Favourite Fountain Pens?

[Beechwood]

Couple of old posts from Parker Duofold. 😇

 

Not sure how I differentiate between one good pen and another, I like them all otherwise we part company.

 

There was once a similar thread, 'Your house is on fire, family and pets are safe, essential documents are gathered up (perhaps this now means your lap top) is there a single pen that you would stop to collect?

[MuddyWaters]

1 hour ago, Beechwood said:

Couple of old posts from Parker Duofold. 😇

 

Not sure how I differentiate between one good pen and another, I like them all otherwise we part company.

 

There was once a similar thread, 'Your house is on fire, family and pets are safe, essential documents are gathered up (perhaps this now means your lap top) is there a single pen that you would stop to collect?

 

I would probably collect the Lamy 2000 out of a house on fire, though I barely ever write with it. It was my first good pen and I always have the hope that I will find it comfortable and ride into the sunset with it. 

[mitto]

My Parker 51s. 😊

[coinlvr]

My Parker 51s vacumatics and Montblanc 146s.

[AndrewG]

My Kaweco Dia 2 has become a favourite-after tweaking the nib somewhat (it was writing dry from new). It's an excellent and solidly built pen which shares daily duties with a 51 Custom. Ink is Diamine Sapphire Blue.

Edited December 30, 2020 by AndrewG

[Arkanabar]

[MuddyWaters]

25 minutes ago, Arkanabar said:

 

In my experience the jinhao 51s are very attractive but the duality of materials throws the balance off just a little. I don't think the jinhao could dethrone your hero 616s for quickness of writing. Do you own a Parker 51 btw?

[NumberSix]

Here's a ramble:

 

I was just writing in my journal with a new-to-me Waterman Cartidge-Filler (with Serenity Blue, natch) - medium nib.

 

I am trying to remember if any pen I have owned was this nice a writer. Aside from one 14k Parker 45 (M) that I gave away, assuming I could easily find another like it, none of my many many Parkers new and old have written this smooth-but-not-too-smooth way.

 

I have a Snorkel that's pretty close, but it's the only Sheaffer that was this nice (again, new and old). No Edison or Estie. No Lamy - and again, I have owned many, including an L2K. Not the two Auroras I have owned. 

 

Maybe Montblanc 146/149, but those particular nibs were stiffer and finer - and the medium 145 had horrible baby's bottom; I should have sent that one off for tuning, instead of selling it. (hopefully my soon to arrive 342 and 12 models will be this quality).

 

Maybe a gold Sailor writes like this? Smooth and a little soft, allowing just a hint of feedback. I have a 1911L medium on order, so we shall see. I also have a medium Waterman Taperite on order, so we shall see if a 1947 hooded nib will be as nice.

 

This pen makes me want to stop collecting Parkers and Esties immediately.🤯

[Arkanabar]

[txomsy]

If I had to choose...

 

Montblanc Noblesse/Slimline EF

Kaweco Copper Liliput

Salz Bros. Peter Pan BCHR ringtop eyedropper

and, for sentimental reasons...

Montblanc 3-42G F

 

[peroride]

On 7/18/2017 at 1:01 PM, CharlieAndrews said:

What are your favourite fountain pens?!

Throws darts at a list ...

• Pilot Custom Heritage 912 Waverly Nib
• Platinum 3776 Century UEF
• Pelikan M101N Cursive italic
• Sailor Special Nib Cross Concord
• Sheaffer's #5 Self-filling

to name a few

[sansenri]

That is a very difficult question to answer, I have more pens that I like and consider favourites than the opposite...

I could not possibly list them.