Pen T O D - Your Dream Pen.

[SkylarKnight]

Hello!

I decided to make a TOD (topic of the day) post for pens.

 

So, tell us about the pen you're dreaming of, and what does it feel like to own one, if you do!

 

I'll start:

The pen of my dreams is a Wahl - Eversharp Doric with an adjustable nib #9 (and preferably with a touchdown [plunger?] filling mechanism). I watch videos of it all the time, being so into it I have to take a moment to understand what happened when the video is over. I will own one one day. I swear.

 

Here are some videos:

 

 

another one

 

another one

 

another one (#9 nib)

 

http://www.estilograficas.org/imagenes/examen/wahl-eversharp-doric/wahl-eversharp-doric-4.JPG

 

http://www.vintageflex.com/images/2014/Wahl-Eversharp/Doric-9/vintage-wahl-eversharp-doric-9-oversize-gold-shell-celluloid-plunger-filler-fountain-pen-adjustable-nib-for-sale-15.jpg

 

http://www.estilograficas.org/imagenes/examen/wahl-doric-adjuntable-nib/wahl-doric-adjuntable-nib-5.jpg

Edited August 30, 2014 by SkylarKnight

[Kuhataparunks]

That Doric Looks quite nice.

 

For me, though, I'm extremely partial to needle-fine nibs. I plan to order a Pilot Heritage 912 with its unique Posting nib. I really hope it satisfies!!

[Yehenara]

A Waterman N°7 with a Pink nib.

One day it will be mine. One day.

[amberleadavis]

http://www.novelli.it/images/limited/2141205546.jpg

[william2001]

Realistic one? Montblanc Meisterstuck 90th Anniversary Classique F or M.

Unrealistic one? Parker Limited Edition Fountain Pen ($40,000 pen, I can buy a car with that money).

-William S. Park

[Polanova]

A clipless urushi covered celluloid pen made from ebonite with an adjustable nib, which combines all major nib sizes incl. wet noodle, various cursive + stubs in Oversize but small enough to carry in one`s pocket with a nice Art Deco clip… my grail pen

[tinysnail]

My "attainable" dream pen was a Pelikan M400 white tortoise, which I DID GET and is now on it's way to me (!!)

 

Ridiculous and never attainable dream pens:

 

Nakaya Milky Way Raden http://www.nibs.com/nakaya-naka-ai-cigar-raden-milky-way.htm

Nakaya Naka-ai Heki-tamenuri http://www.nibs.com/Nakaya-Naka-ai-Cigar-Heki-tamenuri.htm

Pelikan M800 Brown Tortoiseshell http://www.nibs.com/pelikan-m800-brown-tortoiseshell-special-edition.htm

Namiki Yukare Royal Catfish & Gourd http://www.nibs.com/NamikiYukariRoyaleCatfishandGourd.html

Pelikan M320 Pearl http://www.nibs.com/Pelikan-M320-Pearl.htm

And then maybe a MB 90th anniversary because I like the rose gold? Yeah.

 

I don't spend too much time looking at pens way way unrealistic for me. Too much prettiness, too little actual ability to purchase or even see these IRL

 

I would also be very happy to have a vintage wet noodle pen fall in my lap someday. Red ripple ebonite too? Aw yeah.

[AndrewC]

Dream pen du jour is a Stipula Moresi. When I got it it would feel warm, weigh in like a Stipula Etruria, and the fine nib would be a little wide so I would have a F-M with a 7 out of 10 flow, and the nib would have a little bit of flex, but enough to tire a hand while writing long sessions. It looks like this;

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t62/AndrewEC/stipula-moresi-09_zps4658acf9.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t62/AndrewEC/stipula-moresi-03_zpsec5dcdf1.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t62/AndrewEC/stipula-moresi-01_zpsbd3c92ad.jpg

The photos are from the Moresi web site.

 

That's enough dreaming for one day.

[MusterMark]

Great topic!

 

For me, it would probably be either a Nakaya in the brownish/green or one of the Omas brown arco celluloid pens.

[zchen]

pfm II or IV

[Uncle Red]

Now that I've held one it's the Waterman 20 and since we're dreaming here I'll go with a stub nib.

[inkeverywhere]

Very simple wishes - a Parker 51SE in blue, fine nib but with Empire State cap!

[Baric]

Let's dream big...

 

Pelikan M1000 maki-e Seaside with an OBB nib, tuned for a steep writing angle:

http://home.comcast.net/~baric/images/pelikan-seaside.jpg

-or-

Nakaya Ascending Dragon Deskpen in aka-tame gin bokashi, left oblique Broad nib.

http://home.comcast.net/~baric/images/nakaya-deskpen.jpg

On the more affordable side, a Montblanc 149 90th Anniversary edition, but only if i can find it for a more reasonable price, $800+ for this pen too much in my opinion.

[kmart_security]

Hello!

I decided to make a TOD (topic of the day) post for pens.

 

So, tell us about the pen you're dreaming of, and what does it feel like to own one, if you do!

 

I'll start:

The pen of my dreams is a Wahl - Eversharp Doric with an adjustable nib. I watch videos of it all the time, being so into it I have to take a moment to understand what happened when the video is over. I will own one one day.

Had to watch a video on youtube and must say that pen looks sexy haha!

 

If I had to choose a dream pen, at my current moment.. well.. I think I would have to go with

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/bugmd/Pens/P1030242.jpg

Visconti Wall Street

 

OR

 

http://www.altmanluggage.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/647x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/v/i/visconti-62200.jpg

 

PININFARINA CARBONGRAFITE

Edited August 29, 2014 by kmart_security

[penrivers]

Nakaya red.

[inkstainedruth]

Probably unobtainable (unless I win the lottery) -- Yard o Led Viceroy Victorian Standard. Maybe with a B nib because so many of my pens have F or M nibs.

Possibly obtainable (but still pricy) -- Parker Vacumatic Burgundy Shadow Wave (I saw one at DCSS and it was way not affordable but damned gorgeous nonetheless). Probably a Major or smaller in size. Don't care so much about nib width because a lot of vintage pens seem to be F nibs to begin with; something in a stub might be kinda cool, although a nib with some flex to it would be even cooler....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[TSherbs]

pfm II or IV

the PFM II for me

[Runnin_Ute]

A Pelikan 140 is on the short list. Maybe another Parker 51-a Flighter maybe?-I have a 51 Special.

[Icywolfe]

What is my dream pen? Hmmm let me see..... this:

 

http://www.penchalet.com/images/products/enlarge/10517-GoldenRose-zoom.jpg

 

Why is it my dream. I won't ever get 15000 USD freely laying around. And it's a Pilot pen.

[kidde]

First, I'd like to thank Skylar for starting this. Then I'd like to voice my frustrations over these objects of desire to subvert my fevered dreams! How dare you heathens add to the misery of longing for objects unobtainable.

And back to first. Thank you Skylar, you have given us all another platform to begin the quest for our inky grails.

 

Paul