@ I have an Elite bought in Japan in fine. This pen is exquisite and will always remember me about my wonderful trip to Osaka. But I would loke to add an broader nib beside it
That’s exactly what I wanted for Christmas or 2025! An ivory and burgundy Pilot e95S with a medium nib. I asked my mother if she could buy one and she’s contemplating on whether to get one or not… I’m still dreaming of getting one for myself…
1. Obviously you had a great pen year. Well done. 2. The only pen of note for me was a KoP. Once I got it I wondered what to do with my 49 other pens. Well, now I'm down to 35.
Best pen experiences of the year. Hmm. Earlier this year, I got the Yard-O-Led Viceroy Grand Victorian, so, yes. Amazing. But, the other day, my Admok m400 Schmidt, in a tortoise shell finish arrived. It writes too well to contemplate replacing the nib. O happy chance! Your finds look marvelous. Kudos on the 1990s Pelikan m600! Admok, are you listening? I'd like a Conway Stewart this coming year; but we'll see.
Thanks for a great round up of your best pens 2024. Appreciate your no-nonsense approach and broad spectrum of taste that is not limited to high-end brands. Chinese pens remain as the gateway to the hobby for many of us.❤🙏🙌
you’ve got a beautiful collection of pens! As someone who only uses vintage, my top pens of the year are: - Sheaffer Sentinel Deluxe (1948) - sage green Sheaffer Statesman Snorkel - Sheaffer Sentinel Tuckaway (1948, bought at my first pen show) - blue Eversharp Skyline - jade green Sheaffer OS Balance (1930)
beautiful guitar! way to represent your Flames with a cool hat!! my top pens of 2024 are a Waterman Edson, Delta DV Original Oversize in Riviera Blue with a green ebonite feed, and an Asvine V200.
@@InkquiringMinds I finally found one this year at a price I could live with and a near mint condition. The Boucheron edition is still up there in price when available.
That’s a nice list of ten. I’m putting an Edison on my wishlist this year (because of you). “Baby’s bottom aficionado?” There’s something wrong with you; that’s probably why I think you’re the best reviewer.
My best experience with fountain pen this year was sharing the hobby with a couple of my best friends and my partner ❤ That and finally managing to swap the nib on a grey/silver Jinhao 80 with a lamy one :D I've been thinking about giving myself a pocket pen for New year's, but not sure about which one to get. Centennials also look great..... And the pens on this list look wonderful as well...... Choice anxiety is real 😅
You asked for your subscriber’s 2024 pen acquisitions. I started the year with my two starter pens, a Cross Bailey and a Lamy Al-Star, which I was content with until I spotted a Sailor Limited Edition Hiroshima Comemorative which was shockingly expensive but I couldn’t resist it. Then I discovered Pilot and I bought my second expensive pen, a Pilot Custom 845 Urushi, a truly wonderful pen. Followed by a Pilot Custom 743 and a Pilot Custom 823. I then discovered Esterbrook with a beautiful Estie Honeycomb followed by Funky Lake and Incredible Rock and a pending Sea Glass. After spending so much I turned to cheap pens, and I have a Gravitas Pocket in copper, an Asvine J16 in Titanium, a Lamy Violet Blackberry with an LX nib. Lastly, a Navalur Voyage Vacation Limited Edition (Doorstopper from Atlas Stationers). Phenomenal Year! I am awaiting the arrival from Appelboom of a Sailor Veilio Pearl Orange Limited Production and a Lamy LX Marron. But 2025 will be quite different as I feel I have too many pens, and disappointing to this newcomer to pens, many of my 2024 acquisitions don’t write especially well.
A nice lineup of pens Doug. I was mildly surprised the A3 showed up on the list. My latest craze in vintage besides the Parkers is a Waterman 42 Safety. Then there are the Gravitas pocket pens, and on the Chinese pen front I got a number of Hero model pens mostly hooded nib models.
