Pen Review: Omas Notti di Bologna
Length (Capped): 137.3mm Length (Uncapped): 124.5mm Length (Posted) 162.8mm Diameter (Section): 10.5 Diameter (Barrel): 12.9 Diameter (Cap): 13.2 Weight (Unposted/Uncapped): 18g Weight...
View ArticlePen Review: Platinum 3776 Century
Material: Resin Nib: 14k Gold, Medium Appointments: Gold-plated Filling System: Converter/Cartridge (Platinum Proprietary) Length (Capped): 138mm Length (Uncapped): 119mm Length (Posted): 154mm...
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Material: Makrolon™ Nib: 14k Gold, Medium Appointments: Brushed Steel(?) Filling System: Piston Filler Length (Capped): 139mm Length (Uncapped): 124mm Length (Posted): 153mm Section Diameter:...
View ArticlePen Review: Platinum 3776 Century Music Nib
Several months ago, I did a review of the Platinum 3776 Century in the stunning Chartres Blue resin. It was a pen I liked a lot, but didn’t love: a fairly tradition (i.e., boring) cigar-shaped pen...
View ArticlePen Review: Xezo Legionnaire
As the fountain pen has moved from an everyday tool to an esoteric analogue writing instrument used mainly by hobbyists and collectors to, in some cases, luxury good, many luxury brands have worked to...
View ArticleXezo Architect Azure FM Review
I was first introduced to the Xezo brand last season when a user sent his Xezo Legionnaire to me to review. Xezo is a US-based retailer of luxury goods: mostly leather goods, watches, and fountain...
View ArticleCurrently Inked #33 | 15 March 2017
00:00 – Life overview, Inky Fingers Paper problems, 2017 pen show attendance 3:20 – Matt’s 4th anniversary of fountain pen users 4:40 – Does it matter if you store the converter with the pen, or if you...
View ArticlePlatinum 3776 Jade Celluloid | Pen Précis
As my collection continues to grow, I find myself often getting “duplicates” of pens I really like: multiples of the same model of pen in different colors or finishes. I don’t really see the point of...
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