Pilot Metropolitan- Who's using one?

[jor412]

I haven't inked my Met. Actually, I bought it with the intention of taking its medium nib and swapping it with my Prera's fine nib. That's why I had previously purchased a Plumix: to get that italic nib for my Prera. As with the Plumix, I had no plans for the Met itself.

Then when I got the pen -- black with the dot pattern which was the only one available at the time -- I couldn't swap the nibs and treat the Met like the Plumix. I was too impressed by the pen's solid hefty feel & decent looks. The only thing I wasn't wowed by was the section.

But right now I have too many 78Gs which I use as my knock about pens so I may give up the Met un-inked.

[fiberdrunk]

I have one each of the plain black and plain silver. I'd like to get a gold one next. They're super pens. They work great with my traditional homemade iron gall inks, and any fountain pen that can handle an ink intended for dip pens is a keeper in my book.

[jor412]

I got a Cocoon which is essentially the same pen but it comes in more colours - great pen!!

I was looking at the Cocoon in titanium just now at jetpens where it costs $45. Looked at the pics, description, and dimensions and it does seem like the same pen. $45 is a lot compared to the Met's $15. I wonder if there are other differences that aren't apparent in the pics.

[AtomicLeo]

Mine arrived this week. It's the black one. I really like it. Very similar to the Knight but more than 1/2 the price. One quibble, the step down is a bit uncomfortable for long writing session, but it's a great work pen. Understated and sturdy. Plus if I lose it, only $20 to replace. A great deal

[Sailor Kenshin]

This isn't quite a review, more of an impression after using my Met for a week.

At first, the step in the section bugged me. REALLY bugged me. But maybe I have unconsciously adjusted my grip because it bothers me less and less.

I did not have a matte silvertone pen. This is why I ordered the Silver Dot. Verrrryyy attractive finish, nice tapered, rounded ends to the body.

The M nib is wetter and broader than the M on my three 78Gs. It's performing beautifully with slightly diluted Iro Tsuki-yo.

The price fluctuates, and I paid nearly $20 for mine because I NEEDED the Silver. At the original $15 and now in some models, I'd'a been more impressed, but the more I write, the more I like!

[79spitfire]

I have a gold, I like it, it's a very reliable daily user type pen. I keep it inked with PR Midnight blues (fast dry). In a way it's a tad boring, it just works so well with no drama!

[Avastgard]

Mine just arrived and I inked it right away with black Parker Quink. Wrote pretty well until I noticed that it was skipping at the angles pens traditionally skip with me (opening parenthesis fails 75% of the time). I tried flushing it and inserted the proprietary cartrige that came with it. It's now working pretty well (the nib is medium).

Does anybody else thinks the included squeeze converter holds a ridiculously low amount of ink? I never had one of those before, so I don't know if that's right.

[cwent2]

Converter is capable of holding about 1 ml which is not a bad amount of ink. See video at about 4:29.

Cw

[Sailor Kenshin]

I need a Con-50!

[79spitfire]

I thought a Con-50 held a bit less than 1ml. Anyway I used mine the other day (s) and it lasted almost 2 days on one fill. I'm not going to pretend I write a lot, but that is a pretty good write-out.

[Sailor Kenshin]

But but but...I HAVE TO SEE the ink supply. I have a million of those other squeezy converters. Must. See. Ink.

[Avastgard]

Converter is capable of holding about 1 ml which is not a bad amount of ink. See video at about 4:29.

Cw

Well, it does look like it can fit about 1ml, but I don't think you can get all this ink just by squeezing it in an ink bottle (I mean, you could probably put 1ml inside it using a seringe).

But but but...I HAVE TO SEE the ink supply. I have a million of those other squeezy converters. Must. See. Ink.

Yeah, not being able to see the ink level is a major drawback to me.

EDIT: I just tested it, and the Metropolitan converter doesn't seem to hold that much ink as it was stated on the video. What I got with one squeeze was about 0,4 ml, which is very little.

[Hjorlejf]

I have two and I love this pen!

One is a silver metropolitan with zig-zag band, the other is a blue cocoon. Yes, I paid extra just for that colour - in my defense, I've been unable to find good shipping on the metro and so $15 + $10 is the best deal I've come across. By contrast, I was able to find the cocoon for $35 and free shipping, meaning a $10 difference rather than the 3x that most people seem to get ($15 versus $45). Lately I have been eyeing the highly attractive black dot version...

They are very smooth, writing just like the older Knight model, which has since been discontinued. I have not a single complaint about these guys.

[cwent2]

I love the Pilot Metro, mine's plain black -- recently bought a 78g for the fine nib. I like the fine nib better

Sections are interchangeable - got a nib for 16.00 shipped and got a free pen for the box.

Cw

[fncll]

Just to make sure I understand, the following are true:

Nib interchange: Pilot Metropolitan / Pilot Plumix / Pilot Penmanship / Pilot Prera
Section interchange: Pilot Metropolitan / Pilot 78G

Are there any other nibs that are swappable with this group?

[Avastgard]

I love the Pilot Metro, mine's plain black -- recently bought a 78g for the fine nib. I like the fine nib better

Sections are interchangeable - got a nib for 16.00 shipped and got a free pen for the box.

Cw

Why would you pay $16 for a Metropolitan nib?

[cwent2]

I love the Pilot Metro, mine's plain black -- recently bought a 78g for the fine nib. I like the fine nib better

Sections are interchangeable - got a nib for 16.00 shipped and got a free pen for the box.

Cw

Why would you pay $16 for a Metropolitan nib?

The Metropolitan only comes with a medium nib. Technically I bought a Pilot 78g with a fine nib and chose to install it in my Pilot Metropolitan.
Because I prefer writing with a fine nib. I do not believe you can actually purchase nibs from Pilot separate from a pen, and since they do not offer the Metropolitan in a fine nib I found a way to swap the nib.

I have bought nibs from Goulet pen Company for 15.00 plus shipping,,,,but that is another story.

Cw

[AndyT]

Penmanship nib in a Metropolitan body? That's interesting ...

[manoeuver]

Penmanship nib in a Metropolitan body? That's interesting ...

yeah, it's pretty cool.

[Felix]

I have one too--it's very smooth-writing, which is nice, but I wish the nib were a HAIR finer. I hear the Cocoon is basically the same pen with a finer nib--have you tried it?

Doesn't look like much difference except a Fine nib is available, comes with a CON-50 converter and different colors (as opposed to the Metro). I do see that JetPens lists different physical dimensions between the two models but they are so slight it leaves me wondering if that was a result of two different people doing the measuring for the spec sheet. Also, there's a customer head-to-head comparison between the two on JetPens (Cocoon Medium -- Bordeaux body).

But the Cocoon is 3x the price.

Would seem to be a better deal to buy a Metro plus a Pilot Penmanship (or 78 G) and swap the nib out unless you just had to have one of the Cocoon colors. Note that the Cocoon line also has rollerball, ballpoint and mechanical pencil, Metro doesn't.