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Diplomat Aero - Simply Terrific


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Last month, after about a month's regular use of the new Diplomat Aero fountain pen and ballpoint, I wrote a review.

 

In summary it's a terrific new model from this excellent German maker of all metal larger format fountain pens. They are now a favourite for me. I thoroughly recommend the Aero as you'll see in my review.

 

While released later in 2013, the Aero could not be found easily here in Australia. The dealers were a bit slow off the mark. But now it's readily available.

 

This is a pen you have to see in-store to really appreciate how good it looks and how superbly made and finished it is.

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(image by Diplomat)

 

My review is located at:

http://www.fountainpenbiz.com/blog/diplomat-aero-german-quality-gets-style

 

Cheers.

Simon

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Glad to see diplomat still exist...was such a long time i didn't hear of them i thought it was over.
Nice review thanks.

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Pens owned actually: MB 146 EF;Pelikan M200 SE Clear Demonstrator 2012 B;Parker 17 EF;Parker 51 EF;Waterman Expert II M,Waterman Hemisphere M;Waterman Carene F and Stub;Pilot Justus 95 F.

 

Nearly owned: MB 149 B(Circa 2002);Conway Stewart Belliver LE bracket Brown IB.

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Just finishing my first cartridge with my Aero.

 

Lovely pen - literally a head-turner amongst colleagues. But the 'F' nib is actually a very wet medium, so I'll be looking at my dryest inks for the next fill.

 

Oh, and the cap needs a good pull to remove it.

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Nice pen nice revie nice website

 

I hav two excellence A with medium nibs.....

 

Steel but so smooth

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Nice pen nice revie nice website

 

I hav two excellence A with medium nibs.....

 

Steel but so smooth

 

Got one myself a few months ago the Excellence A Carya and an Aero pencil for that matter, I really do like the excellence the nib has just the right amount of feedback. Looking to hopefully own a gold nib nibbed one in the next year hopefully the Excellence A Venezia in the darker grey finish. Which two do you have?

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Last month, after about a month's regular use of the new Diplomat Aero fountain pen and ballpoint, I wrote a review.

 

In summary it's a terrific new model from this excellent German maker of all metal larger format fountain pens. They are now a favourite for me. I thoroughly recommend the Aero as you'll see in my review.

 

While released later in 2013, the Aero could not be found easily here in Australia. The dealers were a bit slow off the mark. But now it's readily available.

 

This is a pen you have to see in-store to really appreciate how good it looks and how superbly made and finished it is.

attachicon.gifDiplomat Aero Cap Off.jpg

(image by Diplomat)

 

My review is located at:

http://www.fountainpenbiz.com/blog/diplomat-aero-german-quality-gets-style

 

Cheers.

Thank you so much for this. You helped make a decision for me...the pen looks so terrific...I was drawn to it immediately and now I know it performs just as well as it looks...or as some would say..."we dance just as good as we walk."

 

Also I LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! you website and blog. So glad I took a trip over there.

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I've loved the design of that model ever since I saw it. Unfortunately, my only current Diplomat (a diplomat Excellence) has a ridiculously broad F nib and I'm not that keen on how it writes. I'll consider it only if they release it with an EF nib.

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