The New Tech of the Diplomat Nexus!

[@EnCwoisant]

Matching blue wedding band is awesome

[@paulmchugh1430]

It is on my "to get" list for 2023! Many thanks for the overview and demonstration.

[@mihada77]

Received my Blue Diplomat Nexus today. I am loving this pen. The Medium Nib is awesome!

[@dirkprobert]

Love the Saturn V in the background. I was 10yo in 1969 and was fascinated by the moon landing. Great looking pen. My job of forty years required me to use a pen every day and I’ve always appreciated one that is well made.

[@Ybalrid]

Interesting. Not sure this is a "filling" system. It's a "sealing" system on an eye dropper pen 🙂

[@ccahua]

Glad Goulet is giving the Nexus some love with this deeper dive; one of the first retailers to do so. My Blue medium is indeed a great EDC daily writer 2 weeks on the same ink. Good warning on the heavy weight, had to adjust writing style on long sessions to let the pen write on momentum vs steady normal grip which will tire. Nexus is a tank, dropped my cap on the hardwood floor 🥲but no marring or damage 😅 The shut off mechanism really makes this a unique pen worthy of Diplomat's century anniversary.

[@nancymilawski1048]

Was the floor damaged. I drop things all the time and it's because most modern items are too slippery (example cell phones)😀😀

[@ccahua]

@@nancymilawski1048 Good point! The old hardwood floor is plenty beat up so not the worst for wear.

[@Cortesevasive]

@@ccahua 400bucks for what ? jowo 6* steel nib?

[@Srbubbles7]

Really cool to see such a unique filling system, wish I was in the market for a premium pen at the moment!

[@Gouletpens]

Thanks for dropping by to give us some kind words! It's appreciated! - Drew

[@larsgottlieb]

That's a really nice $80 pen. It's a steel jowo. It's got a nice filling system, sure, but that price is just crazy.

[@ActuallySettle]

I agree, and I like metal pens, and I like German pens but come on. You'd rather have this than a Pilot 823? And they give you that five cent pipette to fill it? This thing costs as much as a Lamy 2000 in stainless steel.

[@larsgottlieb]

@@ActuallySettle It's worse; you could get a 823 and have $120 to spare over this ..

[@Slaegar]

I knew it was going to be expensive with that crazy packaging, but a steel nib at that price? Seriously?

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[@cmw9876]

I've been astonished many times by German Bock & Jowo steel nibs. I'm a Pelikan & L2K fan but I have been embarrassed many times by German steel nibs. Not good .... GREAT!

[@muchasgracias6976]

Thanks Brian- TGPC reviews are simply the best. I also have to send a big shout out to Diplomat and their customer support which is amazing.

[@Erin-Thor]

That’s the cleanest most expert fountain pen refill I’ve ever seen. I use TWSBI’s and I grab a plastic pad, a roll of paper towels, and… make a small mess. 🤣

[@rickybobby6605]

An honest review and upfront about the pricing. What more can you ask for? Cheers.

[@TheRealJanKafka]

"What more can you ask for?" For the Diplomat Nexus to be priced in the eighty to one hundred dollar range where it belongs. Not that such pricing would get me to consider purchase since the sealing mechanism seems more like a sales gimmick than anything practical.

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[@fossilimprint2954]

Thank you for showing how to fill, and for explaining how to clean.

[@venusrising8649]

That's excellent tech for protecting from burping or leaking! Too big and heavy for my hand, but yah!.. very good for gifting! Thank you for excellent demo, description, presentation (as always). ❣

[@Gouletpens]

Thanks so much for watching! - Drew

[@debhan]

Check out Opus 88 pens for lighter eyedroppers with a shut-off valve. I pour my samples directly into them. 🙂

[@carolmelancon]

I'm so glad I got your Pen Cleaning & Tuning kit when I knew I was definitely down the FP rabbit hole. I've used everything in it and I was so glad to already have what I needed BEFORE I needed it. I'm pretty stoked when I can get instant gratification and I've been very happy when I needed silicone grease or a brass sheet late at night and had it to hand.

