Platinum 3776 Century-Chartres Blue-14K Medium

[MuddyWaters]

 

lol I have a stubborn writing hand: It has part of my mind of it's own ; )

Have you tried the 3776 before buying it?

 

I also find the c74 too thin, and the 3776 seems a bit fatter and easier to hold.

[Iur]

 

I wanted to love the Pelikan m205. It's a great pen, but I personally didn't like the step down from the body to the piston knob. It's not bad if you hold the pen vertical, but I hold my pen more horizontal in the web under my knuckle where the step down made its presence known : (

 

Did the step down 'cut' or marked your flesh while writing or was it just unconfortable?

I do prefer gripping "forefinger up", with index finger lower in the pen and thumb in the location of the step down from the body to the piston knob.

 

I excluded the Pilot 823 so my battle for next year is between the M205 and Century 3376. I will probably end up buying both in the years to come but the first one will probably be the 3376 Bourgogne, it is just lovely.

[Mongoosey]

Have you tried the 3776 before buying it?

 

I also find the c74 too thin, and the 3776 seems a bit fatter and easier to hold.

 

I tried a friend's Black 3776 B a while back briefly and what I can remember is:

• A smooth nib with a pencil feedback
• The section fit well as long as I wasn't trying to hold it up high near the step down
• It was on the lighter side uncapped, which I now prefer
• It was on the shorter side uncapped, but not too short.

I can't describe it accurately enough to paint a reliable enough picture, I feel.

 

 

Did the step down 'cut' or marked your flesh while writing or was it just unconfortable?

I do prefer gripping "forefinger up", with index finger lower in the pen and thumb in the location of the step down from the body to the piston knob.

 

I excluded the Pilot 823 so my battle for next year is between the M205 and Century 3376. I will probably end up buying both in the years to come but the first one will probably be the 3376 Bourgogne, it is just lovely.

 

The sharp plastic edge rubbed on my skin causing it to redden. It was uncomfortable. I found myself trying to accommodate by not moving the pen on the web of my hand, but that was impossible.

 

BUT Mind you, I hold the pen in a horizontal position in the web between the knuckles of my thumb and forefinger, just under the knuckle of the forefinger.

 

If someone holds a pen more vertical resting the body of the pen above the knuckle of the forefinger (on the forefinger itself) I don't think that stepdown would be an issue unless they had very large man hands.

 

AND that vertical posture does work better for lightweight, shorter nibbed pens like the m205 (and others like the Pilot custom 74).

 

If you have small hands the horizontal position with the m205 may be alright. I have Male Medium Large Hands.

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I think the platinum 3776 is quite lovely as well. The 3776-B I tried was Black (gold trim), but I found the color to be flat and disappointing, but I have a Chartres Blue version on the way, which looks beautiful, and the Bourgogne is just as beautiful a Burgundy IMO. I love that they made them semi translucent, and they hit a bullseye on those two colors.

Edited May 8, 2019 by Mongoosey