What are your three most trusted fountain pen brands?

[de_pen_dent]

- Pilot
- Platinum
- Sailor

Have a whole bunch of pens by them - each one has worked perfectly. Something Montblanc, Pelikan, Visconti, Lamy, Conway Stewart and ST Dupont cannot say.

[UK Mike]

1. Sailor
2. Visconti
3. Platinum

......... and the least trusted
1. TWSBI
2. Parker
3. Montblanc

[tandaina]

(All these brands are for VINTAGE, I buy almost no modern pens.)

Pelikan
Montblanc
Parker

[Moxoftritonytes]

Sheaffer
Pelikan (vintage)
Faber-Castell

[reprieve]

Nakaya
Pilot
Pelikan

[amk]

No 1 - Lamy. From the Safari all the way up to the Lamy 2000, including Accent, Studio, and CP1. All work, all robust.
No 2 - Parker. Though I don't know about modern ones (I stop at the Parker 25.)
No 3 - Pilot. Specifically for its cheaper pens, which are amazing value and write nicely (though I don't like the nib with its flared corners aesthetically, it works).

[dajhek]

Lamy
Parker 51
TWSBI 540

[Fawkes]

I'd say my three are:

Pelikan: love their designs, classic and elegant (especially the tortoises which are my favorite), great nibs and flawless German craftsmanship.
OMAS: never had a bad experience with them. Elegant, Deco inspired designs with some of the best nibs (and ebonite feeds) on the market. If I could only keep one pen for my life it would most likely be my black Paragon.
Montblanc: Both my vintage and modern MBs are elegant, robust and, well, amazing. Their nibs are fantastic.

LAMY is a tie for first in my mind as my 2000 is incredibly dependable and I need not worry about it ever. Its such a good pen it has me thinking of going for the stainless steel version.

[Mags]

The three brands which readily come to mind are: Mont Blanc, Pelikan and Parker.

[mcolen]

1. Pilot
2. Bexley or Edison (tie)
3. Pelikan

[discopig]

1. Pilot/Namiki
2. Lamy
3. Parker

[ilangai]

Mmm.. an old post came to live

1. Pelikan - Most of my pens are Pelikans, modern and vintage, and all of them are reliable workhorses.
2. Pilot - They always write! From cheap to expensive, they have phenomenal nibs..
3. Faber-Castell - Those nibs flow like magic.. and the looks and design of the pens are fascinating.

[kaisnowbird]

1. Pilot/Namiki
2. Lamy
3. Parker

Agreed.
1. Pilot; 2. Lamy and 3. Vintage Parker.

[erpe]

Kaweco
Parker
Waterman
Hero/delta/kaigelu/faber-castell
Difficult to pick really, all my pens work, the ones that don't/didn't are in a shoebox until I get around to make them work

[kia]

3. Dani Trio. I like the eyedropper pens but I also like their less expensive models with c/c. I really love the size and feel of a Takumi. And, I love the maki-e artwork on my pens, especially my custom octagon Larkspur and Ladybird pens.

2. Pilot. All of my Pilot pens have written well right out of the box, and they are all very reliable workhorses. Wouldn't trade away my Pilot pens, especially my vp's.

1. Edison Pen/Brian Gray. I've been getting pens from Brian since his days of modifying kit pens! The Edison pens have done nothing but improve, in materials and nibs, and I really like being able to get a custom pen made just for me if I want it. Brian works with me for nib tweaking if needed (I like a fine line, but I also like wet flow - how's that for an oxymoron). I do enjoy my Edison Pens.

[Mags]

1. Sailor
2. Pelikan
3. Sheaffer

4. Edison

[Adhizen]

Lamy
Yard o Led
Visconti

[Lady Onogaro]

This is my first post in the group. I have been reading the blog, and I joined for (or in time for) InCoWriMo 2014. I followed Azizah's link to the forums (which I didn't know about until today).

For me, my favorite pen brands are Lamy (love my extra fine), Pilot, and TWSBI. I just bought a couple of Jinhaos, and while I like them, I don't feel they are going to be my favorites. Plus, I did replace the nibs with Goulet nibs, which seem much better than the Jinhao nibs (though I did like the appearance of the Jinhao nib). In any case, if you have to change the nib to like a pen, can you say you like the brand for the purpose of this question? I wouldn't think so, but I would like to know what others think.

[pengeezer]

Wow........this is hard to choose. In my estimation,#3 is as good as #1.


#3--Lamy Safari(only type of Lamy I own)
#2--Omas(vintage and new)
#1--Aurora(Optima & Talentum)



John

[Waski_the_Squirrel]

I can't remember if I ever posted in this thread, but tastes change, so here are mine.

1. Noodlers: I know what I'm getting, and I've had good luck with them.
2. Pilot: very reliable pens that write for me without issues
3. The only other brand of which I own multiples is Edison. To tell the truth, Edison has been totally reliable, but I have some other concerns with the brand that make me not want to put it on this list. I think Parker is pretty trustworthy, but gave away those, Cross is trustworthy, my one Pelikan is trustworthy, and I really want to put TWSBI on the list, but I've had trouble with a few of these.