When I tell people that my hobby is fountain pens, invariably they’ll say “oh, like calligraphy?”
Sometimes I’ll say yes because it’s easier than explaining, but the real answer is “no, not calligraphy”. My handwriting is terrible and I certainly can’t create wonders with flex and italic and needlepoint. My writing could never be described… Continue reading
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If I were a pen manufacturer, I would dread thinking about inks.
After you reach a certain size, it’s kinda expected that you offer a range of branded ink, and you know that there’s potential for revenue there. But ink has the potential to be a huge ball-ache.
Do you try to compete with Diamine… Continue reading
Although I’ve used and reviewed many Kawecos over the years, I’d never once even had the Special flutter across my radar. I wonder whether the same is true for you? The Supra, Liliput, even the Perkeo seem to attract more attention.
But when this Blue Limited Edition popped up, my attention was piqued at last,… Continue reading
If you want a sterling silver pen, your options are limited — and they’re mostly pricey.
Pilot makes a range called ‘Silvern’, which is very nice, but I’m excluding those models from here because there is no way they’re solid silver: they’re simply too light.
So your options are some of the silver pens from… Continue reading
I’ve reviewed the Otto Hutt design04. I’ve reviewed the exclusive designC. Now here is the design06. Kindly provided by Otto Hutt for review.
Okay, I made a mistake with the choice of colour for this pen. I thought I had been smart and edgy when I picked the matte ‘arctic blue’ finish, but actually I… Continue reading
Otto Hutt feels like a brand that’s found its swagger.
Even just a few years ago, this hundred-year-old German brand was almost invisible on the internet. Now, there are plenty of reviews popping up.
This formerly traditional manufacturer has started to be much bolder. It’s started to publish its own bilingual magazine called ‘Unique’, a… Continue reading
Where else can you get a brand new, German-made, gold-nibbed piston filler for £129?
On these attributes, the Cleo Skribent Classic’s core value proposition is pretty unassailable.
And it has a lot else going for it, too.
Comfort-wise, there’s a long, long section with plenty of room for your fingers.
If you hold really far… Continue reading
You ever had a situation where you knew you were making a really stupid decision, but you did it anyway out of fatalism, or curiosity?
Well, that’s me with buying the Montblanc M.
This is not some never-before-seen pen, bought as a brave experiment to satisfy your curiosity, dear reader.
The M has been out… Continue reading
Indulge me.
I’m about to review a fountain pen that almost none of you will buy: the Montblanc Writer’s Edition Homer.
Why won’t you buy it? Well, it’s last year’s model, and a limited edition of 9,800. You still see them about in boutiques, but it’s not that easy to find. Oh, and it costs… Continue reading
One of my earlier ‘proper’ pen purchases was a Pelikan M205 in the Aquamarine colour, a tie-in to the Edelstein ink of the year for 2016. It was a sweet little writer, packing a proper piston filler into a tiny package.
This M205 Star Ruby is much the same recipe, following on from the Smoky… Continue reading