Latest incredible JinHao - the 9019.

[Blackhorse]

Buy it for $14 from the big A and get it tomorrow or wait a few weeks and pay $8! It’s BIG. It has a giant sized ink converter. The reviews are solidly encouraging, but then sometimes they’re like that. Do yourself a favor and google “jinhao 9019” and check out a few reviews. I ordered the Olive Green one with the heartbeat nib (cool?) and will pair it with some Monteverde Olivine ink.

 

[Singed]

This is why they're called "writing instruments"! I completely approve of your stylistic selections. I haven't used my own fountain pens in ages, took all my notes in University with them though, I love the consistency of their lines on good paper. Enjoy!

 

[Blackhorse]

Out of my modest collection I most often reach for one or the other of…

the Pilot Custom 823 Amber (very close to perfect) - or -

my Lamy 2000 Stainless Steel.

 

[Carlos]

I don't write enough with mine. Retirement can do that. I used to sign documents and fill out forms all day.

 

[Singed]

I really like the style of that Lamy!

I never owned anything other than workhorse fountains: Schaeffer, Parker, Cross, and Waterman pens using cartridges. I did have a chrome Schaeffer with a smoothly sculpted nib for +/-20 years but dropped it and split the nib. It wasn't worth repairing. I still have a Waterman and a Cross with refillable cartridges and a pot of ink but rarely use them.

As a horticulturist I do not often have need for a good pen, a pencil is much more effective for my field books. I still prefer a wooden #2 HB Dixon Tri-Conderoga, mechanical pencils are too fiddly for me. I often have to take notes wearing light gloves and the triangular shape means I can still write legibly.

 

[Blackhorse]

The Lamy 2000 is such a classic pen icon. German Bauhaus design ethic from the 60’s.

https://www.jetpens.com/blog/The-LAMY-2000-A-Masterpiece-of-German-Pen-Design/pt/349

 

[Eutychus]

The Lamy 2000 is such a classic pen icon. German Bauhaus design ethic from the 60’s.

https://www.jetpens.com/blog/The-LAMY-2000-A-Masterpiece-of-German-Pen-Design/pt/349

I plan to acquire one of these, some day.

 

[Eutychus]

Out of my modest collection I most often reach for one or the other of…

the Pilot Custom 823 Amber (very close to perfect) - or -

my Lamy 2000 Stainless Steel.

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The Pilot 823 is on my list of pens to buy.