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22 minutes ago, rodia77 said:

My today's arrival is the top of luxury, Pilot Penmanship

 

It may be plebeian, but certainly has an intriguing design 🙂

 

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20 minutes ago, lamarax said:

It may be plebeian, but certainly has an intriguing design 🙂

 

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You know, I just wrote on another forum, that spending anything more than €10 for a fountain pen is profusion (and yes, I'm guilty of that myself). This one just writes like a dream out of the box. Does it feel plasticky to me? Yes. Does it feel bad in hand? No. As for the design, a funny thing: I hate the 'triangular' grip section in the Safari, I hate it in the Tuzu, but I absolutely love it in this one.

Yorn desh born, der ritt de gitt der gue, Orn desh, dee born desh, de umn børk! børk! børk!

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2 hours ago, lamarax said:

The wait is finally over 🤩:

 

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The Pelikan M809 Black (...or rather graphite) Matt. Looks quite different from the promotional photos, but it's still very impressive (and heavy)! 

 

 

Wow, I like that a lot more in your photo than I did in the ad. Just goes to show you. Are the cap body and piston knob polished to contrast with the matte body, bands, and clip? Or is a contrast between a matte black and a matte graphite?

 

Hope you enjoy!

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10 minutes ago, InkyProf said:

 

Wow, I like that a lot more in your photo than I did in the ad. Just goes to show you. Are the cap body and piston knob polished to contrast with the matte body, bands, and clip? Or is a contrast between a matte black and a matte graphite?

 

Hope you enjoy!

 

Thank you! Yes, the cap, section and piston knob are the standard precious "self polishing" acrylic all the Pelikans have. That was obvious already from the promo. I do like the contrast!

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4 hours ago, lamarax said:

The wait is finally over 🤩:

 

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The Pelikan M809 Black (...or rather graphite) Matt. Looks quite different from the promotional photos, but it's still very impressive (and heavy)! 

 

Such a stealthy beauty. Congratulations on your new Pelikan. 

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lamarax Vintage

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8 minutes ago, Misfit said:

Such a stealthy beauty. Congratulations on your new Pelikan. 

 

Thank you! I'm already becoming more and more enamored with this pen 🙂

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13 hours ago, lamarax said:

 

Yeah, it's even heavier than the standard M800 (as the barrel is solid PVD coated brass). I don't have a scale, but it probably weighs more than 60 grams.

 

I was about to get bold and ink it with Herbin 'Rouille d'Ancre' (porky pink 🤪) but just as I saw it irl, it screamed to me "EDC"! So I got conservative and used Pelikan 4001 Black, which despite its alleged dryness works really well with this pen (like maybe expected).

 

Pelicans Perch stated it is 28gms , a typo??

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18 hours ago, lamarax said:

The wait is finally over 🤩:

 

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The Pelikan M809 Black (...or rather graphite) Matt. Looks quite different from the promotional photos, but it's still very impressive (and heavy)! 

 

 

Gorgeous pen. I am sure you are going to enjoy using it for a very long time.

 

If I had not spent too much this year already on pens....but you never know.

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8 hours ago, Aether said:

Pelicans Perch stated it is 28gms , a typo??

 

I think Joshua took that value from Pelikan's official site, which clearly copy-pasted the specs from the standard M800. Maybe I was hyperbolic about the 60 gr, but it's certainly heavier than 28 (heck, I even doubt the M800 weighs that little, as I have a few).

 

5 hours ago, boilermaker1975 said:

If I had not spent too much this year already on pens....but you never know.

 

Haha, tell me about it! 😄

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@lamarax, your new birdie is soooo pretty! 😍 

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Sheaffer 100 Satin Blue M, Pelikan Moonstone/holographic mica

Parker T1, Dominant Industry Dominant Blue

MontBlanc 1441 F, Monteverde Brown Sugar 

Platinum PKB 2000, Platinum Cyclamen Pink

Waterman 52 EF, Herbin Bleu Pervenche

always looking for penguin fountain pens and stationery 

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On 11/28/2025 at 9:09 PM, Penguincollector said:

@lamarax, your new birdie is soooo pretty! 😍 

 

Isn't it? I think this must be my second most beautiful acquisition this year (after the Onoto ebonite Magna) :) 

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1 hour ago, lamarax said:

 

Isn't it? I think this must be my second most beautiful acquisition this year (after the Onoto ebonite Magna) :) 


 If I had to award first prize for looks to either one, I’d have to flip a coin. 

Top 5 (in no particular order) of 30 currently inked pens:

Sheaffer 100 Satin Blue M, Pelikan Moonstone/holographic mica

Parker T1, Dominant Industry Dominant Blue

MontBlanc 1441 F, Monteverde Brown Sugar 

Platinum PKB 2000, Platinum Cyclamen Pink

Waterman 52 EF, Herbin Bleu Pervenche

always looking for penguin fountain pens and stationery 

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This crisp NOS (still had a ¥5000 sticker on it) Plat was delivered a few days ago, the barrel is stainless steel and the 18k white gold nib is stamped as a fine, but writes an extra fine line.

It's a small-ish pen at around 135mm long and 11mm diameter at the widest part of the barrel. Just about perfect for my taste!

 

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1 hour ago, awa54 said:

This crisp NOS (still had a ¥5000 sticker on it) Plat was delivered a few days ago, the barrel is stainless steel and the 18k white gold nib is stamped as a fine, but writes an extra fine line.

It's a small-ish pen at around 135mm long and 11mm diameter at the widest part of the barrel. Just about perfect for my taste!

 

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It's a beauty. It, along with other Platinums of the era, have the same basic profile as full length lady Pilot Elites and Parker 45s. Hard for me to resist Japanese pens with this profile. 

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6 hours ago, awa54 said:

This crisp NOS (still had a ¥5000 sticker on it) Plat was delivered a few days ago, the barrel is stainless steel and the 18k white gold nib is stamped as a fine, but writes an extra fine line.

It's a small-ish pen at around 135mm long and 11mm diameter at the widest part of the barrel. Just about perfect for my taste!

 

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That certainly is a pretty pen!

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rodia77 Mint

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This one joined the team today:

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The way I understand Platinum's naming strategy, it's Platinum Cool, which is the demo subset of the Platinum Balance series. (Correct me if I'm wrong, I'd like to know what I have! :D) They're not that easy to get in Europe these days, this one flew all the way from Japan.

Yorn desh born, der ritt de gitt der gue, Orn desh, dee born desh, de umn børk! børk! børk!

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32 minutes ago, rodia77 said:

This one joined the team today:

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The way I understand Platinum's naming strategy, it's Platinum Cool, which is the demo subset of the Platinum Balance series. (Correct me if I'm wrong, I'd like to know what I have! :D) They're not that easy to get in Europe these days, this one flew all the way from Japan.

Nice clean lines. Enjoy!

Looking to buy a Delta Chatterley Stantuffo Fusion Star Cage.

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This arrived yesterday. Pelikan Souverän M400 with F nib. Still have to ink it and I will bring it along my business trip to South Africa next week 🙂

Unfortunately the barrel isn't as transparent as the old ones.

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23 hours ago, Ceramicist said:

Nice clean lines. Enjoy!

 

I haven't even inked it yet but I have a feeling I will, thanks!

Yorn desh born, der ritt de gitt der gue, Orn desh, dee born desh, de umn børk! børk! børk!

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