Tell us about your most exciting pen in 2016

[penwash]

This should be easy for everyone to contribute, even the silent-types.

Tell us about the one pen that you're most excited about in 2016.

Excited to have bought, traded, sold, received as a gift, whatever... but it must happen in 2016.

Let's go!

[Hawk]

One pen? You have got to be kidding. Here it is. OK, the pencil goes with it.

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[top pen]

I think my best buy of 2016 was this a Diplomat Embassy from what I recall it was February 2016 was when it landed. I'm not normally one for pretty pens but this one is a bit of an exception.

[penwash]

One pen? You have got to be kidding. Here it is. OK, the pencil goes with it.

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Lovely pen, and you're excited about this pen because....?

[amk]

I'm going to kick off, and I'm going to cheat by nominating two pens. It's a tie between the Guider Zimbo and the new Pelikan m400 tortoise with broad italic nib.

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That's the Zimbo in the middle, and what does it for me? the colour, the colour, the colour. Plus it looks like a Vacumatic that ate too much. But what fantastic colour! It's not a bad writer either.

And the Pelikan... no picture because I'm not supposed to have opened it yet. But the nib is something special!


(Well, I *was* going to kick off, but I spent so long finding the pic on Imgur that two people beat me to it by the time I pressed the button. Competitive forum, this!)

[writingrav]

I only have a photo with two, but the one on the right, the Montblanc 146 90th Anniversary Rose Gold is my pick for 2016, though the competition was fierce.

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[Hawk]

Lovely pen, and you're excited about this pen because....?

The marbled colors, nib, style and it is well preserved.

[writingrav]

I only have a photo with two, but the one on the right, the Montblanc 146 90th Anniversary Rose Gold is my pick for 2016, though the competition was fierce.

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First because it was my grail pen for a long time and I found it available at a price I could reach at the DC Show. Second, the nib is wonderful, most of all because it is the most comfortable pen in my hand that I've ever used. I know that's more a matter of happenstance and physiognomy, but it really makes it for me. But like I said, I have at least two others that could have been selected if we had more leeway.

[Robert]

I am smitten by my Conid Regular Bulkfiller, which arrived just over 3 weeks ago. A very well made, smooth writing pen that is a joy to behold.

[caribbean_skye]

Tough decision but I went with the Edison extended mina in caribbean swirl only because I have been wanting this pen for several years. There are a couple of others that all tie for 2nd place however.


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[Empty_of_Clouds]

I was very excited to receive a Lamy 2000. It is a superb design that deserves its icon status. If I had acquired this early on I may never have looked at other pens, and I almost certainly wouldn't have made the disastrous journey through the awful vintage pens that I did.

Then, recently, I bought a Pilot Decimo for under $100 brand new with converter. What a fantastic design that is too.

However, my most bittersweet moment came with the completion of a custom pen. I waited very patiently nearly 8 months for it, only to discover I had made a poor design choice. Now I have to wait a further 7 months to have this corrected. It's a beautiful pen, one that really suits my hand.

Honourable mentions go to; the Pilot Custom 823 - a superb writer every day; a Pilot Custom Heritage 912 FA - such a fun pen to use; and a vintage Aurora 88p - the only working vintage pen I have left.

[Bisquitlips]

The Graf von Faber Casteel Walden Woods was my favorite this year!

The surprise was that it writes perfectly! Nothing needed. Graf just does it right!





The Fabulous Photos below: Credit Penaddict Blog. Thanks Susan!

[Scooby921]

My favorite pen of 2016 has to be my Nakaya Neo Standard. It was a custom order, so it's personalized and meaningful. It was also a long wait, so I was excessively excited when it arrived. It's been inked up and in my pen case every day since I received it.

[Bisquitlips]

My favorite pen of 2016 has to be my Nakaya Neo Standard. It was a custom order, so it's personalized and meaningful. It was also a long wait, so I was excessively excited when it arrived. It's been inked up and in my pen case every day since I received it.

That is gorgeous! My sincere compliments!

Can you tell us where you acquired it from?

[penwash]

The Graf von Faber Casteel Walden Woods was my favorite this year!

That is one charming photo!
The pen is gorgeous too, I will one day own that magnificently stylish GvFC metal cap, woah!

[Bisquitlips]

The Graf von Faber Casteel Walden Woods was my favorite this year!

That is one charming photo!
The pen is gorgeous too, I will one day own that magnificently stylish GvFC metal cap, woah!

Thank you! The photo is actually from Susan over at the Penaddict blog. Credit given!

And you are correct. There is something very special about that Faber cap. It drew me to these pens as I think they have a vintage style to them.

[Bisquitlips]

I am smitten by my Conid Regular Bulkfiller, which arrived just over 3 weeks ago. A very well made, smooth writing pen that is a joy to behold.

A friend of mine at work just acquired a Bulkfiller. The titanium furniture and nib is lovely and it is as smooth a nib as I have written with. They really are a custom pen in every regard and the filling mechanism is radically cool1

[VegHead]

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Sailor King of Pen Green Mozaique, Broad nib.

This is special for me for 2016 as I had no intention of purchasing any Sailor pen . . . until this came up for sale and I was smitten. The nib is incredibly smooth and writes like the perfect (for me) medium.

Close second was another impulse buy, an LE Conway Stewart Wellington White Swirl in medium.

But then again, I only started on this collection journey this year so I guess all my pens are special in one way or another

[amk]

VegHead, that is a glorious pen. What fantastic material!

[fqgouvea]

I spent far too much and bought too many pens... of course! I'm not sure I actually remeber them all, because the ones that come to mind are all fairly recent purchases.

Probably the favorite was the Pelikan M800 Stresemann. On the vintage side, I got a cute little Parker with a flexy nib that I'm enjoying a lot right now. But I really enjoy variety. Just yesterday I was grading final exams and used a different pen for each of the problems.


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