Interesting compilation and for me it is interesting to see where our tastes meet and where our tastes diverge. Both Edison's are true works of art, but the Elysium is the crowning glory, the color scheme and design are unique. BTW, have a look at the very new Delta Firenze collection, not sure if it's limited to the Casa della Stilografica Shop in Florence, but anyway worth a look, in my book. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and your family
Suggestion for amber pen #12? Conklin Symetrik Caramel Sundae. A bit light in color, but luscious nonetheless, and on sale at Pen Boutique; Conklin Symetrik Amber; Conklin Duragraph Amber also on sale, assuming you can find it in stock. Personally, I love the old Pelikans. Grand choice. And Miss Marilyn rocks, trading you the Admoks. Is there mail delivery yet in Canada? Thanks for a terrific list, warts and all, and keep 'em coming.
I also have a Collier in Fingerpaint Colour, Edison Pen's company replaced the concave section to the Edison Brockton's section and it became my favourite pen ever, it has perfect balance and made me forget every other one I have ever owned (I have not owned a lot, to be fair)
Hands down my #1 this year was a Eureka Asymmetry in green and black ebonite, #2 a Sailor Full Size Pro Gear with lovely 21k F(writes like EF) nib. #1 vintage is probably my most recent - a Sheaffer Tip Tip in like an avocado green...that I opened from the original packaging with touchdown sac and everything in working order, maybe top Chinese pen is Asvine P20 in cracked ice green - have a few of the P20 but love this cracked ice look
Yeah, little doubt that you're a bad influence on me (at least from my wife's perspective): The V200, Viper and J16 all joined me this year and rumor has it there's a Magna Carta 650 waiting for me on Christmas morning. These great pens join my long-standing, favorite Pelikan M600 (best of the pod!) and Edison Collier!
I have bought a lot of fountain pens this year. Can’t wait to try out the hex pens dna lucent (waiting to finish the ink in my jinhao 80). I bought a rollerball Conklin duragraph from Vanness pens. Simply gorgeous and writes shockingly well. Liked it so much, I bought 3 more. Two will go in my cars where I don’t have to worry about a fountain pen doing fountain pen things. The other two will probably be gifts. My next fp will probably be an Edison.
I really wanted to like the Asvine V200 - I love the aesthetics, capacity, and nib swap-ability. But the one I got was a dud; wrote fine for a while but then had flow issues (even with the valve open all the way) to the point of constantly dry-starting and not putting down a line without pressure. I exchanged for another one that turned out to have the exact same problem! Here's hoping that Asvine eventually makes a pen with similar aesthetics but better flow / quality control
What beauties! Did you enjoy Joost and the Brown Boys? Where did you get your Pelikan Twist? I've checked three suppliers on this side of the border, but nada!
The year has been a steady increase in fountain pen spending frenzy like fountain pen day gave me permission to spend away like it's free money. I glanced at my fountain pen drawers and jotted down what stood out to me as favorites. I've decided that the Asvine V126 is my recommendation for new pen people. I have a bunch filled with the glitteriest of glitter inks. Next I'd say the Admok M800. I got the blue, then had to get the purple with black swirl when I finally found a seller that had it. Mine have Schmidt nibs that write dreamy. Funny thing though, I got Benus with Schmidt nibs in fine that scratch like a cat!🤮 Early in the year I got a Franklin-Christoph 02 collab with Vanness that looks like green Coca-Cola glass. Picked up some Benus on sale, but got one I love in Rose Tea exclusive from Goulet that I happily paid full price for. Got Opus 88 mini & full-size. Wing Sung 699 satisfied my craving for a Pilot Custom 823. And gave a blue one to my sis for xmas, but while we were on vacation last month, along with other inexpensive pen stuff. I got her started in fountain pens this year in April & she went straight to a Facebook group to study up. Pen resurrection Sundays sent me to ebay, winning bids on striped Parker vacumatics & a couple other vintage pens. Then I picked up a couple of discount Leonardos, the Mosaico last week, & Momento Zero that's about to be unboxed. And I kept sending pics of pens I was looking at to my sister. She had to hurry & give me my Xmas gift last week before I bought it myself! A purple Leonardo Furore. She got herself the blue one like Doug's. And so many inks!!! And last week I was training a lady at work & she saw the Conklin in b&w cracked ice I got bc it looked retro, so by yesterday I was showing her a loaded pen case of entry priced pens to try & she placed an order for a few on Amazon! Our work is never done spreading this joy. 😂
@@InkquiringMinds Yes, the value is always more than what you pay. Goldspot puts in nicer/more expensive pens. Esterbrook JR with 5 Esterbrook ink samples in one, coffee brown Lamy Studio with a Rhodia goalbook in another. Pen Boutique puts in less expensive pens [Cross (single & sets), Sheaffer, TWSBI Eco] but more of them, ink cartridges, Esterbrook 20 pen case, and the chance that you may be one of 5 or 6 that gets a premium pen. I'm still waiting on the 2nd one I ordered from Black Friday. Kind of like fountain pen lottery.
