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crystn625
April 15th, 2016, 06:43 PM
Hi All,

I just saw a post about Visconti's 2016 LE. Wow, the HS London Fog and Divina with a Manhattan finish are going to be tough to decide between! (maybe I should just get both :-P )

What do you all think? Anyone else as excited as I am??

Crazyorange
April 17th, 2016, 04:22 PM
Can you post pics or links?

tandaina
April 17th, 2016, 04:57 PM
They're lovely, but sadly the price makes it really easy to decide. :( Neither.

crystn625
April 17th, 2016, 05:02 PM
Can you post pics or links?

Absolutely!
- for the Divina - http://thepengallery.com/penficionado/2016/03/28/best-pens-of-baselworld-2016/
- for the HS - https://fontoplumo.nl/shop/en/visconti-fountain-pens/1353-visconti-homo-sapiens-london-fog-oversize-fountain-pen-le.html

Crazyorange
April 17th, 2016, 05:10 PM
I like the London fog. I would need to see it in person before buying. The divina doesn't do anything for me. The Manhattan acrylic doesn't resonate with me. I'm glad Visconti is coming out with some new pens.

zchen
April 17th, 2016, 11:44 PM
I'm about the same, the London Fog will be a nice complement to my Florentine Hills. But the stacked celluloid in the Divina shape just doesn't resonate, I liked it better in the squaring the circle shape like Wallstreet.

A_Tone
April 19th, 2016, 12:21 AM
I will get the London Fog as soon as it's out. Love it! Fontoplumo says mid may, but Brian Goulet said on a Periscope vid around Oct/Nov.

Llewellyn
April 20th, 2016, 08:13 AM
I like the cap of the London Fog but I'm not keen on the barrel. If the barrel matched the cap I'd be interested.

Bogon07
April 20th, 2016, 04:13 PM
I like the cap of the London Fog but I'm not keen on the barrel. If the barrel matched the cap I'd be interested.
Sort of agree - the barrel looks like a HS Crystal Age gone wrong. However I think it could look quite nice with the right patterning as this sort of material can vary greatly between pens.
I wish Visconti would do a purple or orange version of the HS Crystal.

The stacked celluloid in the Divina shape maybe an acquired tasted as Zchen says it seems to look better on the squared WallStreet/Opera or the round Manhattan/RebeccaMoss Hampton or the LE HomoSapiens.
Maybe it will look better in the hand as you rotate the pen.


Also notice a rollerball in the old VanGogh body variation with an Ashford style clip.
http://thepengallery.com/penficionado/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/03/Visconti-Gran-Prix.jpg

crystn625
April 20th, 2016, 10:14 PM
I like the cap of the London Fog but I'm not keen on the barrel. If the barrel matched the cap I'd be interested.
Sort of agree - the barrel looks like a HS Crystal Age gone wrong. However I think it could look quite nice with the right patterning as this sort of material can vary greatly between pens.
I wish Visconti would do a purple or orange version of the HS Crystal.

The stacked celluloid in the Divina shape maybe an acquired tasted as Zchen says it seems to look better on the squared WallStreet/Opera or the round Manhattan/RebeccaMoss Hampton or the LE HomoSapiens.
Maybe it will look better in the hand as you rotate the pen.


Also notice a rollerball in the old VanGogh body variation with an Ashford style clip.
http://thepengallery.com/penficionado/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/03/Visconti-Gran-Prix.jpg

That rollerball looks so sporty! Maybe its the carbon fiber.

I agree a purple HS would be really nice. And as much as I do love the stacked celluloid, I think it looks better when it isn't truncated with the metal (silver I think?) structure in the divina. But I am such a sucker for those stacked celluloid pens... it still may happen...

Bogon07
April 20th, 2016, 11:21 PM
I like the cap of the London Fog but I'm not keen on the barrel. If the barrel matched the cap I'd be interested.
Sort of agree - the barrel looks like a HS Crystal Age gone wrong. However I think it could look quite nice with the right patterning as this sort of material can vary greatly between pens.
I wish Visconti would do a purple or orange version of the HS Crystal.

The stacked celluloid in the Divina shape maybe an acquired tasted as Zchen says it seems to look better on the squared WallStreet/Opera or the round Manhattan/RebeccaMoss Hampton or the LE HomoSapiens.
Maybe it will look better in the hand as you rotate the pen.


Also notice a rollerball in the old VanGogh body variation with an Ashford style clip.


That rollerball looks so sporty! Maybe its the carbon fiber.

I agree a purple HS would be really nice. And as much as I do love the stacked celluloid, I think it looks better when it isn't truncated with the metal (silver I think?) structure in the divina. But I am such a sucker for those stacked celluloid pens... it still may happen...

Perhaps the Chatterley Pens Cosmopolitan II or Desert Springs style Divina would work better with the stacked celluloid as they don't have the silver ribs.
The one with Aida material (2nd from the right) looks pretty spiffy.

https://chatterleyluxuries.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IMG_5435-001-copy.jpg

I'm a dope - the Cosmopolitan I was actually in stacked celluloid http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/170933-visconti-cosmopolitan-limited-edition-fountain-pen/

Crazyorange
April 21st, 2016, 06:24 AM
I agree purple or orange would be a nice change.

