I've only been using fountain pens for a year now. I'm totally hooked, by the way. I have no.5 nibs and no. 6 nibs. I've never heard of a no.7. How does it compare to the 5&6?
@timtam9296 сағат бұрын
Can i ask roughly how much it cost for the upgraded pen and nib? Cypress is selling the raden dragon now right now for $1134 with only a gold nib, no steel option. I'll have to pick a different design becuase that prices me out unfortunatly :(
@qubits-vf5bg10 сағат бұрын
Penultimate you should never stop
@qubits-vf5bg10 сағат бұрын
Hey where did you ordered this
@davecharvella485416 сағат бұрын
Love this pen ... have one in "Bracket Brown". I notice that the clip is different on this one versus your "Blue Stardust" ... interesting. I personally prefer this clip ... on my Bracket Brown, too. Cheers!
@cazhowe73717 сағат бұрын
I really love the colour. Thanks for showing it to us.
@MythRsR197917 сағат бұрын
Exquisite craftsmanship. Very nice.
@fossilimprint2954Күн бұрын
Gorgeous pen, thank you for this review. I did not know about Yard-O-Led until now.
@bamesjond1223Күн бұрын
Glad to see the Cypress pens again...always beautiful!
@johnnyragadoo2414Күн бұрын
So many pens? I admire your self control. Only ten pens each week. I see 17 on my desk right now. I think I can stand to clean and archive one of them. The others are such great writers, I couldn't relegate them to a desk drawer. They deserve to write!
@Michelt0072 күн бұрын
There are so many fountain pen inks channels on KZbin that do pretty much the same thing, this one offers a fresh view of inks by comparing them, very simply and, as far as I can judge it, by using a very good light source, which is absolutely essential to show the true color of the inks, as otherwise the digital camera is very likely to rebalance the colors to provide an "optimization" of some sort.
@PenultimateDave2 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@anthonysanchez27522 күн бұрын
I have this pen in the platinum plated trim. The platinum one came with a Platinum nib, a first at the time of its release, over 20 years ago. This pen was made for the retailer Giardino Italiano, with 500 in vermeil and 500 in platinum plated. The pen also came with a matching ballpoint pen. Did you get the ballpoint as well? The box should be an imperial blue color, your box has turned a green color, unfortunately
@anthonysanchez27522 күн бұрын
Forgot to add that the limited-edition number should be on the bottom of the plunger, that's where mine is
@PenultimateDave2 күн бұрын
I didn’t get the ballpoint, only fountain pen on this one.
@shiwei20072 күн бұрын
There is a Benu matcha latte pen with matcha powder infused in it (if I remember correctly), Goulet exclusive. Might be to your liking?
@simplewelshman2 күн бұрын
The silver overlay is wonderful.
@michaelchavez92163 күн бұрын
Love all of these, though my favourite is Bleu Myosotis, also one of the oldest from Herbin, along with Perle Noire, Rouge Caroubier, Violette Pensée and Vert Reseda (another fave). Thank you for the sumptuous display of colour and texture! Great review!
@bovnycccoperalover35793 күн бұрын
I bought also in orange red in EF. It writes well.
@Newanimator-n4g3 күн бұрын
Why is it so hard fir the sonar pen
@lhenzbujo11703 күн бұрын
This is absolutely a beautiful pen. I have been eyeing it for awhile… Maybe I will really have to buy it soon HAHA. By the way, I have the Jane Austen Ink. It does looks like gray when you first swatch or write with it. However, give it a day or 2 and go back to your writing, you will noticed that the writings turned to be brown or amber colour. I believed, that is how the ‘Umber’ name came from. The concept is to show Jane Austen as a mysterious lady and the umber means “shade”. You have to consider getting it. It’s an interesting and beautiful ink.
@peterpete58484 күн бұрын
Beautiful
@peterpete58484 күн бұрын
Beautiful pen.
@peterpete58484 күн бұрын
So beautiful
@theoriginalrabbithole4 күн бұрын
How is it that you did a video about about blue fountain pen inks and yet do don't include the most famous one, Noodler's Baystate Blue?
@theoriginalrabbithole4 күн бұрын
How is it that you did a video about about blue fountain pen inks and yet do don't include the most famous one, Noodler's Baystate Blue? 😆
@craft-o-matic3994 күн бұрын
Dave, the pen is gorgeous, and the Red Stardust resin is absolutely yummy! Thank you very much for sharing it with us! Lisa
@zathrasnotzathras94354 күн бұрын
One day I’ll get a Churchill in black with the lever filler. That red is amazing too.
@Alliejay-C4 күн бұрын
I like that you are revisiting some of your treasures 😊
@christopherbritton2934 күн бұрын
That's a lovely pen and I can see why you commissioned it to be made. I'll have to add Conway Stewart to my grail list! 😬 Superb choice of ink to fill it with too.
@shane62424 күн бұрын
sharp looking pen! that ink jumps off the page also, nice strong red!
@bamesjond12234 күн бұрын
Wow - what a beauty!
@teresaharris-travelbybooks55645 күн бұрын
That's the only Montblanc I've ever wanted.
@PenultimateDave5 күн бұрын
The Jane Austen really is a lovely pen, very oversized compared to other pen brand models, but a gorgeous pen!
@markedwards61456 күн бұрын
Bruh: Does it come in a Mr. Darcy Edition? :) Beautiful pen.
