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Love your Speedmaster!

Great review, I would like to share some thoughts on those pens in general: Disclaimer: English is not my first language and so if I make mistakes... I beg your pardon but it was the keyboard's fault The model I have is the P6 "Smoltem", it was given to me as a gift and so I won't judge it's value (After taxes, I only paid 50% of it's pricetag) but there is a combo of characteristics that make it perfect for the niche situation I put in: - Biochemist require to have a written record of all patients in a physical/handwritten copy (on top of the digital one) that mean, someone will do Book-Keeping at the end of the day - It's material make it perfect to keep in a lab environment as it is easy to clean with products available in such place that could potentially damage other pens (Ex: Did I stain it with a potential pathological drop of blood? Throw it in a glass beaker of bleach! Something I can't do with my wooden FC Ambition) - Being able to manufacture the nibs in-house is quite the achievement that not a lot of other brands can do (Even those that are several times heavier in monetary terms to Schon still use Jowo/Bock units) - It's built like a tank, it never leaks, the flow is consistent and can hold an amazing amount of ink (I use it as an eyedropper, ~1.5ml of ink in a single charge) - There are options: You can use any Jowo N6 nib (In my case, I use a Leonardo nib), buy the special section for a Bock N8 or pay the extra penny for the Monoc It is an incredible pen, and I wish to someday test that nib as I heard only amazing things about it. Now, is the material, incredible work by a small team, and the uniqueness of an in-house titanium nib worth the price-tag? That's up to the potential buyers. In my case, if given the chance I would totally go for a metal model (even if I can't eye-drop it) or bite the bullet and go for the Monoc. Great pen, even greater review o7

Figboot had a really popular video he made. He review the worst pen he has ever reviewed. I would like to see a Doodlebud worst pen review.

The ultem feed + ultem body is interesting to me, I've always wanted to try experimenting different solvent like runbbing alcohol as onk, or india ink and the alcohol to clean it, though at this price it would be easier to buy 15 safaris

Fantastic review. Thanks for your time and effort. Will the Con 70 converter work for this. That sack is terrible looking and albeit budget, very cheap looking and feeling. As I kept watching, you answered the question about converters. Thanks

Fountain Pen Revolution (FPR) is a good company to buy from because their customer service is excellent. If you receive an FPR pen that has a quality issue, a courteous request for help to the owner at FPR will result in a solution. I've bought lots of lower-end pens and nibs from them. Having several FPR Ultra- and (regular) flex nibs+feeds stashed in a drawer means I can - on a whim - change up non-FPR pens like my Noodler Ahabs to experiment. In fact almost every Ahab here has been retro-fitted with an FPR nib! I discovered recently that I have 6 Himalayas v1 and v2. (May have gone overboard on that...) I have been tempted to try their gold UltraFlex but in my case started devoting spare change to vintage to experience a wider range of nib feel and flow. This review showed amazing flow, though. I like you would recommend this to a newly-pen-interested friend who wasn't as used to swapping and tinkering.

Must cost a fortune!😢

The Sheaffer Crest (circa 1990) has a similar nib, so it is not unique. Furthermore, I sincerely wonder if titanium is the best material to make a nib out of.

I particularly don't care if a pen is made in America. It may even be a knock against it, as American manufacturing before moving abroad was not held in the highest esteem. Found On Road Dead etc.

Though I appreciate Schon Design, this pen is cost prohibitive!

It’s a very cool nib designed, reminds me not only Sheaffer’s iconic triumph nibs but it also reminds me some Parker pen nibs too (like parker 25). The anodized finished is just the chef’s kiss… now the ultem material, it is really not that attractive to me. Thanks sharing and for the video.

Keep-it Moto! I will keep my Dad's Sterling Parker 75 Ciceles. French and American.

Your channel deserves way more subs. Keep it up. I got into the hobby in February and must've watched at least 20 of your videos. They were all immensely helpful in picking my pen, paper, and inks.

How interesting is that! Than you.

the pen/nib has to be oversold as artisan original for it to make any money's worth, but that's why people are willing to spend more money for essentially absolute basic writing tool(as low as $5 preppy vs bic ballpoints in cents), they're just bad at admitting spending that looks bad in front of others

Wow! What a cool looking pen! It’s almost futuristic. At it again with the excellent thumbnail too!

Two points. (1) The reason why the Monoc wrote more smoothly in reverse is because it is designed to be a Medium in reverse of the Fine nib and vice-versa. (It's also designed to give the feedback one would get from a graphite pencil.) (2) The plain, non-anodized Monoc is $385, not $425. SchonDSGN offers a 12% discount if one orders the nib together with any pen on the site, though in that case the Monoc is the only nib provided with the pen. The website gives details. The Monoc was my grail nib and is wonderful.

