Pens

[rhinochopig]

shunt said:

PhilLL said:

rhinochopig said:

WTF fountain pens!!!! You're supposed to be petrol heads, you should all be using these...

Quality! I had that exact set (infact still have).

I think Rotring do some decent writing pens as well

They do, I have a few Montblancs but use one of these a daily scribbler:

That's more my taste being an engineer (of sorts) and prone to losing pens. I may have to acquire one of those sets.

[shunt]

rhinochopig said:

I may have to acquire one of those sets.

Quite rare now as they were only produced in the 80's. But ebay to the rescue:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rotring-Newton-600-Fountain-...

[andy_s]

The non newton ones are the original sort with the cross hatched finger holds - lovely and weighty - made with an octagonal cross section to stop them rolling off the drafting table. They're a bit rarer, especially NOS, but worth the hunt.

[Mattt]

Where's the Werners of pens then?

[n1ckt001]

I first got a Cross ATX fountain for my birthday a few years ago, and a wonderful thing it is, but the lid doesnt hold anymore unfortunately...



So I got one of these, and I abolutely love it. The rollerball version of the ATX in Basalt Black, simple but effective! I use it everyday at work, I write for no real reason in meetings. I'll pretend to penning my thoughts on some work issue at my desk just to use the thing!

[dustybottoms]

cyberface said:

Dominic H said:

I now use either a Dunhill Sentryman or my favourite, a carbon fibre Dunhill AD 2000. The balance and the quality of finish are superb, the detail of the carbon fibre lay up is beautiful. You absolutely need a £600 carbon fibre pen in your writing life.....



I've had Montblanc, and by comparison they're crap. The fountain pens leak and the resin (expensive plastic) cases crack & split.

Edited by Dominic H on Saturday 3rd October 12:06

As I've already pointed out, I don't find fountain pens 'write better' for me.... but I absolutely *love* that carbon fibre Dunhill.... any chance they do a rollerball in that design? Or is that a question that's better off not asked?

(if they *do* make a rollerball version of that carbon fibre pen then I'm having one!)

Cyberface, they do make a carbon rollerball sentryman, google will bring the details up. Have ssen one of these rollerballs in the flesh (so to speak) and they look lovely.

[Nick_F]

Had a Waterman L'Etalon for ten years or so until we were burgled last Christmas. Will replace it with a modestly oversize Pelikan - black barrel, green lid - the next time I see one.

[JAGS]

Bought my dad one of these:

http://www.montblanc.com/products/precious_white_m...

and one of these:
http://www.coolb2c.com/coolb2c/new_pic%5C116203-00...

For his 60th birthday back in August this year. He loves both of them, and says that the MontBlanc is the best pen he has ever used. The quality of the product speaks for itself.

The Rolex goes without saying.

Definitely worth paying the extra every time for better quality.

[AB]

Not into fountain pens really but recently bought a nice Cross for myself using vouchers. Not really a post that offers much in the way of advice but its a pleasure to write with it.

[B16JUS]

i use a mont blanc starwalker and cross fountain pen love them both.

[andy_s]

Here's that MYU I was talking about -



And the Rotring -

Edited by andy_s on Tuesday 6th October 11:34

[cyberface]

andy_s said:

Here's that MYU I was talking about -

I really like that

There's some collector selling them on the net for $300 plus shipping, and given that they're not going to be made again, I may pick one up as a little investment Given how infrequently I use a 'nice' pen (it'll mostly be signatures on cheques and documents related to my business) I doubt I'll wear the nib out (which would be my only worry, given that it's part of the pen and therefore not replaceable).

What do you think? Worth a punt?

[E24man]

dustybottoms said:

cyberface said:

Dominic H said:

I now use either a Dunhill Sentryman or my favourite, a carbon fibre Dunhill AD 2000. The balance and the quality of finish are superb, the detail of the carbon fibre lay up is beautiful. You absolutely need a £600 carbon fibre pen in your writing life.....



I've had Montblanc, and by comparison they're crap. The fountain pens leak and the resin (expensive plastic) cases crack & split.

Edited by Dominic H on Saturday 3rd October 12:06

As I've already pointed out, I don't find fountain pens 'write better' for me.... but I absolutely *love* that carbon fibre Dunhill.... any chance they do a rollerball in that design? Or is that a question that's better off not asked?

(if they *do* make a rollerball version of that carbon fibre pen then I'm having one!)

Cyberface, they do make a carbon rollerball sentryman, google will bring the details up. Have ssen one of these rollerballs in the flesh (so to speak) and they look lovely.