[@peterhofmann8292]

Brian, thank you so much for the explanation of how this mechanism works. I was intrigued by it when it came out but never quite understood the system. Once again thanks so much for this👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@MrAndrew1953]

Brilliant filling system. Definitely a everyday use,travelling pen- one of my favourite brands.

[@citizenkat9865]

I use a Lamy ink bottle to hold my eyedropper pen in place when I'm filling it. That little spot on the bottom makes for a perfect holder.

[@TMT98]

Actually we might have seen something like that before.... 20 years ago or so when I was still in school I had this pelikan or diplomat fountain pen with a super weird filling mechanism. But even back then the seller told me, that this was the last one he had and that they were not produced anymore. It was an eyedropper, which also had a inner sealing and you had to twist some part for it to release ink from the big tank into the actual writing tank. And for filling, it used a super weird special ink bottle, which had something like a needle at the top, which you had to put into the back of the pen. It really was the craziest filling mechanism I have ever seen. Really a pitty, that back then I was a stupid brat, that couldn't acknowledge the beauty of it and didn't treat the pen well.... Now it's gone 😭

[@Gouletpens]

Cool! Well this was a first for us! - Drew

[@sirgilbert357]

That was a Pelikan Level fountain pen. Plenty on eBay if you want to pick one up.

[@geckonia]

This looks like something I'd be interested in. I like having a lot of ink volume for my art. That grip section looks like the one I have for my Schon and I love the feel of it.

[@Skraeling1000]

It looks like a nice pen, with a well thought out anti-spill method, but that plastic eye-dropper needs to go, lol! An old style glass one with a rubber bulb would be an improvement. Also, the idea of having a place you can sit the barrel in while filling is handy, but it seems too big, the barrel wobbles around in it. To me, the whole ink bottle/pen stand thing seems like an afterthought - I wonder if it was rushed to market for the Christmas sales?

[@azangana1973]

Really excellent pen. Always starts wet. And really well made.

[@senzen2692]

Nice looking, original design... Metal pen with an ink window... Ink shut off mechanism... Diplomat really went all out with the Nexus.

[@davegoodridge8352]

That's a nice looking pen, thanks for showing it off

[@welchianachi7707]

The best filling mechanism would be Sheaffer's Snorkel mixed with piston filler instead of sack. I have converted my two vintage Sheaffer Snorkel pens into piston filler, you operate them like old good piston filled pens by turning knob on the back. And for those concerned about spillage and drying, old Pelikan m30/p30 m60/p60 etc. they have seal on the cup so good that even after many months of being not in use they start writing upon touch.

[@pieromattirolo5430]

have you also retained a working snorkel along with the piston filling? This would be the best of two worlds. I once had a Sheaffer PFM. It's only drawback was limited ink capacity.

[@welchianachi7707]

@@pieromattirolo5430 Unfortunately that task was beyond my limits, but Snorkel tube is still present as it is in fact part of the feed so you can not get rid of them. Nevertheless even having not retractable Snorkel gives benefits, you only need to submerge nib 1/2-to-3/4 in the bottle of ink to be able to suck ink. Ammount of ink maby is not so great because i use Parker piston cartridge(twist type) but for my daily tasks it is sufficient.

[@craigstocker4271]

Saw your post..how do you make that conversion?

[@welchianachi7707]

@@craigstocker4271 drive.google.com/file/d/1CD4cVqdEkpfCt3GBxQp0R9DI1gGEFgaL/view?usp=sharing

[@jacquelinemcgowan8164]

Thank you Brian just love your video,s and company, all the best to you and your family for Christmas and may you have a prosperous new year for 2023

[@DenyTheZeitgeist]

I miss my Diplomat Aero. What a nice piece.

[@sandymallon176]

Great review! So informative and made it wast to understand the filling system. You actually made me interested in buying the pen. I have several Diplomat pens and love them all.

[@brandonb417]

Plunger cutoff is cool. But, you fill the pen in Nashville and fly to Denver. Open the lid and the pressure difference sprays ink all over through the nib. I hope there is a solution to this.