I did Pen Chalet mystery box a while back. I tossed everything out except a roller ball or something like a ball point. I sold it for a song and a dance on eBay. Burn me once shame on you. Burn me twice, shame on me.
I have been waiting for this best of video. I have to get the Asvine J16 but it is sold out 😢. I have been also watching the Diplomat Viper. I do not have any Diplomat fountain pens, so this may be the one to break the ice. I do not have an Edison pen. I will have to look at the Collier. It looks like a wonderful pen.
@@paulmchugh1430 I was surprised to discover the Asvine J16 Titanium is virtually sold out, a lesson for me not to delay too long in buying something I’ve taken a fancy to.
Thank you! You are my go to person to decide which fountain pen I want to buy next! Is it worth buying the V200 if you already own a P36? Also, I wonder why the Majohn P139 didnt make the list.....
It is well-built but just didn't make the cut. After I reviewed it, I put it away and never had the desire to write with it again. Just a personal taste thing I guess.
@@InkquiringMinds Thanks for the quick response... I have had the P139 on my wishlist for a while. But I feel they might launch a more reddish one which resembles a Hemmingway. Perhaps I should wait for that. V200 looks good though, but I already have a P36.
Hey, amazing video! I was wondering if you could recommend some Indian fountain pens under ₹1000 that are as good as the Lamy Safari. As you know, the Lamy Safari is an excellent pen for students-it’s durable, writes smoothly, and is perfect for all general writing needs. Since students like me have to write a lot, it’s an ideal choice, but it’s a bit too expensive for my budget here in India. Could you suggest a similar Indian pen with great build quality and smooth writing at a more affordable price?
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My resolution for 2025: I want to buy me an E95S in Champagne with the broadest nib available
It is a very nice pen!
@ I have an Elite bought in Japan in fine. This pen is exquisite and will always remember me about my wonderful trip to Osaka. But I would loke to add an broader nib beside it
That’s exactly what I wanted for Christmas or 2025! An ivory and burgundy Pilot e95S with a medium nib. I asked my mother if she could buy one and she’s contemplating on whether to get one or not… I’m still dreaming of getting one for myself…
@@harisivakumar207 unfortunately they do not offer them in western medium / japanese broad. I would love to get it
A gorgeous pen, but be aware it is a dainty little thing.
1. Obviously you had a great pen year. Well done.
2. The only pen of note for me was a KoP. Once I got it I wondered what to do with my 49 other pens. Well, now I'm down to 35.
The KoP replaces many. Perhaps not a pocket pen though. 😉
@@InkquiringMinds Pocket pens are cool, but I lost interest in them when I realised I had never carried one in my pocket, ever.
Best pen experiences of the year. Hmm. Earlier this year, I got the Yard-O-Led Viceroy Grand Victorian, so, yes. Amazing. But, the other day, my Admok m400 Schmidt, in a tortoise shell finish arrived. It writes too well to contemplate replacing the nib. O happy chance! Your finds look marvelous. Kudos on the 1990s Pelikan m600! Admok, are you listening? I'd like a Conway Stewart this coming year; but we'll see.
Happy new year!
That's an impressive list and so many galaxy resin pens. It's amazing..
Thanks, it was a lot of fun!
That Leonardo Supernova is a beautiful pen.
It is!
