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Sort of the one that you would pick to write with forever! Not the most expensive or one with the greatest history but the one you would choose to write with.

 

curious,

 

Kurt

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My Sailor 1911 with M nib is as close to perfect as I'll ever experience, I believe. It is on the short list of pens that I could be happy with if I had only one. The other is a Pelikan.

"how do I know what I think until I write it down?"

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Tight race but the winner is the Pilot Custom 823. Love the filler mechanism, the smooth broad nib and the feel of the pen.

Joi - The Way of the Japanese Pen

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My Pilot Legance, which has a black/gray propionate resin barrel. Pics here, from Ujuku. The nib is the familiar Pilot # 5, reliable, precise, smooth, a little texture, and a feed that keeps up. The size is perfect (about a Pel 600, I think, although I don't actually have a Pel 600 so that could be off). But the plastic of the barrel is what I love; it is wonderfully warm and tactile, with good transparency.

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VP, current edition, in grey, with a fine 18k nib. And if it was with a Binder cursive ital 0.7, I would not grumble.

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VP Fermo.... dont have to even think about. :hmm1: Oh wait what about my Nakaya.... oh man! now what?

 

Nakaya... Fermo... Nakaya... Fermo.... SO CONFUSED!!! :bonk:

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If I had to pick just one, the Pilot M90. It doesn't need the qualifier, either: it's my favourite pen. It's my daily user, a beautiful writer, and a classic design.

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Pilot MYU. Origninal concept. Futuristic design. Steel body. Mine ;=)

 

Plus a great souvenir from Tokio... :cloud9:

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The one I like most to write with is a green ribbed old-style Sailor Naginata-Togi. The one I like to look at and fondle the most is a Nakaya cigar Piccolo in black/red urushi.

Bryan

 

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Another vote for the Nagahara naginata togi nib. I don't really care that much about what it's attached to, but the Profit body mine came with is just fine.

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It used to be my Sailor 1911, Red/Black H-MF...but recently it became my Nakaya Cigar Portable in Aka-tamenuri with a Medium nib (firm) ground to about a .37mm to match what I had in the Sailor. The pen was ordered through and the nib work done by John Mattishaw and I liked it so much, I ordered another Nakaya...(ususal disclaimer on the dealer/nib master). I think I'm hooked....

 

 

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These are all favorites, but the second one from the left is the best writer. I love it. I'm a sucker for bori's.

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