Pelikan Polar Lights

[beluga]

I was just reading the Pelikan ads for these pens earlier today. They're discounted quite low now by Pam Braun. I love how they refer to the plastic as "precious resin". Isn't it just plastic or am I missing something that really is quite precious about it?

 

Kirk

 

 

While it does sound overblown, I'm prepared to cut Pelikan some slack here.

 

To be fair, as long as a (Hamburg, Germany based) well-kown German pen manufacturer describes pretty much the same material as "black precious resin" Pelikan would be at a noticeable disadvantage if they were to describe their material as "plastic", wouldn't they?

 

 

In the meantime, I keep looking for these bargain on Pam's and other websites...

 

 

 

B.

[Kirk]

While it does sound overblown, I'm prepared to cut Pelikan some slack here.

 

Oh I agree about cutting them some slack. Quite honestly I see this in a lot of pen manufacturer's advertising. I just got my Fountain Pen Hospital winter catalog today and I saw this terminology in quite a few ads. It just seems kind of funny to me.

 

I still think that Pelikan makes some really fantastic products. Just this week I ordered their M1050 and the next item on my list is to pick up a Polar Lights from Pam.

 

Kirk

[Starwalker4810]

While it does sound overblown, I'm prepared to cut Pelikan some slack here.

 

Oh I agree about cutting them some slack. Quite honestly I see this in a lot of pen manufacturer's advertising. I just got my Fountain Pen Hospital winter catalog today and I saw this terminology in quite a few ads. It just seems kind of funny to me.

 

I still think that Pelikan makes some really fantastic products. Just this week I ordered their M1050 and the next item on my list is to pick up a Polar Lights from Pam.

 

Kirk

 

I was thinking about buying a special edition vs the M600 or M800. Does this have a piston filling mechanism? Is it plastic ?

[lapis]

The Pelikan Natural Wonders series didn't appeal to me initially due to its shape, but the color of the Sahara was too tempting...

I like the looks of all of these SEs (well, except maybe Mount Everest) not only because they look good, but because they fit perfectly in my hand. Most comfortable stuff! Heavier, fatter and heftier than my M800, but not as long as my M1000. My very most favourite pen (I think). M1000's slight springiness is, however, great.

 

Mike