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TWSBI Vac 700 Fountain Pen Review
TWSBI is a Taiwanese fountain pen manufacturer that has been around for about half a decade now and for some reason they never really called my name. While in Taipei earlier this year I wandered into...
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Waterman Carene Black Sea Fountain Pen Review
Mild curiosity mixed with a very good deal got the better of me and I now have a Waterman Carene. The Carene is one of the older pens in the Waterman lineup and features an inlaid nib like their...
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Marlen Rainbow Over Hong Kong Fountain Pen Review
Marlen is an Italian pen manufacturer that doesn’t get much attention. They make weird pens…not sure how else to put it. Their designs are unconventional and polarizing. I never had much interest...
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Namiki Nippon Art Flower Basket Fountain Pen Review
The Nippon Art series is Namiki’s entry level line of maki-e pens. The pens are screened and on my Flower Basket version I do not believe any of the artwork to be done by hand. It’s “Hira” or flat...
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TWSBI Eco Fountain Pen Review
The highly anticipated TWSBI Eco is the company’s most affordable fountain pen to date at $28.99. The Eco features a clear demonstrator body with a piston filling mechanism; these attributes combined...
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Montblanc Meisterstück 136 Fountain Pen Review
The 13X series of pens were the first Montblancs to feature a piston filling mechanism. The 136 was the senior size pen just as the 146 is today in the current Meisterstück line. The 13X series was...
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Namiki Yukari Royale Vermilion Fountain Pen Review
The Yukari Royale is an oversize fountain pen similar in size and shape to a Montblanc 149. Despite it’s oversize form the Yukari Royale sits mid-pack in the Namiki line-up; there is the standard...
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Montblanc Meisterstück Solitaire Platinum-Plated Facet LeGrand Fountain Pen...
If you read this blog regularly you will know that this pen is not my typical cup of tea but as I was traversing the Warsaw airport I couldn’t help but see sale signs on a large Montblanc display....
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Namiki Custom Impressions Fountain Pen Review
The Namiki Custom Impressions line of pens was produced in the late 90s and while it predates the very popular Pilot Custom 74, it is essentially the same pen with a “celluloid” body and no markings...
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OMAS Extra Lucens and Lucens Fountain Pen Review
Top to bottom: OMAS Extra Lucens, OMAS Extra Lucens, OMAS Lucens The Lucens and Extra Lucens were the best quality and best looking Italian pens of the 1930s and 1940s. Italian pens during this period...
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Pilot Namiki Vanishing Point Old Style Fountain Pen Review
Pilot’s most famous fountain pen is without question the Vanishing Point (aka the Capless). This is the best selling and simply the best retractible nib fountain pen ever produced. Many models have...
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Danitrio Hakkaku Ancient Flower Midori-Dame Fountain Pen Review
Danitrio is perhaps the biggest name in Maki-e pens outside of the main three Japanese makers (Pilot/Namiki, Platinum/Nakaya and Sailor). Danitrio Maki-e pens are not an entirely Japanese product. The...
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Kaweco Elite Fountain Pen Review With 18kt Gold Stub Nib
Kaweco is famous for its pocket-size pens but they also make a number of nice full-size pens including the Elite I am reviewing today. I was drawn to the Elite’s large nib, that Kaweco refers to as a...
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Moleskine Pen+ Ellipse Smart Writing System Review – Coming Soon
I am back after a rather long hiatus. I have been playing with the first decent smart pen I have ever tested, the Moleskine Pen+ Ellipse. Stay tuned for the review. Advertisements (function(){var...
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