One question: Doesn’t bother you the gold plated ring near the section, prone to easy wear off. I’ve read some complaints about it. Beautiful pen nevertheless.
The pen is 26 years old with no problem but perhaps that is why they got rid of it in the new version. It was meant to be a luxury item and not something you stick in your pants pocket. I have heard that the ring around the collar can corrode but so far I have been lucky. You have to take good care of your pens!
I use Vinyl Gloves from a medical supply store for $10 for 100 gloves. My hands are always clean. There is no need to always throw the gloves out each time. Reuse them. Choose the size carefully. I am a male 6 feet and 200 pounds and I use XL ( extra large ).
I do use gloves sometimes that I get from Costco. I am always amazed that often no matter how careful I am I still get ink on my fingers. Often the problem is that ink collects around the rim of the ink bottle and somehow or other I end up resting my fingers on it. Gloves are the ultimate solution but another bright idea would be to clean the rim after I use it. Another problem is that ink goes through paper towels. You can see why they came up with the cartridge solution.
En mi opinión: M1000 una gran pluma para firmar y M800 una gran pluma para escribir. Teniendo en cuenta que son la misma pluma a diferente escala con exactamente los mismos materiales, incluidos los metales de mecanismo y de plumín, muy superiores a los de la serie M600 e inferiores.
I forgot to add in my previous comment that this is a great video and discussion. Thank you.
RS Canada
Nice video
One question: Doesn’t bother you the gold plated ring near the section, prone to easy wear off. I’ve read some complaints about it. Beautiful pen nevertheless.
The pen is 26 years old with no problem but perhaps that is why they got rid of it in the new version. It was meant to be a luxury item and not something you stick in your pants pocket. I have heard that the ring around the collar can corrode but so far I have been lucky. You have to take good care of your pens!
After I fill my Pelikans I rinse the excess ink off of the nib collar, an extra step to be sure but corrosion has not been a problem.
So far has not been a problem and the pen is used and decades old.
I use Vinyl Gloves from a medical supply store for $10 for 100 gloves. My hands are always clean. There is no need to always throw the gloves out each time. Reuse them. Choose the size carefully. I am a male 6 feet and 200 pounds and I use XL ( extra large ).
@@richardsimms251 getting ink on your fingers is one of the joys of fountain pens!
I do use gloves sometimes that I get from Costco. I am always amazed that often no matter how careful I am I still get ink on my fingers. Often the problem is that ink collects around the rim of the ink bottle and somehow or other I end up resting my fingers on it. Gloves are the ultimate solution but another bright idea would be to clean the rim after I use it. Another problem is that ink goes through paper towels. You can see why they came up with the cartridge solution.
Green or blu?
En mi opinión: M1000 una gran pluma para firmar y M800 una gran pluma para escribir.
Teniendo en cuenta que son la misma pluma a diferente escala con exactamente los mismos materiales, incluidos los metales de mecanismo y de plumín, muy superiores a los de la serie M600 e inferiores.
Thank you so much for your comment. I agree, although I think the M600 is pretty nice. However, the larger nibs do make a difference!
M800 vs M1000?
I think the m800 is the perfect size but the m1000 is terrific and the nib writes very smoothly.