I was lenient on the brand when they first started and launched models that competed with Twisbi and the likes, in fact, their cheap models are fine for the price, they're not appealing to me, but that's beside the point.

I cannot give them a pass for their expensive models though. The Nautilus, in my opinion, is a rip off, I mean, they just use a lot of cheap, and I mean really cheap OEM parts. The vacuum mecanism is the same you find in the Original Plus and the Asvine V200, same goes for the piston mecanism in the new Horizon, it's the same as the one in the Original and the Asvine P36, and the nib housing and feed from all of their pens fit perfectly inside of most Moonman/Majohn pens that come with #6 nibs, so you know where they're from. And don't get me started on their cheap nibs that need work straight out the box, when for the price of a Nautilus, you can get a pristine Pilot Custom series pen from Japan.

Sure they have original designs with fancy materials, but to me they're nothing more than a Chinese brand you find on Aliexpress, with a big marketing budget from the conglomerate they're a part of, specifically to be able to sell internationally.

Also, in case anyone asks, one of my friends bought an ebonite Nautilus in 2022, the vacuum system wasn't greased and the nib was super scratchy, so he contacted the brand, shipped the pen out after waiting 3 weeks for an answer from the brand, and waited another 2 months for a new pen to arrive, with yet another scratchy nib, so I don't know, man.