On the hunt for my first Italian pen

[Dougc]

I bought a Maiora Alpha Oroarancio 14K (medium) for my retirement (direct from Italy at a discount) that I love. It's a fat pen, and not perfect. But very Italian in its heritage and look.

Attractive but not well-crafted, high maintenance, yet beloved – much like all things Italian.

I had one Maiora and it was perfect, in both build quality and writing quality.

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[TSherbs]

I bought a Maiora Alpha Oroarancio 14K (medium) for my retirement (direct from Italy at a discount) that I love. It's a fat pen, and not perfect. But very Italian in its heritage and look.

Attractive but not well-crafted, high maintenance, yet beloved – much like all things Italian.

I had one Maiora and it was perfect, in both build quality and writing quality.

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Mine's not perfect, but it is awesome. Best pen I own (and most expensive). Always inked (for 20 straight months now).

[jdwhitak]

Well, I got to try Aurora and Visconti at Atlas Stationers while in Chicago. I really liked the capping system on the Visconti. Really quick to deploy in business meetings. The Aurora was a tad too much on the feedback. If anyone wants to do some trading for a high-end Sailor check out my ad in the For Sale section.

[Sandy]

I have a few Visconti pens. A Rembrant, 4 Van Goghs and an Opera (Versailles?).

The Van goghs are the more recent ones. The most recent one is the blossom pink one that came with a broad nib that is an excellent writer - it wrote perfectly out of the box.

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