First Platinum Pen, What Cartridge Does This Cutie Need?

[Prettypenguin]

So I ruined the best laid no spending, just enjoying current hoard plans when I took the offer on this adorable turquoise Platinum pen. I just bought it, so excuse the screenshots- the bay isn’t letting me copy the photos. I’m hoping that whatever it uses is still available.

[Jon Szanto]

I'm pretty certain all of these variations on their "long-short" pens, like the Elite line, use the standard Platinum cartridge. The problem comes with some of the shorter-barreled pens, into which converters won't fit. I have one that belonged to Susan Wirth, which she purchased from the Parker archives, when they had bought a number of Japanese pens (in the 60s or 70s, I think?) to check out the competition. Someone had done a bit of a hack job on the piston knob to shorten it to fit in the pen. But standard Plat carts should work.

[Prettypenguin]

Awesome, thank you for this information! I had this one on my watch list for a long time because I don’t have any experience with the brand, but it’s one of my favorite colors. I suppose I should stop by Kinokuniya soon then (my poor wallet). What I would give to have a pen that belonged to SW, or had been in the archives! That’s super rad!

[Jon Szanto]

For Prettypenguin...

[dneal]

Shamelessly borrowed from JetPens. They do get a lot of my money, so I don't feel too bad...


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[Sailor Kenshin]

Pretttyyyy!

I have two Platinum pocket pens. One takes the Plat carts, but the other... either someone messed with it beforehand, or a part was wrong/missing, but nothing fit the eeny little barrel length.

[Prettypenguin]

Oh no, Sailor Kenshin-san, I hope that mine is the former and not the latter! dneal, that’s super handy- thanks (they get my $$ too)! Jon, that is lovely and gave a sense of nostalgia for a place I have never seen IRL, although I do frequent the PDX Japanese Garden.

[Jon Szanto]

Jon, that is lovely and gave a sense of nostalgia for a place I have never seen IRL, although I do frequent the PDX Japanese Garden.

Just an image I found to pair with the setup. I'm actually hoping to visit Japan this year for the first time.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Oh no, Sailor Kenshin-san, I hope that mine is the former and not the latter! dneal, that’s super handy- thanks (they get my $$ too)! Jon, that is lovely and gave a sense of nostalgia for a place I have never seen IRL, although I do frequent the PDX Japanese Garden.

No, I'm sure yours would be okay. It looks just like the coral one I got. My messed-up pocket pen was black, different from the coral, and showed signs of being 'worked on.'

Platinum cartridges are also very sturdy and refillable.

[Prettypenguin]

Oh no, Sailor Kenshin-san, I hope that mine is the former and not the latter! dneal, that’s super handy- thanks (they get my $$ too)! Jon, that is lovely and gave a sense of nostalgia for a place I have never seen IRL, although I do frequent the PDX Japanese Garden.

No, I'm sure yours would be okay. It looks just like the coral one I got. My messed-up pocket pen was black, different from the coral, and showed signs of being 'worked on.'

Platinum cartridges are also very sturdy and refillable.

Oh, rad- I have come to like refilling cartridges- it’s one of the few rebellious things left for me to do! Is it ok to use the pigment inks in, or should I stick to any particular Platinum ink for safety’s sake?

[Sailor Kenshin]

Shamelessly borrowed from JetPens. They do get a lot of my money, so I don't feel too bad...


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I've used all those colors. The only one that was hard to handle was the light blue; vewy, vewy dwy.

[Prettypenguin]

Nice- I was just looking at what was available over there.

[Prettypenguin]

Jon, that is lovely and gave a sense of nostalgia for a place I have never seen IRL, although I do frequent the PDX Japanese Garden.

Just an image I found to pair with the setup. I'm actually hoping to visit Japan this year for the first time.

That sounds like a good time! That would be the place where not only is there a pen for every person, but every pocket as well!

[dneal]

I've used all those colors. The only one that was hard to handle was the light blue; vewy, vewy dwy.

Go with the pink or violet to contrast with the body and get that 80’s neon Miami thing going on…

[jar]

Platinum also make an adapter that allows standard international cartridges to be use. IIRC it cost about $1.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Forgot about those. I have one from way back.

[Yazeh]

I have one like yours in black. I used a Platinum Carbon Black cartridge. I had forgotten about it for a month. Pulled it out and it was writing like a dream. Very well sealed! Great little pens, like the Pilot Elite!

[Dougc]

I have one of those plug in adapters. It works great.

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[Prettypenguin]

Platinum also make an adapter that allows standard international cartridges to be use. IIRC it cost about $1.

Excellent! Thank you!

[Prettypenguin]

I've used all those colors. The only one that was hard to handle was the light blue; vewy, vewy dwy.

Go with the pink or violet to contrast with the body and get that 80’s neon Miami thing going on…

I grew up in ‘80s Miami! It might be why teal is one of my favorite colors.