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If you had told me even 5 years ago that I would be so into fountain pens, let alone gaudy gold ones, I wouldn't have believed you. But, I really do enjoy them. The cool touch. The weight. Polishing them back to life. Breaking them out in a meeting and watching reactions. They really are fantastic. Currently looking to add a Sheaffer touchdown filler and Waterman C/F to the team.

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What is the one second from the top?

“Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that happen to a man.”   —LEON TROTSKY”

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2 minutes ago, OCArt said:

What is the one second from the top?

From top to bottom:

Wingsung 601

Montblanc 84 (14 variant)

Parker 45

Eversharp Skyline

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@PenLovingEThanks, that's a great pen!

“Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that happen to a man.”   —LEON TROTSKY”

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If you get the Waterman c/f, make sure it comes with a converter or cartridge.  Those are fairly hard to find, and it is pretty sad to have a pen you can't use.

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20 minutes ago, lascosas said:

If you get the Waterman c/f, make sure it comes with a converter or cartridge.  Those are fairly hard to find, and it is pretty sad to have a pen you can't use.

Thanks for the heads up. I found that out the hard way with a Waterman Concord (that pen sucks) so I jumped on an eBay listing and sold enough to more than pay for my remaining 30 or so cartridges. I also decided to wrestle with a defunct converter to get it working again; unfortunately, its silicone sac leaks a little. 

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13 minutes ago, OCArt said:

@PenLovingEThanks, that's a great pen!

The 14 series and vintage Pilot Elite pocket pens go back and forth as my favorites to write with and carry.

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Great!  I think the Waterman c/f pens are underappreciated.  But I also like the Concords, or at least the one I have.

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10 minutes ago, lascosas said:

Great!  I think the Waterman c/f pens are underappreciated.  But I also like the Concords, or at least the one I have.

Glad to hear it! Mine was a dry, scratchy mess. I would like to try the Man 21. Pic courtesy of Reddit.

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I don't have a lot of gold pens (I tender to prefer silver in general over gold) but do have a few: a couple of gold-filled overlay Morrison ringtops, and the recently acquired gold filled Parker 51 Signet come to mind).

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"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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  I love gold filled pens! The quintessential rolled gold Cross Century would be a great addition to your collection. 

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

Parker Duofold Centennial IM, RO Rose Gold Antiqua

Parker Duofold Lady needlepoint, MB Cool Grey

Pelikan M800 needlepoint, Kuretake Shikon

Platinum PKB 2000, Platinum Cyclamen Pink

Waterman 52 EF, Herbin Bleu Pervenche

always looking for penguin fountain pens and stationery 

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Agree! I've always liked GF caps but have also only recently discovered that an entirely gold-filled pen can be really nice too -- picked up a Parker 75, have a 51 Signet en route, and was (am? might be?) considering a Snorkel Triumph. 

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