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For the love of god don't buy a Montblanc fountain pen. Im on my 3rd one now and have ruined 2 suits with them leaking in my pocket. Plus it doesn't look so hot having your hands covered in ink.
But in Montblanc's defence when i got my 3rd Le Grand Traveller (exchanged) they gave me a Le Grand Traveller rollerball as an apology. Which was nice and thats the pen i use now for everything.
But in Montblanc's defence when i got my 3rd Le Grand Traveller (exchanged) they gave me a Le Grand Traveller rollerball as an apology. Which was nice and thats the pen i use now for everything.
Motorrad said:
As I said what do you actually write these days?
Meeting notes, telephone conversations, idle thoughts, groups of people who will be up against the wall come the revolution.I've got desktops, laptops, PDAs and phones coming out of my ears but its the old Waterman and Moleskin notebook that I couldnt be without for note taking.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10-Bic-Cristal-Biro-Pens-1-0...
Job done.
Bic also do disposable razors, which are the best I've ever had.
Job done.
Bic also do disposable razors, which are the best I've ever had.
n3il123 said:
Another vote for Montblanc cracking pens
Get one that refills from a bottle rather than ink cartridges. Mine is a cartridge one and the bd costs a fortune to refill - but they look just the same as bog standard WHSmith cartridges, yet I can't bring myself to try it out in case they aren't and I wreck it.I also feel like a pleb for using a cartridge pen.
Even my 4.99 Parker uses a bloody refillable cartridge - and I think I prefer it
You can buy an adapter for the Waterman that turns a cartridge pen into a 'bottle' pen.
It would seem you can get one for Montblanc as well;
Convertery Type Thingy
It would seem you can get one for Montblanc as well;
Convertery Type Thingy
Edited by Red Firecracker on Friday 17th October 10:38
Being the true geek I am I have the pinhole video camera pen
cost me 12 quid and is very useful in meetings......
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15823
great fun if a wee bit geeky
cost me 12 quid and is very useful in meetings......
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15823
great fun if a wee bit geeky
Edited by Kaelic on Friday 17th October 10:54
J-Skid said:
Depends how much you actually write. Waterman are fine for light use but the nibs go after about a year.
I tend to write about 15-25 pages of A4 per day (more if on a deal) so I use a Montblanc Meisterstuck. It refills from an ink bottle not silly cartridges which cost a fortune. I've had mine for 8 years and it's still going strong.
www.wheelersluxurygifts.com/shop/item/0/2793
I dont think I have written that much in the last 20 years !I tend to write about 15-25 pages of A4 per day (more if on a deal) so I use a Montblanc Meisterstuck. It refills from an ink bottle not silly cartridges which cost a fortune. I've had mine for 8 years and it's still going strong.
www.wheelersluxurygifts.com/shop/item/0/2793
Dont even sign my name now due to chip and pin. Sad really I suppose.
Dragging up an old classic here in case anyone was thinking about buying a new fountain pen. I've just bought a matt black and chrome Waterman Expert II and I can't wait to start using it. It looks beautiful, feels comfortable and writes very smoothly.
It's quite big and thick, but I like that. "The pen is mightier than the sword" they say. They're wrong, but if I'm going to fight with a pen I at least want a bigg'un.
It's quite big and thick, but I like that. "The pen is mightier than the sword" they say. They're wrong, but if I'm going to fight with a pen I at least want a bigg'un.
Hadn't seen this thread before now. My wife bought me a Mont Blanc Meisterstuck platinum fountain pen as a wedding present. I use it every day, and I only ever use brown Mont Blanc ink. It is the greatest writing instrument I've ever owned, more comfortable than anything I've ever used and, after 10 years of continuous use, writes beautifully in my hand only - it has adapted to the way I write with it over time.
As JAYB said elsewhere in this thread - buy the right thing and it'll last forever.
As JAYB said elsewhere in this thread - buy the right thing and it'll last forever.
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