Thanks for the review. I have watched every Monoc review that I could find. Besides the cool looks, nobody says there's anything special about the performance or results of this nib. The only reason expressed for paying the extra $400 is to subsidize the maker. For me, that is not a sufficiently compelling reason to invest in one. And by the way, $200 is pretty hefty for the simple orange plastic body, no matter how sturdy. Especially with the violet nib, this pen is quite attractive. Like a Franklin-Christoph (made in USA), at triple the price. For those of us who try to think of our pens as tools, it is unaffordable. Sorry to be so negative, I'm just baffled by the amount of excitement this nib is generating.

Looks like a sheaffer triumph nib.

That vintage Sheaffer nib is so cool. Have u done a review on that pen? If you haven’t, u totally should.

I have the ultem Pocket6. It's a top 3 pen for me. I love the material and overall feel. It's just wonderful. Someday I'm looking forward to testing the Monoc nib myself. Ian Schon does an amazing job. Good to see, Blake - thanks!

Agree that Schon’s pens are very overpriced. While this pen does have a, US based, in-house nib, if you were to get an engineered plastic pen from his site with std Jowo or Bock nibs, those pens are still 1.5x higher than US based pen manufacturers like ēnsso and Karas who make Ultem pens around $100. Thanks for your thoughts on the pen and nib, Blake!

Very comprehensive, well done review. Thanks Blake!

A beautiful pen proudly made in my home city of Birmingham, England. I expect nothing less from Yard O Led. 🇬🇧

I'm sorry, did I hear fifty two dollars for seventy five sheets?

Is the shop on Bond Street still open?

Ive just ordered the midori md notebook journal! As well as my first fountain pen so im very excited to receive them

If you get the chance, try Aspinal of London as an alternative. They are around the same price for diaries, but use full-grain leather.

Did you ever do a review of the Mosaico?

The Design 08 is postable. The tolerances are tight, but it does post. I picked up my first Otto Hutt Design 04 (RB) and was impressed with the build qualiy. I've since acquired, at big discounts, a D02 (BP), D03 (FP), D06 (FP) and the D08. You can tell the company manufacturing is next level. Hopefully Faber-Castell does not ruin it.

I am currently using it in a Jinhao pen and the color is tremendous

Did that vanishing point came with an Italic nib or is it a custom grind ??

Great review. Thanks for sharing. I like it and I have one which came as a part of a binder. I have never previously seen a review of this paper on TH-cam

Very expensive but this is quite excellent paper. I have two large, identical light blue colored Smythson notebooks, side stitch bound (not spiral) with 100 blank sheets in each notebook. Very light paper and I have tried numerous pen/nib/ink combinations on this paper. Excepting minimal show-through, no complaints. I haven’t used up the notebooks yet. I write in them sparingly. My sister gifted them to me three years ago after returning from vacationing in London. I was very pleased. She never told me what she paid for my two Smythson notebooks. Only that they were expensive. Very worth it, too. Good choice and neat review, Blake.

Ha! Smythson's is not paper, it is fetish!

Thanks for the review….it’s out of my budget as a teacher, but performs well.

Interesting! And tempting. Thanks!

My favourite notebook, dot version.

Yes in general I agree Leuchtturm makes great quality notebooks but sometimes (and not rare) they are in consistent, I have met the cases when they put extra glues on pages, so you can’t fully open them without tearing a bit or at sometimes some of their papers give more resistance on writing than others, but overall bearable for me

FWP recommend you do NOT post the lid. It will scratch.

I have mine with a Faber-Castell converter. Caveat, not all FC converters works with this Muji pen, so if you have a few FC, use the one fits on this pen, and get another converter for the other.

Interesting! I think I'll stick with Fuyu-syogun though.

One of my favorite grey inks. Matter of fact, I currently have my Desiderata Soubriquet "Moonstone Water" inked with it. It has an EF nib and my journal entries are showing up/are darker than what I see here. I'm sure paper is a major influencer. Cheers!

I love grey inks, thanks for the review 😊

Thanks for sharing. I am looking for a grey ink. I will check this out.

i have three different iroshizuku so far and i love them all three. Very easy and pleasant flow and beautiful to the eye... The cooler grey would be fuyu-syogun.

Thanks for the review; I have this ink myself and happen to really enjoy it! Yes, it is light, but I never had an issue with legibility, even with fine nibs (although it was a pretty wet fine nib). I would describe it as 'gentle,' as opposed to some of the pale pinks and yellows that are truly difficult to read. It's just a really pretty ink, and like many of the other Iroshizuku tones, evokes its name, "Autumn Rain," quite well! I would recommend.

Surprisingly nice properties for a lighter grey! I might get a bottle of this.

the nib costs like twice the pen lol

i believe those shields are zulu