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Fountain pens

The nib is the pen and the filling system is the rest of it. Gold is softer than steel and costs more; a piston or vacuum filler holds far more ink than a cartridge and cannot take one. Japanese nibs run a size finer than German ones, so a Japanese medium writes like a European fine, which is the thing most first buyers get wrong.

A clear-barrelled fountain pen showing its piston mechanism, shown uncapped.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Diamond 580 Fountain Pen

TWSBI

£53
A slim metal fountain pen with a clip and a retractable nib, shown closed.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Capless Fountain Pen

Pilot

£192
A matt black fountain pen in brushed Makrolon with a steel section and hooded nib.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

2000 Fountain Pen

Lamy

£195
A black resin fountain pen with rhodium trim and a gold nib, shown uncapped.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

3776 Century Fountain Pen

Platinum

£265
A large translucent amber fountain pen with gold trim, shown uncapped.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Custom 823 Fountain Pen

Pilot

£315
A green-striped resin fountain pen with gold trim and a visible ink window.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Souverän M600 Fountain Pen

Pelikan

£317
A large black fountain pen with gold trim and a classic cigar shape.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Magna Fountain Pen

Onoto

£420
A short, barrel-shaped fountain pen with a chrome cap and a dark body.

Nice, but

Provisional

e-motion Fountain Pen

Faber-Castell

£145
A slim fluted metal fountain pen with a polished black finish.

Nice, but

Provisional

Tamitio Fountain Pen

Graf von Faber-Castell

£198
A large black resin fountain pen with gold trim and a long gold nib.

Nice, but

Provisional

1911 Realo Fountain Pen

Sailor

£360
A large black and gold-trimmed striped fountain pen with a broad gold nib.

Nice, but

Provisional

Souverän M800 Fountain Pen

Pelikan

£408