DominicH, I like your style, in fact we have the same style; I have the AD2000 Carbon Fibre Fountain Pen and the Rollerball (yes, they did one but any Carbon Fibre AD2000's, in fact any AD2000's are pretty hard to find these days) and I also have an AD2000 Propelling Pencil in the Blue/Purple sparkle laquer and the full set of all three variants in the Red/Orange sparkle laquer for my fair Lady.

I have to say the Carbon Fibre AD2000's are bulkier still than the Laquer versions which are no small pen themselves - I think that due to their sheer size Dunhill introduced the AD1800 range which are essentially a 4/5 size version of the AD2000 range.

They are however a fantastic item to have and behold, and they all scribble beautifully as well.

P.S. Dominic, I'm still awaiting the nod for the Calibre 12, may I contact you when the time presents itself?

E24man

[LD1Racing]

Quite surprised no one has mentioned this one yet,



Chopard with the Mille Miglia Dunlop rubber tread pattern.

[andy_s]

cyberface said:

andy_s said:

Here's that MYU I was talking about -

(pic)

I really like that

There's some collector selling them on the net for $300 plus shipping, and given that they're not going to be made again, I may pick one up as a little investment Given how infrequently I use a 'nice' pen (it'll mostly be signatures on cheques and documents related to my business) I doubt I'll wear the nib out (which would be my only worry, given that it's part of the pen and therefore not replaceable).

What do you think? Worth a punt?

I contacted Russ a few months back for someone on here - he had one floating about but then he did when I contacted him a few years ago as well. They'll run out eventually though and as they are rare there is bound to be someone who will happily buy it from you. I eventually got mine from another seller, on the dreaded 'bay, from Singers to boot, but after a bit of research I went ahead and it arrived about ten days later. By that time I'd got a black & a blue ink (Lamy ones with the coiled up blotting paper enclosed in the base) and an earthy Pelikan brown one for work. They write a little larger than most other pens so the extra fine is the one to get if you use notebooks or annotate, the fine if you want to draw Hitler moustaches on pictures. (mmmmm, let me check though...). It writes well but can 'snag' on rough paper, forgive this though as it's great to hold and write with. It would make an interesting gift I reckon as well.
I don't think anyone nowadays will wear a nib out - if they did it'd be exceptional - damage to it though may be repairable but possibly be terminal.
I'm still pleased about mine, which is good enough justification I reckon.
Another similar one is the Parker T1, which is even rarer though, and a bit more expensive. That one used titanium but there was a shape which broke up the smooth lines compared to the MYU; a titanium MYU is what I would make if I was a pen maker but the T1 was only made for a year or so in the early seventies (there was a space or NASA connection as well but I can't remember what exactly). I think they had difficulties with the making of the pen or had repair issues or something which is why there are so few. There is also the Lamy 2000 which although it doesn't have the integrated nib it does have the same sort of contour & a very good reputation.


I fking need to get out more. Yes, worth a punt.

Edited by andy_s on Wednesday 7th October 00:33

[Asterix]

LD1Racing said:

Quite surprised no one has mentioned this one yet,



Chopard with the Mille Miglia Dunlop rubber tread pattern.

I've a couple of Chopard (in the syle you have - ballpoint and fountain) pens and they are lovely.

The rubber smells very unlike rubber - Vanilla, in fact.

[The Leaper]

Stuart,

Sorry for the delay to your request for pics of my pen. Here's a couple. The pics are not of good quality unfortunately.

You'll spot that the barrel colour is lighter compared to, say, the cap, and this is due to daily usage for maybe 10 years. I was offered a refurb by ST Dupont some years ago but did not go ahead as I like the well aged/worn look. Maybe I will need to have this done in a year or two.







The clever trick of this pen is that it carries a spare cartridge in the barrel. The bottom end is unscrewed and this releases the knib and one cartridge assembly, releasing the spare cartridge.

I think this pen cost maybe £500 at least 10 years ago, and I think it is out of production now.

R.

[dave87]

NiceCupOfTea said:

lightningghost said:

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.

I have that exact same pen, have had it for 4 or 5 years. It's an absolute joy to write with, not flash, not so expensive that you are terrified of losing it.

Spot on, I use it every day.

+1

Used everyday virtually, beauty to write with and has improved my handwriting markedly. Worth every penny I would say

Edited by dave87 on Sunday 11th October 22:17

[andy_s]

£20 for 10 grammes?



(Fjader)

Edited by andy_s on Monday 19th October 01:43

[Lefty Guns]

rhinochopig said:

WTF fountain pens!!!! You're supposed to be petrol heads, you should all be using these...

+1

I use a Rotring .25 rapidograph day to day. (I'm out of practice these days so would keep bending a .18!)

I've got a rather nice Cross fountain pen that was a gift but I think my writing looks neater with a tech pen. I tend to print rather than write in cursive.