Jules, The "squid Pen"

[Maja]

Fascinating pen, Dan! Congratulations on your newest acquisition.

Do you still have money left over for dog food for Red Girl and Jack? (just kidding!!!!)

[winedoc]

QUOTE (Elaine @ Mar 6 2007, 04:34 AM)

QUOTE (winedoc @ Mar 6 2007, 12:58 AM) Just so you know.  I am their authorized dealer  Of course you are! You are the dealer for all my "if I had lots of money" pens LOL, but I am your go to guy when you hit the lotto   Kev

[winedoc]

Correction! The pen only comes in silver, gold and platinum. The platinum is only available as custom order. Thanks.

 

Kevin

[Joyce]

How much does Jules cost? Is it really as much as half of Dr. I’s collection?

No, I don’t think so! - at least not the sterling silver one; maybe he was thinking of the solid gold one?...

 

Prices for Jules

Solid Sterling Silver: MSRP $3,750

Solid 18K yellow gold: MSRP $18,000

 

Jules has genuine gemstone eyes of red rubies or blue sapphires, weighing 1.5 carats.

Nibs are available in: XF, F, M, B, or Stub

Fountain Pens and Rollerballs are the same price.

Delivery time is currently approximately 4-5 weeks.

 

Please feel free to email me for more information or to place an order at

joycetangmd@gmail.com

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Edited March 25, 2007 by Joyce

[Ruaidhri]

Just Wow. That's all - Wow

 

R

[Elaine]

You know you're hopelessly deep into this hobby when you read the price of this pen and say to yourself, wow, that's a great price!

 

Really, if you look at some of the super high end pens like Michael Perchin and David Oscarson, then this pen is a bargain. Now if I only had a few thousand $ lying around.

 

 

 

[Jeff Boschert]

:)9

 

Thank you everyone for your encouragments on our first pen!

We are now able to deliver in 1-2 weeks:)

Edited August 17, 2007 by Jeff Boschert

[PaulK]

QUOTE (Elaine @ Mar 10 2007, 08:21 AM)

You know you're hopelessly deep into this hobby when you read the price of this pen and say to yourself, wow, that's a great price!

No kidding!!!! I agree completely. When I started this little trip, I would look at $200 fountain pens and attempt to comprehend why anyone would spend that much on a pen. Now, I look at my collection and rationalize by thinking that I haven't spent as much as person "X" on this website, so nope, I'm not a pen-junkie. By the way, my definition of an expensive pen (in my small world) now begins at several hundreds of dollars more. Gees!!!!

 

Where's Winedoc?, my fingers are startin' to itch again, needin' just a taste of some new ink, hold a new pen, hands startin' to shake..... hey, I don't need it, I can stop purchasing pens at any time. Yeah, that's right!

 

-P

[winedoc]

QUOTE (PaulK @ Mar 14 2007, 01:21 AM)

QUOTE (Elaine @ Mar 10 2007, 08:21 AM) You know you're hopelessly deep into this hobby when you read the price of this pen and say to yourself, wow, that's a great price! No kidding!!!! I agree completely. When I started this little trip, I would look at $200 fountain pens and attempt to comprehend why anyone would spend that much on a pen. Now, I look at my collection and rationalize by thinking that I haven't spent as much as person "X" on this website, so nope, I'm not a pen-junkie. By the way, my definition of an expensive pen (in my small world) now begins at several hundreds of dollars more. Gees!!!!   Where's Winedoc?, my fingers are startin' to itch again, needin' just a taste of some new ink, hold a new pen, hands startin' to shake..... hey, I don't need it, I can stop purchasing pens at any time. Yeah, that's right!   -P Hmmm, did you called?   Just ask my brother who got me into all these FP mess. He showed me a CS Churchill ebonite and a Dupont Orpheo more than 3 years ago. He told me how much he paid for them and that he got them at good deal. I said good deal my a** and whipped out my $20 kit pen from eBay (now my daughter has this pen)... well, fast forward 3 years.... OK, I am hopelss   Kev

[George]

That Aztec is not Davids...

[MYU]

Dan, I'm very glad you copied your review to FPN--I think you did the pen (and its artisans) a great service. It needs to be displayed!

 

And... I'm quite jealous. I am amazed at that wondeful work of art. I wish I could own one... perhaps in the distant future. Certainly, these will survive well past our lifetimes.

[jd50ae]

As I said in a previous post.....

 

I will be more then happy to accept one for evaluation

 

maybe you did not see it.....

Edited March 16, 2007 by jd50ae

[Jeff Boschert]

[jd50ae]

[kenny]

QUOTE (Joyce @ Mar 10 2007, 01:58 AM)

Prices for Jules Solid Sterling Silver: MSRP $3,750 Solid 18K yellow gold: MSRP $18,000

Uh-oh. I don't think this is going to pass the Mrs. Kenny test.

 

 

[alvarez57]

QUOTE (kenny @ Mar 26 2007, 02:42 AM)

QUOTE (Joyce @ Mar 10 2007, 01:58 AM) Prices for Jules Solid Sterling Silver: MSRP $3,750 Solid 18K yellow gold: MSRP $18,000 Uh-oh. I don't think this is going to pass the Mrs. Kenny test. Nor mine, nor JD's nor many of us....

[jd50ae]

sniff

[Glenn-SC]

I have to ask that this will probably get me bounced from FPN,

 

When I stated in the "another" discussion that I thought "Jules" would be difficult to use because his little eyes would get in the way of my grip, a photo was posted by the manufacturer and they stated that the "eyes" were 90 degrees out of alignment from the nib, so they would not interfer.

 

But the "Review" that started this all out has a photos that shows the "eyes" are inline with the nib.

 

Does the nib rotate like a Parker 75?

[Jeff Boschert]

I can make it anyway you like. I prefer it as in the following photo.

Edited August 17, 2007 by Jeff Boschert

[Dan Carmell]

Glenn,

 

When my photo was originally made, I was playing with different settings for the nib, so you are right about how the nib was set in those photos, of course. Since then I've settled on the nib position show in Jeff's photo above and I do prefer that, although I cannot say that the other position bothered me.

 

The nib does not rotate by design like the 75 did, but the nib unit can be set into the section at the angle desired.

 

I'm taking a break from writing a letter to Australia alternating between a MB 20 Safety and Jules (or Squidwort, as he's known around this house!). Fun, especially on the ultra-thin Crane's airmail paper!

 

Dan