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What types of ends/finials do you like? (Poll)


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What types of ends/finials do you like? (Poll)  

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  1. 1. What type of ends/finials do you like?

    • Rounded/Cigar-Shaped (ex: Montblanc 149)
    • Flat Ends (ex: Aurora Optima)
    • Conical/Pointed (Leonardo Momento Zero or Edison Nouveau Premiere)
    • Both Rounded and Flat (Aurora Ipsilon)
    • Pelikan’s Finials
    • Other (please elaborate below)
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    • I couldn’t care less.


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So, what do you like?

 

I’d just like to know your opinion.

 

I personally prefer flat ends, but tell me what you like!

 

 

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I prefer 'flat' ends for some unexplainable aesthetic reason.

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Just now, ParramattaPaul said:

I prefer 'flat' ends for some unexplainable aesthetic reason.

Agreed!

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Well, I can't vote. The poll doesn't support multiple options.

 

I love Pelikan's style of cap finial (and Graf von Faber Castell, for that matter), but I also would have voted for Flat and Conical.

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On 6/30/2021 at 10:57 PM, sirgilbert357 said:

Well, I can't vote. The poll doesn't support multiple options.

 

I love Pelikan's style of cap finial (and Graf von Faber Castell, for that matter), but I also would have voted for Flat and Conical.

Well, you could select other! Sorry about that!

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I voted flat ends, although my preferences are almost the same as Gilbert i.e. I like flat ends and/or conical ends. Still ended up voting flat ends, as I like them just a bit better, most of the time.

Speaking of conical ends - I love inverted conical finials too (example: first-generation Parker 45)

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I like them all.  I like the variety.  Of course, there are ugly iterations of each.  For me, the finial goes with the general appearance and contour of the pen.  IOW's, a cigar shaped pen looks great with rounded ends.  However, a more rectangular longitudinal profile works better with flattened ends.  etc.

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