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[–] notlookingfornemo 3 points 1 year ago

A titanium Kaweco Sport (not Majohn's take). It's a grail because it doesn't exist yet, but I'm not giving up hope.

Realistically speaking, a CAISO Conid Kingsize demonstrator and a Conid Regular R DCB DB FT TI model are the two grails.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Visconti Homo Sapiens Bronze Age. I really like the look of that pen but I will admit to some serious reservations regarding their nib QC. I don't expect to pay out that much for a pen and then have to send it to a nibmeister to get it to write properly. It is all dreaming anyway. No way I can spend that on a pen any time soon and I've more than enough of my own pens to rediscover.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I would want a slightly longer version of a kaweco sport with an integrated filling mechanism and a broad nib. I almost have that with my shaeffer pocket pen, but it needs more length and a clip.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Low tier, actually obtainable if I work on saving the money, it's the Pilot Custom 823. I'm planning to have one maybe by the end of the year, finally.

Mid tier is the classic Visconti Homo Sapiens Bronze Age - i don't think I'll be able to buy it for myself, but if someone wants to give me a luxurious present, it can be this.

My real grail pen though is a Montblanc with flexible nib. I don't think I'll ever have this much money lying around for a single fountain pen, or the guts to ask someone to gift it to me, and I don't think it can possibly be worth the money (or maybe it is?), but still :D

[–] Refugee 2 points 1 year ago

I am happy to say that I have none now. Not that I have gotten all the pens I fell in love with but I am happy with my 2023 purchase. Maybe as 2024 rolls around I may reopen the conversation with myself again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Not sure if it's my grail pen but lately I've been drooling over Maki-e pens, especially the Platinum 3776 urushi maki-e. I'm currently looking for a new job and I think when I get one it will be my present to myself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

OK. That is VERY cool! I want to change my vote! Visconti . Pfft! Silly me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

For a long time, mine was the Lamy 2000. Now that I have it, I do love it - but I'm a little worried to take it out of the house.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Tough one. I really love my everyday pen, a Pelikan M400 in tortoise brown. Grail, maybe a Visconti Homo Sapiens Bronze Age.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@[email protected] If you mean pen I aspire to but can't afford, it would be the Pelikan M900 Toledo, because it's so beautiful.

[–] dandellion 1 points 1 year ago

Homo Sapiens Lava, bought in person. Or gifted :)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@[email protected] Sorry to post this here, but I tried subscribing to the [email protected] from my lemmy.world account and my kbin.social account. On Lemmy.world it says my subscription is still pending, so I can't participate. On Kbin.social I'm subscribed but my post replies don't appear on the wayfarershaven.eu page, only on kbin.social. Finally I tried following you from Calckey.social and I was successful, but only one post of yours is searchable on Calckey, so this is where I am replying to. Searching for the links of the other threads don't appear.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ouch, that's a lot of effort to post on this community! Interesting, this message has come through so I'm guessing it's probably an overload in the federation due to possible incoming Reddit users. I'd give it a day or two and see if things settle down.

In positive news, I'm seeing your comment on my end which means that it did come through!

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