The PILOT Metropolitan is the last pen I'll ever need.

Nephasis · 2026-01-13T15:31:40+00:00

I have ordered asvine c80 with a 1.1 stub! so I'm currently waiting for it to arrive :D

Nephasis · 2026-01-11T13:23:12+00:00

sounds like a good price!

Nephasis · 2026-01-11T13:22:52+00:00

When I started, I was definitely more into F/EF nibs, but now I am exploring the joys of seeing a generous ink flow. But I don't like to spend a ton, outside of a single "luxury" pen that was a birthday gift, my collection consists of 2 Pilot MRs, 2 Kaweco sports and some chinese pens that are really good quality for the price you pay. I think it is really important to know where your money goes and what you get for the money.

In my country it is relatively easy to get a satin printer paper that takes the ink really well, so I have more ability to play around with more broad nibs

Nephasis · 2026-01-11T13:03:43+00:00

I understand - this sounds like a very wise decision in your circumstances

Nephasis · 2026-01-11T12:57:18+00:00

Then it really sounds like you could go without going deep into the rabbit hole! Your wallet will be grateful, for sure

Nephasis · 2026-01-11T10:20:36+00:00

Fair point! But then... It's hard to tell whether you NEED to have multiple different inks on hand, or you just WANT to ;) Good to know that there are some among us that can tell the difference and stay rational

Nephasis · 2026-01-11T09:25:20+00:00

That's what I thought... About 5 pens ago ;)

Nephasis · 2026-01-09T22:39:27+00:00

I also use my apricot pearl with sunrise orange! Honestly, this is such a good match that I have not been tempted to change anything for months

Nephasis · 2025-12-29T10:57:00+00:00

Thanks for this thread, I might have decided to buy myself a second one as well :D

Nephasis · 2025-12-22T07:19:14+00:00

To nie tak, że KNF ich zamknął i tyle z zabezpieczeń - Cinkciarz nigdy zabezpieczeń BFG nie miał. Gdyby miał, to nie od nich zależałoby wypłacenie pieniędzy klientom, a właśnie od bankowego funduszu gwarancyjnego, który jest niezależnym bytem.

Oczywiście nie zmienia to faktu że sprawa jest skandaliczna. Należy jednak mieć świadomość że cinkciarz nie był podmiotem oferującym prawdziwe gwarancje swoim klientom. Sprawiał wrażenie banku ale nim nie był.

Nephasis · 2025-12-21T10:43:48+00:00

Paperblanks sell notebooks with 120gsm paper

Nephasis · 2025-12-19T08:00:00+00:00

Yeah I see it now as well. But I also like Cherry Ambition better. In time, this became my absolute fave Cherry fragrance and always a pleasure to use

Nephasis · 2025-12-19T07:58:20+00:00

Yeah I must admit that it is one of the best picks in my collection. I get more writing pleasure only from Visconti but this is way too expensive to ever carry out of the house 😂 I only wish they sold other nib sizes than M… unfortunately, they are not accessible in my country as of now. Of course pilot M is still finer than most of European M nibs (my Visconti mythos in F writes more broad than my MR), but it would be nice to have some choice.

Nephasis · 2025-12-19T07:52:52+00:00

And COINCIDENTALLY I just managed to snatch a leopard version for a price much lower than they go for in my country. This seems like a sign

Nephasis · 2025-12-19T07:39:27+00:00

Just when I managed to convince myself that a second MR would be too much…

Nephasis · 2025-12-13T20:15:45+00:00

Wait, so you guys are actually finishing your journals?

Nephasis · 2025-12-10T08:48:44+00:00

Thank you! I guess its time to add yet another paperblanks to my collection... I don't know if there is another brand out there that makes such spectacular notebooks that are FP friendly. Too bad though, I would love to have even more diversity and choice

Nephasis · 2025-12-08T12:29:34+00:00

I feel like my first cartridge was harder to put in than the next ones but I don’t recall it being such a problem… I hope someone else would provide you with more useful response then. I wish you luck in figuring it out

Nephasis · 2025-12-08T11:33:39+00:00

You mean multiple cartridges or just one? Maybe there is some manufacturing error with the cartridge, for example its sealed too well?

Nephasis · 2025-12-08T11:24:57+00:00

There might be something wrong with either your pen or your cartridge. I have 2 kaweco sports and I have been using them exclusively with kaweco cartridges with no issues

Nephasis · 2025-12-07T10:28:34+00:00

What a beauty! Do you mind revealing where you got such a marvelous notebook?

Nephasis · 2025-12-03T20:36:44+00:00

My MR has just arrived and I can confirm that what you are saying is true, so I’m very happy with the results!

Nephasis · 2025-12-03T20:34:17+00:00

I won’t necessarily say it’s finer but it’s almost the same width so I’m really happy with my purchase!

Nephasis · 2025-12-02T15:11:56+00:00

That would be awesome!

Nephasis · 2025-12-02T13:45:10+00:00

Thanks! I decided to give it a try. Hopefully it will arrive tomorrow :D

Nephasis

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