I Got My Grail Pen!!! (Pelikan M605 Stresemann)

[@Snickmackey103]

Love the pen case… what brand/model is it? Awesome video, and amazing fountain pen 😍

[@Volkmannx]

This pen is on my wishlist as well, probably the 405 for budget reasons.

[@Reflekks]

The 405 version was on my wishlist as well. I only went with the 605 because I got such a good deal on it.

[@anguswhite8233]

please keep making vid’s: like this one - you mentioned you thought you might soon buy a Pilot Custom 74: can I suggest you swap for the Platinum 3776, watch out: these write 1 size broader than your typical Pilot or Sailor but for me, the best value is the Platinum: go for the Chartres blue w rhodium trim in F or EF with Platinum mixable aurora blue ink:)

[@Reflekks]

Thank you! I actually just bought a Custom 74 yesterday!

[@anguswhite8233]

@@Reflekks it’s a good pen, just a bit dated on the styling front, also it comes with a no.5 nib rather than the no.6 you get with a 3776 - the other benefit you get with the Platinum is an unbeatable choice of nibs: everything from an UEF to a 3 tined music nib but it’s just personal preference; btw might be a good idea to go for the con70 over the con40 as it has very limited capacity (the Platinum comes with a better converter too:)

[@Reflekks]

That’s fair. Platinum’s have more feedback though, right?

[@anguswhite8233]

@@Reflekks to be honest, I’m not the best person to ask - I write light as a feather and don’t get feedback from any pen except my Platinum 3776 UEF but my Platinum 3776 EF which is inked with J Herbin éclat de saphir writes smooth as glass and certainly equally as smooth as my Pilot Custom 74 F which is inked with Iroshizuku ajisai - think the thing I’d be more concerned about is the thickness of the metal on the nib: the Platinum looks thicker and writes stiffer - if you want the softer bounce you get with the Pilot you’d probably be best opting for their Soft Fine nib; btw if I’ve sold you on a 3776, buy sooner rather than later - they’re replacing the nib with a smaller nib because of sky rocketing gold prices

[@Reflekks]

Ah that makes sense. I do prefer a stiffer, smoother nib. I don’t think think I’ll be buying a Platinum anytime soon though. Not after the two large purchases I made this week. Plus, I’ll be honest, I mostly went with the Custom 74 because I really like the way it looks and I just wanted to try out a gold Pilot nib.

[@_Argos]

a long time ago i buy a 805 Stresemann and a 101N (450€) Pelikan ,the quality is it not worth ,the feather was @ both a disaster ,the cap was not correct on the pen and the pump was scrathing at one. A twsbi costs me 40€ and writes without tunning ootb wonderful . Pelikan was in the past good ,but today it is not worth for me. greetings from Austria

[@_Argos]

ps. a twsbi diamond 850 (99€) is also a wonderful pen !

[@Reflekks]

I've been wanting that one too! Thanks for your comments :)

[@somyaranjanmohanty5368]

It is not available in India,i do quite like writing with Fountain pen but I only use the budget one,really fun to write but the ink got dried up every single time and i have to throw them away

[@Reflekks]

There’s lots of amazing cheaper fountain pens too. Are you able to get Japanese pens easily?

[@davideselmin8018]

Good morning. Wich model is that Leonardo and how it writes ?

[@Reflekks]

It’s a Leonardo Momento Magico and it wrote well after some tuning and smoothing.

[@davideselmin8018]

@@Reflekks Thank you !

[@bibliofil1990]

Pitty, sounds too stratchy. 😩😐 600 dollars for a stratchy pen. 🤦‍♂️