I got the green light to let it go public… so here is a sample of the Aurora 88 Flex in action.
188 Blue resin will be released shortly, say early March, and then the Red will follow with another LE of 188.
I got the green light to let it go public… so here is a sample of the Aurora 88 Flex in action.
188 Blue resin will be released shortly, say early March, and then the Red will follow with another LE of 188.
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It looks like the flex is pretty soft for a modern flex pen.
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Ivan it is amazing.
It is as it should be and compares right next to my Nakaya with S/F nib and added flex from Mottishaw.
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If it makes you feel better that was the prototype I was using and me getting that one is slim to none. AND the demand is so strong I honestly won't be able to get one of the blue or red. Yea I work there but cutting the line is not just frowned on it is prohibited. BUT opening the packages and playing with the protos is AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!
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Very excited for this to be released and looking forward to it.
It looks like it is very wet. I love that blue ink too.
Thanks so much for sharing this.
Glad to see another italian pen with a softer nib
Omas lover, and have a few other pens
Very interested...
Pretty nib
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Ooooo... Price, please.
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I expect $550, but who knows till its officially announced..
Omas lover, and have a few other pens
2 limited editions of 188!
There is going to be a lot of dissapointed pen nerds. That is a stupid small number of pens. They should have done 888 of each at least.
Perhaps. LEs are always a good way of making quick cash from the feverish few. At the very least the company should allow this nib as an option on some of their other pens. I suspect it would boost sales for a while. I certainly would go for a nice Aurora Deco if it had this nib. The new models? Not so much.
I wonder if Aurora will sell the nib separately. It should fit my Optima.
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To Miasto
They don't have plans to sell the nib separately at launch. Cary and I discussed this and we both think they will be sold separately but it might take a year.
The nib will fit the other Aurora pens like your Optima. I'll have my impressions of the new nib in my LA Pen Show report tomorrow.
2017 San Francisco Pen Show
August 25-27th, 2017
Sofitel San Francisco Bay Hotel
223 Twin Dolphin Drive
Redwood City Ca, 94065
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I got a chance to test it at the show today. It is now firmly on my absolute to buy list. Also confirm it's the same nib unit that can screw out to fit to other Optima, 88, and Talentum.
I was able to test this pen on two separate occasions at the show. I was guardedly optimistic, but I feel that there is going to be a case of... overselling what the nib really is.
Upsides: nib is nice to look at, feels comfortable to write with (no catches, etc), and most notably had very good snap-back. For the most part, the feed kept up, and railroading was an issue only if you tried to race with the thing.
Downsides: flex is such a loose term, but this nib feels more like a step beyond a soft nib, with just a bit more splaying of the tines. Unless you get a grind, there is no needle line, just a European fine, maybe XF. The range is not dramatic, and I felt the nib was definitely saying "Don't push me too far." I think John's Spencerian treatments, especially on the Falcon nibs, go further.
However, this may be a harbinger of things to come, and be the potential beginning of new entries of nib making with more flexible characteristics. In this, I think it is a very positive move. I found the colors, even the ones beyond the initial two offerings, to be very underwhelming, certainly on a pen of this price point. There were also two metal-bodied pens, (possibly) silver- and gold-plated, that added a little heft and certainly a step up in looks. Again, I'm assuming these first iterations are a sensible way for the company to test a new area of development, and that is a very good thing.
BTW: at the show, I heard talk (can't remember who) of JoWo actually making a flexible nib now. This was news to me, can anyone shed any light?
Last edited by Jon Szanto; February 19th, 2017 at 11:00 PM.
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