Red Harry N. G.
June 7th, 2016, 04:37 PM
Here (http://thepengallery.com/penficionado/2016/03/28/best-pens-of-baselworld-2016/)'s a blog post with some photos of Visconti's '16 pens (from Baselword 2016).

I'm not particularly impressed. I like the look of Watermark (but only in silver), and I did get myself a Rembrandt in khaki. While I like the green colour quite a lot, the pen itself doesn't do much for me ... I'm mostly very curious what the price of the non-retractable Pininfarina (ha, until now I called it "pinafarina" :D) will be. Considering the lack of the retracting mechanism, I imagine it will be less than the price of the retractable one – or am I wrong?

penwash
June 7th, 2016, 10:36 PM
The only pen I like in the whole article is the Wild West and Charreria model.

I guess I am not the target market for Visconti :)

VegHead
June 7th, 2016, 10:45 PM
The London Fog is the one I'd consider.

TAYLORPUPPY
June 26th, 2016, 02:06 PM
I don't know if the dark ages is an LE but that's the next Visconti I want to get

Tracy Lee
June 30th, 2016, 04:51 AM
I don't know if the dark ages is an LE but that's the next Visconti I want to get
It is not LE. Great pen!

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crystn625
July 12th, 2016, 09:50 AM
I am still hoping that they make the HS with an ink window, as was done for Michael Jecks of Writerly Witterings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b4C6-TTurA

earthdawn
July 12th, 2016, 02:54 PM
I am still hoping that they make the HS with an ink window, as was done for Michael Jecks of Writerly Witterings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b4C6-TTurA

Well wow would I love to have that version !!!!!


Great find... thank you for sharing the link :bump:

Susanna
July 14th, 2016, 12:14 PM
Did you see the Giardino dell'Eden?
2 colors (black and petrol blue), 100 pcs each

http://www.giardino.it/pens/visconti/IMMAGINI/EdenNib.jpg

Bogon07
July 14th, 2016, 11:02 PM
198euros+ shipping seems a bit high for a steel nib Rembrandt. I'm not sure of the going rate for a bit of scrimshawing.
The Petrol Blue appears a nice colour; I wouldn't mind a regular version in this colour.

Crazyorange
July 15th, 2016, 07:01 AM
Did you see the Giardino dell'Eden?
2 colors (black and petrol blue), 100 pcs each

http://www.giardino.it/pens/visconti/IMMAGINI/EdenNib.jpg

Is that a steel nib?

Terie_Benjamin
July 15th, 2016, 08:26 AM
Did you see the Giardino dell'Eden?
2 colors (black and petrol blue), 100 pcs each

http://www.giardino.it/pens/visconti/IMMAGINI/EdenNib.jpg

Is that a steel nib?
Yes it is a steel nib. I just ordered one.

Crazyorange
July 15th, 2016, 01:16 PM
Did you see the Giardino dell'Eden?
2 colors (black and petrol blue), 100 pcs each

http://www.giardino.it/pens/visconti/IMMAGINI/EdenNib.jpg

Is that a steel nib?
Yes it is a steel nib. I just ordered one.

Post pics when you get it.

Terie_Benjamin
July 15th, 2016, 01:25 PM
I sure will. 😊

Terie_Benjamin
July 28th, 2016, 06:29 AM
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Crazyorange
July 28th, 2016, 04:24 PM
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[emoji7]Very pretty. Congrats.

Terie_Benjamin
July 28th, 2016, 04:25 PM
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[emoji7]Very pretty. Congrats.
Thank you, I haven't inked her yet. Maybe in the next week when my life calms down

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Bogon07
July 28th, 2016, 04:43 PM
That Petrol Blue is a gorgeous colour. You'll have to ink it with De Atramentis Petrol.
http://www.gouletpens.com/de-atramentis-petrol-35ml-bottled-fountain-pen-ink/p/DA1049

Crazyorange
July 29th, 2016, 06:53 AM
I'm going to check out the watermark at the DC show. I'll post pics. I just need to remember what an ugly pen it is, so I don't buy it. [emoji6]

earthdawn
July 29th, 2016, 05:21 PM
I'm going to check out the watermark at the DC show. I'll post pics. I just need to remember what an ugly pen it is, so I don't buy it. [emoji6]

Yea I know Bryant will have one of those ugly pens there :crazy_pilot:

Crazyorange
July 29th, 2016, 06:52 PM
I'm going to check out the watermark at the DC show. I'll post pics. I just need to remember what an ugly pen it is, so I don't buy it. [emoji6]

Yea I know Bryant will have one of those ugly pens there :crazy_pilot:

Yup, just butt ass ugly. Sigh. Dam Visconti for making ugly pens.

GiardinoItaliano
October 17th, 2023, 11:27 AM
Did you see the Giardino dell'Eden?
2 colors (black and petrol blue), 100 pcs each

http://www.giardino.it/pens/visconti/IMMAGINI/EdenNib.jpg

Is that a steel nib?
Yes it is a steel nib. I just ordered one.

Post pics when you get it.

I found this very very old post just browsing in the web.
It's been 7 years, but there are still a few Giardino dell'Eden pens available - but only in black, because the teal blue sold out years ago.
Now I'm going to post a sale offer in the proper section :)

Dougc
October 17th, 2023, 02:14 PM
I had one in the blue and for some reason I sold it.
I'm thinking about picking up the black version.

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