Your prettiest pens and why

[PenLovingE]

Hi, Everyone,

 

I'm new to fountain pens and even newer to this community. Figboot of pens on YT just posted a video of his 10 prettiest pens so I thought I'd do something similar here. Below is my humble submission. I'd love to see others 5-10 prettiest pens and why they think so!

 

From top to bottom:

 

Benu Euphorias in Earl Grey and Jazz - the Jazz was my first shot and $100+ pen. I wanted to go subtle incase the bling was too much for me. I later discovered Goulet Pens and their semi-transparent brown model and put it in my sights.

Asvine V126 in clear blue swirl acrylic and matte black trim - I could only find this color way on Amazon. I was initially not interested in this pen or the Pilot Custom 823 that inspires it. Several YT videos later and I caved. No regrets.

Asvine P20s in purple/red swirl and galaxy blue - I picked up the purple first but was so impressed by the depth of color that I purchased the galaxy blue and cracked green ice also. I don't care for the cracked green (I prefer a swirl resin) but these other two are beautiful and still the best piston fillers on the market for under $30.

Pelikan green demonstrator - the online photos don't do this green/gold combo justice. It just glows in sunlight. Also the level of polish (or coating) of the inside of the barrel make ink slosh around in it in the most unique ways. 

Jinhao 10 in Agate red - if this was $5 more on AliExpress I probably would not have bought it but I'm so glad I did. The treatment looks like some kind of annealing; similar to when steel is colored treated with heat. The depth is really nice. 

TWSBI ECOs in blue indigo/bronze and smoke/rose gold. These are very pretty and functional but I don't think I will pick up any more until TWSBI makes the piston assembly match the trim, similar to the Diamonds.

Wingsung 601a/601. The first is clear with gold trim and cap and the barrel nib. The second has a steel hood, blind cap and cap. I picked up both from Bobby on Etsy who I highly recommend. I'll be replacing the barrel nib with a clear hooded version because the barrel don't behave well in South Central Texas heat. Still, both are conversation starters when pulled out at a meeting.