KBeezie
September 2nd, 2014, 07:35 PM
Got this one new from Japan for $72 shipped (2,000 Rakuten points was applied to discount it about $20 from the normal price). Ordered it on the 29th and was in my hands this afternoon.
It's a Platinum Century 3776 in Bourgogne (Burgundy) with a 14K Medium Nib. I previously had a black Century 3776 with a Soft Fine nib but traded that away recently.
The medium on it is very smooth right out of the box without any adjustment or smoothing needed (whereas the soft fine had a bit of tooth to it much like the 14K EF on my Platinum PTL-5000). Mainly just pulled the nib and feed out to rinse it down and clean it before inking it up the first time as I do with all my new pens (converter was already rinsed as I used it from another pen).
It's a very nice deep red color which is more transparent under good lighting, otherwise it's deep with a hint of see-thru. Parts like the springs in the slip-n-seal mechanism are more noticeable thru the material. My only initial gripe is that the materials will show fingerprints and dust much more easily than some of my pens which was to be expected.
Despite the tipping size guide (http://www.nibs.com/TippingSizespage.htm) over on nibs.com indicating between a western fine and western medium (0.49mm instead of 0.45 or 0.55), the medium seemed smaller (comfortably so) to more of a mid-range of western extra-fine to fine. For me that's a comfortable range. I would have not minded it being a little larger to my initial estimate based on the tipping chart.
Currently inked up with some Diamine Syrah which more-or-less matches the exterior of the pen, and doesn't make any of the staining on the nib seem off putting based on the pen's color.
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/boxed_capped.jpg
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/boxed_uncapped.jpg
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/capped.jpg
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/capped_close.jpg
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/uncapped.jpg
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/nib_n_cap.jpg
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/cased.jpg
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/syrah.jpg
It's a Platinum Century 3776 in Bourgogne (Burgundy) with a 14K Medium Nib. I previously had a black Century 3776 with a Soft Fine nib but traded that away recently.
The medium on it is very smooth right out of the box without any adjustment or smoothing needed (whereas the soft fine had a bit of tooth to it much like the 14K EF on my Platinum PTL-5000). Mainly just pulled the nib and feed out to rinse it down and clean it before inking it up the first time as I do with all my new pens (converter was already rinsed as I used it from another pen).
It's a very nice deep red color which is more transparent under good lighting, otherwise it's deep with a hint of see-thru. Parts like the springs in the slip-n-seal mechanism are more noticeable thru the material. My only initial gripe is that the materials will show fingerprints and dust much more easily than some of my pens which was to be expected.
Despite the tipping size guide (http://www.nibs.com/TippingSizespage.htm) over on nibs.com indicating between a western fine and western medium (0.49mm instead of 0.45 or 0.55), the medium seemed smaller (comfortably so) to more of a mid-range of western extra-fine to fine. For me that's a comfortable range. I would have not minded it being a little larger to my initial estimate based on the tipping chart.
Currently inked up with some Diamine Syrah which more-or-less matches the exterior of the pen, and doesn't make any of the staining on the nib seem off putting based on the pen's color.
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/boxed_capped.jpg
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/boxed_uncapped.jpg
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/capped.jpg
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/capped_close.jpg
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/uncapped.jpg
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/nib_n_cap.jpg
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/cased.jpg
http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/3776/bourgogne/syrah.jpg