Pilot M90

[pmphillips3]

Pilot cartridges are extremely common... easy to find on eBay, that's for sure. However, I find it much more enjoyable to refill the cartridge with my ink of choice. Being in the medical field, take a syringe, blunt the end of it (a good metal file will do the trick), and then use it for this purpose.

 

GREAT idea!!!!! I will definitely give this a try!

[CharlieB]

If only this pen were not so tiny.....

[00Photo]

It's not the size, it's how you use it.......

 

 

I was going to order this model online but much to my surprise there was one at the Paradise Pen in Indianapolis. I was there on business and decided to stop by on a night when I had an hour to spare. There nestled in the center display cabinet amongst the Visconti's and Montegrappa's was a lone M90. I handled it for a few minutes and that was that. It came home with me.

 

Quick and Dirty cell phone photos from my hotel room:

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I flushed it and filled it with Noodler's Legal Blue. It had a bit of tooth at first but is writing smoother and smoother after just one day of use. I got a medium nib and it is considerably finer than my waterman perspective medium. I am really digging it!

[Pen2009]

I have just put my M90 F in my rotation. I am surprised by its smooth F nib (I was expecting some scratchiness from the F nib, based on my prior experience with Pilot's M nib for the Capless). Using the Con-20 is like driving blind as I have not idea how much ink the converter holds.

[troglokev]

The converter holds a decent amount, though there is one small trick to it: watch the sac, and leave the pen in the ink until the sac stops moving (a second or three). That way you don't fill it with air instead of ink!

[jcaramis]

Finally got mine. It was so frustrating to track it sitting in customs over a weekend. The pen is absolutely gorgeous. Cannot believe how nicely the lines flow. I went with the fine and while I was expecting a super thin line I was astonished by how small I can write with this pen.

 

A little scratchy at first but after a day or so of use I think it is already starting to smooth out a bit. Amazingly beautiful pen.

[bitterwonder]

One of my students let me try his brand new M90 today. I was very impressed. Smooth and it followed my hand.

It felt good in my hand. M nib.

[Doug C]

It's not the size, it's how you use it....... <img src="https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

 

 

I was going to order this model online but much to my surprise there was one at the Paradise Pen in Indianapolis. I was there on business and decided to stop by on a night when I had an hour to spare. There nestled in the center display cabinet amongst the Visconti's and Montegrappa's was a lone M90. I handled it for a few minutes and that was that. It came home with me.

 

Quick and Dirty cell phone photos from my hotel room:

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I flushed it and filled it with Noodler's Legal Blue. It had a bit of tooth at first but is writing smoother and smoother after just one day of use. I got a medium nib and it is considerably finer than my waterman perspective medium. I am really digging it!

 

 

 

I really don't like you. You took these with a phone, and they look better than the ones I take with my wife's Olympus? Nice pen though...

[professionaldilettante]

Better than Lamy?

 

:-P :-)

Much better than Lamy. Decided this over Lamy when I was getting my M90. It was either that or the Lamy 2000

[ImolaS3]

I love the look of these pens and they are very nice writers

 

Much nicer pen with a CON-50 converter in - fits without trouble in mine (reviewed a short while back)

[nicholasyeo]

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Pounds 180? <img src="https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="ohmy.gif" />

 

That's a heck of a mark up: the MSRP in Japan is 11290円.

At today's rates, that's about 80 quid.

 

Hehe! Seems like a very successful campaign by Pilot-Namiki. This is now a cult pen.

[rperson17]

Hooray! Just received mine in F. Got a great deal on it from Pam Braun, who is a pleasure to order from (this was my first order from her). Filled it with Aurora blue (Pam included the con-20) and set about writing. It was a bit dry for my tastes but super-smooth. A very careful and tiny amount of adjusting has wetted the flow a bit and put it exactly where I want it. What a pleasure to write with!

[troglokev]

Hooray! Just received mine in F. Got a great deal on it from Pam Braun, who is a pleasure to order from (this was my first order from her). Filled it with Aurora blue (Pam included the con-20) and set about writing. It was a bit dry for my tastes but super-smooth. A very careful and tiny amount of adjusting has wetted the flow a bit and put it exactly where I want it. What a pleasure to write with!

It certainly is a pleasure to write with. I'm afraid mine is no longer as pristine as shown in the original images: it's well-used, now. Still a great pen, too!

[rokurinpapa]

Thank you for your excellent review. Your comment about con-20 is very helpful for beginners.

The list price of M90 is 12,000yen, but the recent market price has already been 15,000yen in

Japan. In fact I can hardly find M90 in Tokyo now.

 

rokurinpapa

[troglokev]

Thank you for your excellent review. Your comment about con-20 is very helpful for beginners.

The list price of M90 is 12,000yen, but the recent market price has already been 15,000yen in

Japan. In fact I can hardly find M90 in Tokyo now.

 

rokurinpapa

I think Pilot must be quite happy with the success of this pen. It sold well, and has acquired a good reputation in a short time.

 

I'm hoping for a black stripes version for the 100th anniversary pen!

[thefatalrisk]

Can anyone help me find this pen? Preferably in M nib.

 

'Bay is selling for $500!

 

Thank you!

[professionaldilettante]

That's about the going price for them now. Check here, every once in a while, b/c people sometimes sell them. I wouldn't let mine go for that though... much too hard to hunt down.

[basterma]

my grail pen is here...

[thefatalrisk]

does your grail pen have a lonely brother ready for adoption somewhere in the world?

[honza]

It is really bad to discover this pen exists so many years after it was released (At the time it was released I was still using ballpoints.) I like it a lot, and would definitely buy one at he original price. However I cannot justify the purchase at the current price level ((

Is there anything similar readily available at a more reasonable price?