Campo Marzio Ambassador Turtle

**Bogon07** · May 31st, 2014, 03:43 AM

I didn't realise the CampoMarzio shop in sold fountain pens until I saw it mentioned on Youstruckgold's blog "Ecclectibits"
http://ecclectitbits.blogspot.com.au/
They were having a sale so I took the opportunity to add a turtle Ambassador fountain pen to my collection. This cartridge converter came with a cartridge stored in the barrel plus a small bottle of five cartridges. The generic Iridium point nib is very smooth. Although the resin is called turtle I say it is more like a tiger eye with some pearlescence.
The pen itself is slightly larger than a Visconti Rembrandt as you can see from the photo.

**bleair** · May 31st, 2014, 06:07 AM

That is a striking looking pen.

It's available for sale in Australia
http://www.campomarzioaustralia.com....in-pen-turtle/

though it appears sold out for the united states.

Nice pen.

**kaisnowbird** · June 1st, 2014, 11:29 PM

$145?

I could almost buy an Edison production line (eg. Collier Antique Marble)! I trust Mr Bogon didn't pay nearly this much for his pen.

I tried their nib in store once and thought they felt like some of my cheap Chinese pens. So I walked away.

**Bogon07** · June 2nd, 2014, 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by kaisnowbird

$145?

I could almost buy an Edison production line (eg. Collier Antique Marble)! I trust Mr Bogon didn't pay nearly this much for his pen.

I tried their nib in store once and thought they felt like some of my cheap Chinese pens. So I walked away.

At 30% off I'm very happy with this pen. It has quite thick resin & quite weighty compared to one of Mr Gray's masterworks.
This one has a super smooth steel nib.
I'd rather pay $100 for this than a Montblank

**amk** · June 2nd, 2014, 03:56 AM

Campo Marzio are quite pretty pens, but only come with medium nib. I think they're overpriced at retail, but if you can get them in a sale, the acrylics are nice pens and well balanced.

**jar** · June 2nd, 2014, 07:27 AM

I'm not quite sure that Campo Marzio pens qualify as Italian; where are they made?

**Lady Onogaro** · June 2nd, 2014, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by Bogon07

Originally Posted by kaisnowbird

$145?

I could almost buy an Edison production line (eg. Collier Antique Marble)! I trust Mr Bogon didn't pay nearly this much for his pen.

I tried their nib in store once and thought they felt like some of my cheap Chinese pens. So I walked away.

At 30% off I'm very happy with this pen. It has quite thick resin & quite weighty compared to one of Mr Gray's masterworks.
This one has a super smooth steel nib.
I'd rather pay $100 for this than a Montblank

It's very pretty. Is it big? It looks quite big in the picture.

**Bogon07** · June 2nd, 2014, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by Lady Onogaro

Originally Posted by Bogon07

Originally Posted by kaisnowbird

$145?

I could almost buy an Edison production line (eg. Collier Antique Marble)! I trust Mr Bogon didn't pay nearly this much for his pen.

I tried their nib in store once and thought they felt like some of my cheap Chinese pens. So I walked away.

At 30% off I'm very happy with this pen. It has quite thick resin & quite weighty compared to one of Mr Gray's masterworks.
This one has a super smooth steel nib.
I'd rather pay $100 for this than a Montblank

It's very pretty. Is it big? It looks quite big in the picture.

It possibility feels a little bigger than it really is but comfortable to use.
Longer and wider than the Visconti Rembrandt. A bit longer than the width of a Rhodia #16 pad as you can see from the last photo.

It also feels heavier than expected due to the thickness of the resin I suppose.

The shop had Ivory, Black and attractive stripey Brown versions as well.