Otto Hutt 100Th Anniversary Limited Edition

[mke]

will be available from today - it will be shown on the Paperworld Exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany (January 25-28)

 

It is a vacuum filler with their own filling system.

LE of 500.

 

https://www.ottohutt.com/en/designc/

 

 

Edited January 25, 2020 by mke

[peroride]

Okay who's in Frankfurt tomorrow to see the designC vacuum suck ink in the new Pull+Twist^TM mech?

 

Puleeze?!

[Theroc]

Sh*t. I want one. I've always had a soft spot for Otto Hutt pens, but this one is something else.

[siddr90]

any idea if this has been released? can't seem to find it on any store.

 

Information on cost and availability?

[WLSpec]

Wow, I am a huge fan of that design. And it's a vac filler... if only it weren't an LE.

[WLSpec]

any idea if this has been released? can't seem to find it on any store.

 

Information on cost and availability?

I don't see it either.

[Anderglan]

any idea if this has been released? can't seem to find it on any store.

 

Information on cost and availability?

cost:

€2.500,00

availability: "Nicht vorrätig"

 

https://shop.ottohutt.com/product/design-c/?attribute_pa_farbe=silber&attribute_pa_material=sterlingsilber&v=3a52f3c22ed6

[WLSpec]

cost:

€2.500,00

availability: "Nicht vorrätig"

 

https://shop.ottohutt.com/product/design-c/?attribute_pa_farbe=silber&attribute_pa_material=sterlingsilber&v=3a52f3c22ed6

Oh well

 

Not for me

 

Thanks for finding this Anderglan

Edited March 29, 2020 by WLSpec

[mke]

It says something different: "Erhältlich ausschließlich über den Facheinzelhandel. Kontakte und Informationen über die Händlersuche oder von der Otto Hutt GmbH."

("Available exclusively through specialist retailers. Contacts and information about the dealer search or from Otto Hutt GmbH." machine-translated)

 

If it is sold out or not, is not clear from that "Nicht vorrätig".

Edited March 29, 2020 by mke

[stevesurf]

In the case of Otto Hutt, it is my belief that beauty is only skin deep. Yes, that pen is gorgeous, but let's just see if they repair BOTH of my Design 04s, whose clips have broken off and cannot be repaired except by their factory. I cared for them lovingly, but they did not deliver $400 each of value. Once COVID-19 passes, I will send them both back to the factory, but the opinion that Otto Hutt is in the category of "nice to look at but don't use it regularly," remains. This is why I will pretty much only purchase repairable pens, from now on, like Conid or Karas.

[peroride]

>In the case of Otto Hutt, it is my belief that beauty is only skin deep.

 

That's no fun, sorry to hear @stevesurf Thank you for sharing your experience.

 

This current iteration looks bombproof but if function were amiss that would wreck the whole cool train.

[mke]

> This is why I will pretty much only purchase repairable pens, from now on, like Conid or Karas.

You cannot order Conid at the moment.

 

Needing something to get repaired is not nice but that also happens to Sailor, Pilot, Namiki, Montblanc pens - or am I wrong.

You said $400*, how much will a repair be? 50 plus shipping - then you are still far away from the price of a Conid?

* I saw Design04 for 110-190 Euro at LaCouronneDuComte - price for non-Europeans. And if you wait for their special sales, that even reduces to 90-150 Euro.

 

Did you give OttoHutt the chance to assess what is happening?

 

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Edited April 22, 2020 by mke

[mana]

The design of that does not communicate the admission price or to put it more bluntly, it looks like a fraction of it. They really need to hire better designers...

[mke]

> but let's just see if they repair BOTH of my Design 04s

@stuvesurf

I am wondering that you complain in this thread instead of first discussing your problem with the person who sold you the pens or with OttoHutt directly info@ottohutt.com>.

While I haven't needed to contact them regarding some repair, I found them very responsive regarding questions I had before buying my OttoHutt pens.

I have Design 04, 06 and 07 pens from them.

[steve50]

The description of the filling mechanism is really interesting. It says that when you pull the end it becomes ready to fill, and then twisting the end creates vacuum. How does this work??

[Storch]

The description of the filling mechanism is really interesting. It says that when you pull the end it becomes ready to fill, and then twisting the end creates vacuum. How does this work??

It sounds like a lot of flowery language to describe a piston filler with some sort of clutch mechanism to engage it.

It could be very cool or it could just be complexity for complexity's sake.

[steve50]

It sounds like a lot of flowery language to describe a piston filler with some sort of clutch mechanism to engage it.

It could be very cool or it could just be complexity for complexity's sake.

I do suspect that but the description seems to suggest something different?

 

'A slow pulling brings the Pull+Twist™ mechanism into the filling position. Turning it clockwise creates a vacuum inside the fountain pen. The designC absorbs ink through it'

[Storch]

I do suspect that but the description seems to suggest something different?

 

'A slow pulling brings the Pull+Twist™ mechanism into the filling position. Turning it clockwise creates a vacuum inside the fountain pen. The designC absorbs ink through it'

As I said, it sounds a bit like the mechanism in a Montblanc 1912 or a Hero 718 where you pull out the knob and then it can operate the piston.

[stevesurf]

> but let's just see if they repair BOTH of my Design 04s

@stuvesurf

I am wondering that you complain in this thread instead of first discussing your problem with the person who sold you the pens or with OttoHutt directly .

While I haven't needed to contact them regarding some repair, I found them very responsive regarding questions I had before buying my OttoHutt pens.

I have Design 04, 06 and 07 pens from them.

 

Thanks for the reply; I will try their "info" mailbox once again. Levenger (retail store) was an authorized Otto Hutt retailer and now are out of that business.

 

So many businesses have been affected by COVID, so I'm not holding my breath, but I'll try again. I apologize for disturbing a new introduction thread. The new design looks gorgeous and I like that they have integrated the cap and body release to also be anti-roll. I would not like it if those parts are plated as they would get the most wear. Also, as I've experienced with their cap springs, I would caution whether they used one durable enough for EDC. Anyway, whoever buys it, use it in the best of health, but do treat it with light use.