What is your latest pen acquisition?

[Sailor Kenshin]

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I see SHEEN. Kewl.

[bluefeathers]

This one, a Montblanc 142 I received last weekend; filled it with Diamine Teal (my new favorite ink color) and already used it up!

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[da vinci]

Montblanc 644...

[Bogon07]

Went Chinese New Year/Valentine's Day gift shopping today and stumbled upon this Parker Sonnet in a B&M store:

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Sorry about the poor pic quality. It's after midnight, I can only take a quick shot in under dimmed lighting. White balance is completely off. The metal trim is actually rhodium plated, silver colour. The lacquer is glassy smooth and very shiny.

Brand new with a medium 18K nib, for A$72 only. Last one in stock. To my surprise, the M writes more like a modern Parker's F, exactly what I wanted. Smooth and slightly wet (6/10), with a little give - a great writer.

It had another little surprise too. The date code indicates that the pen was made in the second quarter of 1991. All I could think of was: "Poor thing, for over two decades somehow it never got sold. I'll introduce you to an 8-year-old gusher of a cousin at home."

Before today, I had only $8 left in my February pen budget, but I'm not letting this one feel unloved or abandoned. Now that I've dipped into March budget, it's time to sell a pen or two to bring things back to balance...

Nice find Kai. Good price.
I've found my Sonnet 18K-F from PoK improved over time and use too.

Waiting on my first for 2014, Sailor ProGear Imperial Black Cat (M)

[Avi R.]

This would be perfect if one's school colors were blue and gold,
like UC Berkeley, for instance.

[erpe]

A quick & dirty shot of two pens that arrived in recent days, nothing fancy or top-notch expensive. I am more into user pens and everyday use workhorses that can still be stylish.
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A beautiful Waterman Hemisphere in blue marble. I have been chasing this one for quite a while to accompany the Expert in the same color. Found an add last week and my offer was immediately accepted. Sometimes you just get lucky and patience pays of

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A Kaigelu 316 in marbled amber. Somewhat inspired by Parker's Duofold internationl and a very nice writer. Highly recommended for daily office use.

[SharpSpine]

Hi y'all. I'm new to both fountain pens and FP Geeks. Thanks for having me. Anyway, here's my first purchase...








LAMY Safari; extra-fine black nib
Noodler's Bernanke Blue ink
Platinum Preppy x2; eyedropper, fine & medium nibs
Rhodia DotPads & Webnotebook.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Nice bit of photojournalism, Sharp. Let us know how you enjoy them and welcome aboard!

[SharpSpine]

Thanks Sailor. I've been writing more in the last couple days than I have in the last decade since getting out of school.

[Tracy Lee]

Hi y'all. I'm new to both fountain pens and FP Geeks. Thanks for having me. Anyway, here's my first purchase...








LAMY Safari; extra-fine black nib
Noodler's Bernanke Blue ink
Platinum Preppy x2; eyedropper, fine & medium nibs
Rhodia DotPads & Webnotebook.

Excellent haul!! Goulet packages should come with a warning that shopping there may be addictive.

[VertOlive]

Sharp, I have that same Lamy. How do you like it?

[Toffer]

Thanks Sailor. I've been writing more in the last couple days than I have in the last decade since getting out of school.

That's a nice blue! Great pen choice as well, I was using my black safari earlier.

[Bogon07]

Nice pens Erpe, the Kaigelu 316 in marbled amber looks particularly attractive . I may have to short list one of those.

Great haul SharpSpine (hi & welcome to the forum) that Charcoal Safari is my favourite of the safari line up. And as TracyLee says careful shopping at Goulets can and is an addictive pastime...and they are great people to deal with too.

[SharpSpine]

Sharp, I have that same Lamy. How do you like it?

Olive, with only a couple days and a few hundred words I am quite pleased. I was a little concerned about the grip indentions in the section but they work really well for me. I think it is great to start with as it will help me gone my technique. Despite all this I can't wait to get some more inks and pens already. My birthday can't come soon enough!

[SharpSpine]

Thanks Sailor. I've been writing more in the last couple days than I have in the last decade since getting out of school.

That's a nice blue! Great pen choice as well, I was using my black safari earlier.

I've been getting a lot of compliments on this ink. When I looked into it I thought it looked very similar to the highly praised Iroshizuku Kon-Peki. For being a black ink guy for over a decade I am really enjoying this splendid blue.

[SharpSpine]

Great haul SharpSpine (hi & welcome to the forum) that Charcoal Safari is my favourite of the safari line up. And as TracyLee says careful shopping at Goulets can and is an addictive pastime...and they are great people to deal with too.

Thanks for the welcome. I look forward to some fine enabling and several more purchases from the fine people at Goulet Pen Company!

[velo]

That's a great start. I recently bought the same Safari, my first, and I love the matte finish.

[Sandy Fry]

Yet another Parker 21! Also a Sheaffer Award set ( FP,BP,MP ) still sealed in the clamshell package that I picked up for $10. Not the best Sheaffer ever made but for $10 who cares?

David

Sandy those Parker 21's are amazing values. I wish I had more of them.

I agree Mags! Just bought another one for $10 and a nice 51 and a Vacuumatic for $25 each!

Great value for money...love them!

David

[kaisnowbird]

Nice find Kai. Good price.
I've found my Sonnet 18K-F from PoK improved over time and use too.

Waiting on my first for 2014, Sailor ProGear Imperial Black Cat (M)

Thanks mate. Glad to see that you've started on your Japanese imports and what an excellent start that is!

[kaisnowbird]

A quick & dirty shot of two pens that arrived in recent days, nothing fancy or top-notch expensive. I am more into user pens and everyday use workhorses that can still be stylish.
fb_Processed_SRGB6144.JPG
A beautiful Waterman Hemisphere in blue marble. I have been chasing this one for quite a while to accompany the Expert in the same color. Found an add last week and my offer was immediately accepted. Sometimes you just get lucky and patience pays of

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A Kaigelu 316 in marbled amber. Somewhat inspired by Parker's Duofold internationl and a very nice writer. Highly recommended for daily office use.

Those are lovely pens and great camera work! Not sure how I overlooked the Hemisphere - got to put one on my wishlist, and your beautiful picture has sparked my interest in the Kaigelu 316 again.