[@harrylew]

Super clear and helpful explanation, Brian. Thank you!

[@TheEverfever]

An eyedrpoper pen, but some of the sections in contact with the ink seem to be metal. Wouldn't that cause an issue? Or am I seeing wrong?

[@MrMaelstrom07]

First non-pen thing I noticed, nice ring!

[@anguswhite8233]

really like the look of this pen but the metal section is definitely a turn off for me:(

[@mbfrezon]

That is a brilliant design!!

[@Ag3nt0range]

I've got a question, if you've got time. Let's say you cap this pen at sea level, then fly to Denver. Is there a best way to relieve the pressure inside the ink chamber prior to un-capping the pen? It seems like you'd uncap the pen, and the pressure inside the chamber would force a lot of ink out rather quickly -- am I wrong about that?

[@ultimatewitcherfan6677]

My first ever fountain pen was an Asvine Duke 2009 Charlie Chaplain in purple. I purchased it when it came out in 2019 and it’s still my favorite fountain pen. Although, my Ellington Nautilus is a close second! I’m rapidly falling down the fp rabbit hole! 😅

[@BenjaminVaterlaus]

crack me up, Brian talking about cleaning. We all know that's never going to happen! :)

[@kryptone3032]

Never thought I’d hear “incompressible” on fountain pen video. Had me for a sec, thought I was in fluids dynamics. Confirmed Brian is an engineer :o

[@brianhayworth7251]

10:30 is when he actually starts to show how to fill it up.

[@TheOkazakiGuy]

Interesting new system. But I wonder how well it works to prevent burping while writing. Since the ink chamber isn't sealed when writing, air warmed by your hand from holding it could still cause it to burp, no? Anyway, interesting new idea. I like seeing some innovation and new ideas in this market.

[@jamesaritchie1]

As near as I can tell, it does absolutely nothing to prevent burping when writing. As I said above, this is just a complicated way of do exactly the same thing the Opus 88 pens do very simply.

[@debhan]

​@@jamesaritchie1 One benefit over Opus 88 though, is precisely this - you have access to entire ink capacity while writing, without manually opening the shutoff valve. (That said, there is not much to that and I love my Opus 88 pens!)

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

Love my fountain pen collection, and the Goulet pen company. Best wishes for their continued success. This pen is out of my budget, but I like it, and enjoyed learning about it. I wonder if this mechanism will help prevent dry starts, after not using for a few days/weeks.

[@jamiedanielus]

Why must you keep making me spend money? I love this pen, it's now on my wish list for 2023. Love the channel and the support you give your community.

[@florencefortyseven]

I love that this pen comes with a free ink, but it's also eligible for the Yafa Brands ink deal. You can then buy another Yafa pen to hold the Private Reserve ink and go into an infinite loop 😂.

[@Erin-Thor]

Care to elaborate on the ink deal? I’m not familiar.

[@florencefortyseven]

@@Erin-Thor . If you buy a pen from any of the brands under the Yafa Brands distributor (Diplomat, Conklin, Monteverde, Maiora, Nettuno, Stipula, Yookers...) then you get a free bottle of Private Reserve ink. I don't think it includes all the colours, but it's still a tremendous offer. You'll see it on the website under the Specials, Gift With Purchase.

[@Erin-Thor]

@@florencefortyseven - Ahh, and here greedy me was hoping for a lifetime supply or something. Thanks! 😎

[@GeneralPanDeBer]

What is the pen like when posted, assuming it can be posted?

[@EPeltzer]

I have eyedroppers and the burping is most a problem when you uncap the pen and write with it. I believe it's mostly a problem because your hand is warming up the pen body while you write and this transfers to the air in the chamber. And yes it's definitely worse when the ink gets low and there's a lot of air in the chamber. I'm sure traveling could make this happen as well due to air pressure changes. So the mechanism here would prevent the burping into the cap but I don't see how it would prevent burping when it's uncapped and you're writing with it. Having used one for a long time I feel eyedroppers are just not worth it because when the ink gets about halfway down you feel that you really need to fill it up to prevent the burping. So you really can't use all that huge ink capacity anyway. A good eye dropper design would just have a very large cartridge that you would have to fill with an eyedropper but the cartridge would be insulated and double walled off from the pen body. Or maybe the cartridge would be plunger filled but the plunger rod would be detachable and that way the capacity would be much larger.

