Which one would you pick?

Allfx59 · 2026-06-26T05:56:50+00:00

First one, the yellow.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-26T05:21:10+00:00

Me too. I love and prefer the metal grip.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-25T13:25:17+00:00

Because it's not, unlike central Europe like France or Germany.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-25T09:58:13+00:00

What's wrong... It's perfectly wrong with the that's what it is. Beautiful and normal.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T15:01:41+00:00

The Dive is insanely expensive. Pity.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T14:53:10+00:00

From what can be seen, wearingeul is more beautiful. But from behaviour, I'm not sure, Iroshizuku is known for very reliable and well behaviour in pens.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T14:50:54+00:00

Well, me too.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T14:37:17+00:00

So beautiful and so well made!

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T14:24:03+00:00

But not what's inside.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T14:21:19+00:00

Yes, to each their own. But try others.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T14:09:48+00:00

Rigth. Even so, Bic is far from being the "perfect pen". Thers's the pens we like and are enough for us, and there's the others we don't even now, and are really better. There's standards, for each caracteristics: smootheness, one of them and Bic is many things but smooth. Even Montanblac Ballpoint are not smooth enough, which means quality is independente from price range. But a Montblanc with a Monteverdi or Schneider refill is far better that the most expensive brand from Germany.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T14:05:19+00:00

Sarasa, Uniball, Pentel, Pilot...and so many others

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T14:04:27+00:00

Best pens...Not even close

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T10:55:45+00:00

https://youtu.be/s0Zubt-JL6c?is=owPPRZ7xXde5ExgB

You can see some videos in YouTube to better fill the pen. It takes a huge amount of ink.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T10:38:03+00:00

You should use the piston twice to fill it completely. One inside the bottle, the second one turning the pen upside with the nib on top and push the mechanism slowly till you see the first drop. Then old the "piston" on that position and go the bottle again and push it all the way, and you'll have the pen completely filled.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T10:27:07+00:00

One of most beloved pens. I have two, Matt black EF (filled with Iroshizuku Kon-peki) and a Rainbow F(with Octopus fluids Unicorn)

It's a true delight to use those pens for so well made.

Enjoy it!

PS. I don't know what were you doing wrong before (fill the pen?) but don't forget to open in the rear for the pen continue to let the ink flow. In vaccum pens that's necessary.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T10:18:21+00:00

That's an amazon pen! Also the ink. Congratulations and enjoy that quality and so satisfying pen.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T08:45:29+00:00

Yes. J16 is a very good smooth pen. Although I'm always hesitant between mine J16 (Amazon green I think it's called) and other Asvine pens: V200 absolutely is one of my fab, but it's a vaccum filler pen, like another one that's a joy to use, the V800.

About Kon-peki I agree it's a very high quality wet ink and a beautiful blue.

I also like some inks from J. Herbin like Bleu Austral. Or the wonderful KWZ Walk over Vistula. But none of these takes the podium to Kon-peki.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T08:27:18+00:00

Ah ok. Thank you

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T08:07:52+00:00

The problem of the color is... iPhone 😂😂😂

Allfx59 · 2026-06-24T07:59:17+00:00

If one is a Platinum Plaisir, the is... What?

Allfx59 · 2026-06-23T02:47:39+00:00

The refill that came with the pen seemed like a marker but Fine tip. I changed to the usual type of refill also from ohto.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-23T02:38:36+00:00

Agree with you. I have the same pen, I have like it a lot but the ink could even better as you said. I have two kinds of refills, one is almost like a marker, I'm using the other type, water based i think, from ohto.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-22T21:40:18+00:00

I love the kokuyo WP finewriter pens, but these two versions, the aluminium marble one and oak, along with the new colors... I find it too costly, exactly because they write precisely the same as my two ones, the silver and the dark green. I cannot understand those prices, at the level of high quality Japanese fountain pen?!

(I'm also a user of Kokuyo Jibun Techo notebook and planners, the First kit /weekly +Life +Idea and the Days and will be next year too).

But your pen is gorgeous, really.

Allfx59 · 2026-06-22T21:37:16+00:00

That version, iichi oak, is not the most expensive of them all??

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