@PenultimateDave5 күн бұрын
Mr Darcy is always hard to find at the best of times, but it wouldn't surprise me if he's lurking around somewhere.
@theprismaticoracle5 күн бұрын
@@PenultimateDave😂 loved this reply ❤
@markedwardkerman38496 күн бұрын
I can concur with having too much of a certain ink, Dave. I've got a 1 litre bottle of Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue that I'm halfway through after three years!!
@PenultimateDave5 күн бұрын
I think that would give me palpitations every time I looked at it, imagine knocking that bottle over.
@lizcolton99367 күн бұрын
This is a great unboxing review, Dave! I am so glad you bought this Jane Austen pen - it's gorgeous! I have the beautiful Jane Austen Bicentenary Pen from Bespoke British Pens, Ltd. MB has wonderful 'Writers Edition' pens.
@PenultimateDave5 күн бұрын
Thank you Liz!
@JonaInesFritz7 күн бұрын
Thank you, Dave, for another one of your always so detailed and informative review videos! This fountain pen looks so good - colours, shape and ornamentation seems to be just right. Unfortunately (for me), the pen is way too big and girthy for my hands. What a pity. Looking forward to your next video. Edit: Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite would be my recommendation for the ink.
@PenultimateDave5 күн бұрын
Thank you! Yes the pen is a little oversized compared with other pen brand models of the Jane Austen.
@lizcolton99369 күн бұрын
That MB Jane Austen pen! WOW, it's beautiful!
@sydras9 күн бұрын
Nice...How much did you get it for?
@PenultimateDave5 күн бұрын
£300 - I considered that a pretty good deal.
@fossilimprint29549 күн бұрын
I never attended a pen show, I am missing a lot.
@PenultimateDave5 күн бұрын
Pen Shows can be very rewarding but equally quite exhausting. The first couple of shows it's best to just take in the atmosphere and see what is available. Most of us could easily if uncontrolled blow our entire budget in the first few minutes.
@HistoricGentleman10 күн бұрын
except this was technically a reboot of conway stewart as well, just the first iteration before british bespoke took over...neither reboots are technically conway stewart of old
@Scouzeboy14 күн бұрын
Good review. Like you, I'm not fussy on pocket pens. But I have found with Hong dian that their nibs are excellent. I have bought a collection of 12 Hong dians as they have been released, and the nibs have been really good. In my opinion, Hong dian is the best of Chinese manufacturers.
@bovnycccoperalover35793 күн бұрын
I agree.
@LitJitsu14 күн бұрын
I have one of these in blue, and it writes great, smooth as can be. It's pretty good about not drying out if neglected for a few weeks too. I must have had really good luck, because I have several black forest Hongdian pens and they all write really well, especially the black one. It's one of my favorites. I'm glad to have another pocket pen available on the market too!
@santauxia14 күн бұрын
Great review. Oh wow, I got the exact same one a month ago or so. Im very happy with mine.
@user-vw6rr9wj7g14 күн бұрын
Good review other than the copying Kaweco commentary. I disagree with your opinion here. This pen is not a Kaweco knockoff or copy. It looks nothing like a Kaweco Sport and it writes better in my opinion. Kaweco nibs are very inconsistent. I even got the now piston fill Kaweco Sport and when it arrived, the nib had no slit between breather and tip and was totally useless. The Hongdians are great every time out of the box. You can also buy about 8-10 of these pens for the price of a metal Kaweco.
@PenultimateDave9 күн бұрын
I have a couple of Kaweco's on loan now, a regular and a Sport so it will be interesting to do a comparison side by side on these.
@Saad_Drawings14 күн бұрын
I got the pen in matte green EF and im using it for sketching. Its super comfortable and the nib is semi dry and doesnt have flows from my experiences with hongdian black forest pen
@user-gl5ld9vm7i14 күн бұрын
Hi David. I appreciate that you are also reviewing pens that are not in the hyper-luxury level.
@CG-bk4yd15 күн бұрын
Do you have a video showing how to remove the nib? Also, I like the nibs a bit wet and I have medium to big writing. Which nib do you recommend? I hate the fine ones...I was thinking of getting it in broad, is it very very wet?
@PenultimateDave9 күн бұрын
I don't on the Leonardo unfortunately. The earlier Leonardos were friction fit so you had to pull them out, but the more recent ones are screw out nib units. I find that the more recent nibs now they have switched to JoWo are more dry compared to the original Bock nibs that were very wet.
@Galadrielh_kreative_Ecke16 күн бұрын
den hier vorgestellten Füller den gibts nicht (mehr) zu kaufen nicht wahr? Wie alt ist dieses Modell, wenn es aktuell nicht mehr produziert wird?
@PenultimateDave9 күн бұрын
Not sure if this is still available, check the Schon website. I know he keeps on bringing out new models and new finishes.
@frankv706816 күн бұрын
Thank you for mentioning which writing instruments cap and don’t cap, beautiful rotation.
@PenultimateDave9 күн бұрын
I know it's something that many feel strong about whether a pen caps/posts or not.
@davecharvella485416 күн бұрын
Some real stunners here ... cheers!
@IamStellaD16 күн бұрын
Would you share the shop in Sicily where you bought the Jane Austen?
@PenultimateDave9 күн бұрын
The shop name on ebay was called Beautiful joy Orologi. But the actual name of the shop I believe is Guglielmino Giofelli. www.ebay.co.uk/str/beautifuljoyorologi?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l161211