[@chhppx]

I think its best described as an automated Japanese style eyedropper

[@Hugo_Corrales]

overengineered?

[@jamesaritchie1]

Everything is ca;;ed "Japanese style" now, even when they bear no resemblance to the best Japanese eyedroppers.

[@martinlebl631]

@@Hugo_Corrales Well the German engineers like that.

[@WOOF95]

Great demo!

[@Kaiwizz]

This pen looks amazing and judging from your writing, it'll feel amazing as well. I just need to find a job with decent pay to afford this masterpiece. A very nice goal to work towards.

[@johndodson4511]

Maybe sometime in the future. I'm just getting into fountain pens, and for that price I can get my first gold nib pen.

[@larsgottlieb]

You could get four.

[@Solrac924]

great vid! just put in an order. I'm looking forward to it.

[@joanwerthman4116]

Just wondering if they do anything to the metal to keep it from corroding from being in direct contact with the ink. Or is aluminum exempt from having a problem with this?

[@jamesaritchie1]

No, aluminum is not exempt. It may well be the very worst metal out there for corrosion from ink. There is a lining, but I don't know what it's made from. Probably plastic/resin.

[@joanwerthman4116]

Thank you so much.

[@ppilasiewiczz]

Very nice review and tutorial. Thanks💙🖋

[@gabemadorma2933]

I wonder if it still burps while in use, since the chamber isn’t sealed.

[@Momo-bb2fn]

Reminds me of the kurutoga dive pencil

[@alexandrel3804]

Is this useful in case your hand makes the air inside the barrel hotter? It seems it’s only useful for burping when traveling

[@Begreenman1]

Thanks so much...I love this explanation

[@luciastrougo726]

Very good review! Apart from the pen, I loved the combination of blues from the wall, the ring and the pen. By the way where can we buy this beautiful blue ring?

[@colonelshag]

How long did the ink take to fill the feeder to the nib? I just got one of these with the demonstrator model and filled it over 8 hours ago on July 6, 2024 and still no ink. Upside down, on its side, opened it up to let air get in and filled it a little more. Uncapped as well when it is on the side. Please tell me how to get the ink through to the nib. You never tell us the “average” time that it takes to ink the nib in any video. Please tell me. Or what am I doing wrong? 🎉

[@CatnamedMittens]

Best filling mechanism I wish was more popular is the Pilot 823's.

[@jamesaritchie1]

Thewre are quite a few pens with that same filling mechanism. It may be the coolest filling system, but it's far, far from the best.

[@CatnamedMittens]

@@jamesaritchie1 idk of any other or the downsides.

[@TheRealJanKafka]

@@jamesaritchie1 "It may be the coolest filling system..." Is it as cool as the Sheaffer Snorkel or those Indian pens you have to blow into while the section is dipped in the ink? 😉

[@a.thomas2679]

Have I watched 1 too many pencasts or did Brian transform into Drew at 18:45?

[@195516Z]

I'm loving this pen!!! The color, the grip, especially the weight. But the deal breaker for me is the ink window. It just takes away from the overall design. I could overlook it somewhat if when using it the window was out of sight. What a pity. Otherwise a beauty.

[@martinlebl631]

Sure it is function over form, but it is pretty handy. I like ink windows.

[@EricOnYouTube]

What the ones called that are twisted to pull in the ink?

[@graphingwhale4585]

It’s cool, but to be honest, eye dropper pens with a seal are way more practical and affordable. Example: Opus 88 pens and PenBBS has a lineup of vacuum fillers. With pens like that, you can operate the seal whenever you want. Back to my original claim, I say the Diplomat Nexus is like Nike Air Force - expensive and not super practical.

