as time marches on :embarrassed_smile:

[djpyle]

Right now, these are my top five:

 

1) Edison/Hakumin Morgan in Heki-Tamenuri (B nib; 1.1 stub on the way)

2) Pelikan M1005 Demo with 1.3 Minuskin stub

3) TWSBI Vac 700 Clear (1.1 stub)

4) Lamy 2000 (BB nib)

5) Parker 51 Vac in Cedar Blue with 1.4 Minuskin stub

[Pelikan Vera]

MMM....this is a hard one, as it was easy at some point.

In order of acquisition:

Montblanc 146 M ~1978

Pelikan 400 tortoise 1980's with modern B stub 14 karat nib by Mottishaw

Pelikan 400 NN tortoise 1950's with BB stub nib (my favourite writer)

Pelikan 100N Fine flexi nibe

Pelikan M800 tortoise with B stub nib

[schbe243]

My favourites:

 

- Montblanc 149

- Visconti Homo Sapiens Bronze

- Namiki Vermillon

- Waterman Expert

- Pelikan M800

[de_pen_dent]

My favorite 5, based on my personal evaluation of their writing abilities, tactile feel and writing pleasure:

 

- Nakaya Neo Standard

- Visconti Homo Sapiens

- Gates City New Dunn

- Aurora 88

- Gates City Postal Sr

 

Honorable mentions: Visconti Van Gogh, Sailor KoP, MB149, MB Brahms.

[dragon2java]

Tough question, as taste evolves over time. Currently my favorites are, in no particular order:

 

-ST Dupont Montparnasse

-Dunhill AD 2000

-Visconti Homo Sapiens Bronze

-Montegrappa Extra 1930 "parchment"

-Sailor professional"naginata togi" nib

 

 

All are with Medium nibs,yet their differences are striking and appreciated.

[Edwaroth]

My five faves:

 

Onoto Magna Classic

Pilot Lucina

Nemosine Singularity

Platinum 3776 Century

...and I'm working on acquiring a Namiki Falcon

[jar]

Based on the number of samples from a marque that I own my top five makers in order are:

 

Sheaffer {by a wide margin}

Parker

ST Dupont

Montegrappa

Montblanc

 

Based on how often I find I have a pen from given marque in rotation it's usually this order:

 

Caran d'Ache

Montegrappa

Graf von Faber Castell

Yard-o-Led

Montblanc

[Shutterbug57]

Top 5 of all time IMHO:

 

1. Parker Big Red Lucky Curve or Sheaffer Flat Top

2. Waterman's Safety Pen

3. Parker Vaccumatic or Sheaffer Balance

4. Parker 51 Aerometric

5. Mont Blanc 149 or Pelikan 800

 

Numbers1, 3 & 5 both have two similarly executed takes on the same idea and both were well executed.

 

of the top 5 I have:

 

1. Sheaffer Flat Top

2.

3. Parker Vaccumatic and Sheaffer Balance

4. Parker 51 Aerometric

5. Mont Blanc 149 and Pelikan 800

[ransky]

I have a six pen case that houses my daily carries, and I change my selection of pens about every week. I have three pens that endure in my rotation:

 

An Onoto Magna Classic with a medium gold nib. This pen has stayed inked since I received it.

A Bexley 2010 Owner's Club in black with a steel fine duo point nib by Richard Binder. Love the G-10 material.

A Cross sterling silver Townsend with a fine nib. What an absolute joy this nib is!

 

I also have a Kaweco Sport AC Carbon that stays close at hand. I'm not particularly tied to the pen so much as the form factor. I suppose I'd like a pocket pen that was a bit more...special.

[WaskiSquirrel]

My top 5 are (with the Pilot at the top, the rest pretty much interchangeable):

 

1. Pilot Custom 823 -- awesome smooth writer and incredible filling mechanism
   
2. TWSBI Vac 700 -- Cool filling mechanism, like the Pilot, and nice writer
   
3. Noodler's Ebonite -- Looks good, great writer, and fairly low cost
   
4. Noodler's Konrad -- Not sure if I should classify it differently from the Ebonite, but I enjoy it's quiet, subtle looks and great flex writing (this is a black pen: the other Konrads aren't always inked)
   
5. Noodler's Flex Pen -- Came free with bottle of Dragon's Napalm: amazing eyedropper pen and writes beautifully. It was a free pen, but I wish it was a production model.
   

[flyboySLC]

I am loving these lists.... I just wish they all had photos.. :clap1:

[markiv]

I did a top 10 list a while ago for Christof's thread but then it was soon obsolete as I added more pens. I have come to realize that the only thing constant is change. The pens below are a good representation of my preferences.

Bottom to top: Osmia Supra Extra, Astoria Dux No. 4, Parker Vac, Matador and Barclay.

http://i.imgur.com/ZHeC4.jpg?2

[ISW_Kaputnik]

Keeps changing, and my favorites for writing at home are not necessarily the ones I grab when heading out the door. Still, this would be pretty close, except perhaps for the exact order.

 

1. Eversharp Skyline.
   
2. Conway Stewart 388.
   
3. Conklin Crescent with #3 nib.
   
4. My blue Esterbrook J with a 2442 nib.
   
5. Namiki Falcon, SM nib.
   

[markiv]

...

 

Bo, All this while I had only read about your top nibs/pens but this must be the first time am seeing pictures of your nice pens.

[El Monstro]

For now, my top 5 pens I enjoy using and in no particular order:

 

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• Sailor Pro Gear Slim (Sapporo) - M nib
  
• Faber Castell Ondoro - M nib
  
• Platinum 3776 "Shoji" - M nib
  
• Mont Blanc Meisterstuck Classique - M nib
  
• Sheaffer 300 - M nib
  

Honorable mention:

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• For travelling I use my Kawekos - Lilliput or Sport
  

Again, for now...

[imadeadend]

All time favourites (in order):

 

1. Platinum President w/ 18k F nib

 

http://www.pentorium.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_9590.jpg

 

2. Platinum 3776 Century Bourgogne w/ 14k EF nib

 

http://www.pentorium.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_9598.jpg

 

3. Lamy 27 w/ Gold Cap and 14k M stub nib

 

http://www.pentorium.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_9595.jpg

 

4. (Recent addition) TWSBI VAC 700 Clear w/ Steel EF nib

 

http://www.pentorium.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_9624.jpg

 

5. Sailor 1911 Large w/ Rhodium trim and 21k MF nib

 

http://www.pentorium.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_9589.jpg

 

and my 6th favourite would be the Lamy Safari