[@satyam1529]

I like this pen.

[@_TheTaoJones_]

I think for $100-150 this pen would make sense but when you start getting past Lamy 2000 and Pilot Custom 823 territory it’s a bit of a hard sell considering those pens still have plenty of ink capacity plus gold nibs, with incredible build quality and a lot of respect from the community. I feel like at this price the Diplomat is more of a novelty purchase for someone that has a collection already and money to burn.

[@amyx231]

New tech is a thousand year old field. Wow. Quick, grab your bamboo stick roll and come look at this!

[@cpcfreak]

Is the fancy packaging / stand supplied because the new filling mechanism might make the pen a greater chance to leak if laid down on a desk? From the design, I suspect you want to hold it upright when you uncap, especially if you have changed altitude.

[@randy-9842]

Justin H: Imagine opening it up after your airplane flight has reached altitude ... or ... at an important office meeting after leaving it in the car on a summer's day. My thoughts exactly!

[@cpcfreak]

@@randy-9842 Yep. Normal eyedropper fills you can avoid the burp by equalising the pressure build up from expanding air, storing it upright in your pocket so air is at the top of the chamber the pen will naturally equalise pressure. But any of these pens with sealed chambers chambers are like pressure vessels, until you crack the cap, at which time after a rise in altitude the pressure will equalise any way it can. If you crack the cap with the pen sideways or pointing down after an altitude gain it's going to be an issue.

[@lSirCumference]

Water is compressible but for the types of pressures it will ever be exposed to in a fountain pen it is essentially 'uncompressible' as the change to compression will be so negligible as to be immeasurable.

[@fabricioazevedo2361]

I love how the love for fountain pen made people trying inovate something that so many people think is obsolete.

[@sarowie]

who thinks that fountain pens are obsolete? Ball point pens are annoying in my opinion. Pencils are no alternative. I accept when someone says that fountain pens are basically finished for decades and that for less then 50$/25/$10 you get a decent one and that spending more then $100 is just a luxury. Yeah, you rearly need a pen in the digital era, but then even more: a decent fountain pen with decent blue ink "just for signing documents" is just reliable with no annoying problems that ball point pens have.

[@fabricioazevedo2361]

@@sarowie and I agree.

[@harrylew]

After writing with the pen for a few days, I must say it writes great (with a broad nib). However, the metal section is really slippery.

[@senzen2692]

Questions for a long term update: reliability (drying out, even if it seems unlikely, consistent ink colours), any burping.

[@QueenB-ee]

I'm only a couple of minutes in, but could you slide the aluminium cover back on upside down then use the packing for display?

[@lucasrios2089]

I don't see why not

[@dtaggartofRTD]

Looks a lot like an automated Japanese style eyedropper. If the section wasn't slick metal, I'd be very tempted.

[@bobmanfre5083]

Hello Brian - would it be possible to obtain that test paper you used at 15:00? I would gladly send you a self-addressed stamped envelope. Thank you very much!

[@pieromattirolo5430]

I personally prefer pens with innovative filling mechanisms and in this agree with Brian. I often regard many converter based special editions as little more than astronomically overpriced fancy resin tubes, with very little technology. Having said this, I would hesitate to call eyedropper filling innovative and find it rather primitive. Long live TWSBI

[@eh86055]

I'm not sure if it really is new tech. Eversharp Dorics used a similar anti-leak system in the 1930s and 40s (thought they were vacuum fillers, not eyedroppers). Edit: $300 is bonkers-who's going to buy it at such a high price?

[@def1ghi]

What is the feed on this pen like? I've never owned a Diplomat. Is it just a plastic feed? Seems like that would be key to get the thing writing fast after uncapping....

[@Cortesevasive]

its plastic, regular diplomat is jowo6 it writes very well, feed is ok. Ebonite feeds are a gimmick, dont believe the hype mate.

[@def1ghi]

@@Cortesevasive good to know! I don't think I've ever owned an ebonite feed, but I only have two or three pens in the ovrer $200 US range.

[@Cortesevasive]

@@def1ghi I have quite a few pens over 200euro and none of them have ebonite feeds. I mean even my Pilot845 has no ebonite feed and its sth like 500euro+

[@jamesaritchie1]

Isn't this just a very complicated way of doing exactly what the Opus 88 pens do very simply?

[@LoopedFeedback]

Even detrementially so, I think: with the Opus 88s, you can move the piston by fully unscrewing the blind cap to facilitate filling the pen. No such ability with the Nexus. It would have been truly innovative to have the Nexus "piston" simply be the piston face for sealing and putting a one-way valve in the piston face that one could push the pipette through to fill that way. And at north of 300 dollars, you could get three Opus 88 pens for the same amount, all of them having similar JoWo nibs. Or a Pilot Custom 823 with a beloved gold nib.

[@martinlebl631]

Except it is automatic, no need to remember to unscrew the release. But otherwise yes.

[@jacobling2119]

Brian's ring is deep blue colour. He really likes blue!

[@jacobling2119]

Hi Goulet team, seems like someone trying to run a scam on your KZbin comments!

[@Gouletpens]

Yup! They're gone now. Thank you! - Drew

[@grumblekin]

That is a perfect match for Noodlers Liberty’s Elysium

[@larsgottlieb]

I .. agree, but not for the reason you do, I think ..

[@no_handle_required]

LOVE metal pens. Even though this looks like some amazon jinhao, I'm giving props for the metal.

[@samyg123]

Spring activated Japanese eye dropper

[@pacomacaw2456]

Think they spent more on the packaging than the pen.

[@BigBeardedBubba]

It’s a nice pen with very nice presentation…I just don’t see paying over 300 bones for a $20 steel nib.

[@martinlebl631]

I know how you feel.

[@nicks931]

When I heard "aluminum box..." I bailed.

[@missnurseeri]

I just watch this company’s introduction video to their in-house nib!

[@Inazarab]

Where?

[@RubensMateusPadovezeArquimago]

legal, difernete e segura

[@GT_Racer347]

Sweet 👍🏻 👍🏻

[@SunshineFL]

This is way cool.

[@Mike1614YT]

8:36 the new tech

[@lesslighter]

so basically its a Japanese style Eyedropper interesting with some... Visconti-esque gimmick

[@willyum3557]

This goes from 336 to 636 for the 14k nib that's double that's crazy

[@kurroth]

Sees price. 😑. Will wait for PenBBS to replicate the mechanism.

[@Ekto-k]

Neato burrito~

[@belisariog6851]

Nice pen but the price is pure madness.

[@TheRealJanKafka]

It's a nice looking pen but the sealing mechanism seems a bit gimmicky and over-designed to me. A simple system, such as the one in Opus 88 pens, is more appealing to me. The price is definitely a deal breaker. Even approaching two hundred bucks for a pen with a common, inexpensive steel nib seems outrageous. Such pricing has kept me from purchasing a great many other pens and it certainly guarantees I will not be considering a Diplomat Nexus. The shape of the ink bottle is familiar. Diplomat sources nibs from Jowo. Does Pelikan manufacture the inks?

[@martinlebl631]

Many people with an Opus or a vac filler keep forgetting to unscrew the release, so this is pen for them as the plug disconnect is automatic on uncapping.

[@murkser4149]

Octopus Fluids from Dresden makes the ink for Diplomat. They might get the bottles from the same manufacturer as Pelikan.

[@arthursmith1539]

Diplomat has cool packaging. Mine came soaked in pen flush. Thanks for the shrug Goulet pens.

[@littletweeter1327]

i mean its not really new tech. just a different way of doing something thats been around for decades. classic german over-engineering right here lol

[@badrinathrs]

3.75 ml is one ton

[@Hosenbisla]

I like the Pen, but the price seems realy hight for what you are getting, so i am out on this one.

[@angelus_solus]

Yet another pen I won't ever be able to own. I only have a Lamy Safari budget.