Thanks for a great round up of your best pens 2024. Appreciate your no-nonsense approach and broad spectrum of taste that is not limited to high-end brands. Chinese pens remain as the gateway to the hobby for many of us.❤🙏🙌
Thanks! I'm glad you liked the video.
you’ve got a beautiful collection of pens! As someone who only uses vintage, my top pens of the year are:
- Sheaffer Sentinel Deluxe (1948)
- sage green Sheaffer Statesman Snorkel
- Sheaffer Sentinel Tuckaway (1948, bought at my first pen show)
- blue Eversharp Skyline
- jade green Sheaffer OS Balance (1930)
That’s a great selection of vintage!
Great video! I'm really loving my Wing Sung 630 with a M nib--what others would you recommend?
There are 10 others in this video!
beautiful guitar! way to represent your Flames with a cool hat!! my top pens of 2024 are a Waterman Edson, Delta DV Original Oversize in Riviera Blue with a green ebonite feed, and an Asvine V200.
Wow for the Edson!
@@InkquiringMinds I finally found one this year at a price I could live with and a near mint condition. The Boucheron edition is still up there in price when available.
My favorite Diplomat fountain pen is the Nexus in a steel nib... simply excellent
I’ve never tried one!
@ have Jost send you one, it’s really great
That’s a nice list of ten. I’m putting an Edison on my wishlist this year (because of you). “Baby’s bottom aficionado?” There’s something wrong with you; that’s probably why I think you’re the best reviewer.
Thank you for the laugh!
Gracias por el vídeo y Feliz Navidad
Thank you!
My best experience with fountain pen this year was sharing the hobby with a couple of my best friends and my partner ❤
That and finally managing to swap the nib on a grey/silver Jinhao 80 with a lamy one :D
I've been thinking about giving myself a pocket pen for New year's, but not sure about which one to get. Centennials also look great..... And the pens on this list look wonderful as well......
Choice anxiety is real 😅
Sharing the hobby is the best!
You asked for your subscriber’s 2024 pen acquisitions. I started the year with my two starter pens, a Cross Bailey and a Lamy Al-Star, which I was content with until I spotted a Sailor Limited Edition Hiroshima Comemorative which was shockingly expensive but I couldn’t resist it. Then I discovered Pilot and I bought my second expensive pen, a Pilot Custom 845 Urushi, a truly wonderful pen. Followed by a Pilot Custom 743 and a Pilot Custom 823. I then discovered Esterbrook with a beautiful Estie Honeycomb followed by Funky Lake and Incredible Rock and a pending Sea Glass. After spending so much I turned to cheap pens, and I have a Gravitas Pocket in copper, an Asvine J16 in Titanium, a Lamy Violet Blackberry with an LX nib. Lastly, a Navalur Voyage Vacation Limited Edition (Doorstopper from Atlas Stationers). Phenomenal Year! I am awaiting the arrival from Appelboom of a Sailor Veilio Pearl Orange Limited Production and a Lamy LX Marron. But 2025 will be quite different as I feel I have too many pens, and disappointing to this newcomer to pens, many of my 2024 acquisitions don’t write especially well.
Congrats on those wonderful Pilots!
Gorgeous fountain pens
If a Pelikan costs
A thousand bucks
Then why can’t I have two?
A green and a blue
It’s too much bread
It’s true
Never too much Bread.
A nice lineup of pens Doug. I was mildly surprised the A3 showed up on the list. My latest craze in vintage besides the Parkers is a Waterman 42 Safety. Then there are the Gravitas pocket pens, and on the Chinese pen front I got a number of Hero model pens mostly hooded nib models.
The A3 is a solid pick.
Interesting compilation and for me it is interesting to see where our tastes meet and where our tastes diverge. Both Edison's are true works of art, but the Elysium is the crowning glory, the color scheme and design are unique. BTW, have a look at the very new Delta Firenze collection, not sure if it's limited to the Casa della Stilografica Shop in Florence, but anyway worth a look, in my book. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and your family
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and Merry Christmas.
Suggestion for amber pen #12? Conklin Symetrik Caramel Sundae. A bit light in color, but luscious nonetheless, and on sale at Pen Boutique; Conklin Symetrik Amber; Conklin Duragraph Amber also on sale, assuming you can find it in stock. Personally, I love the old Pelikans. Grand choice. And Miss Marilyn rocks, trading you the Admoks. Is there mail delivery yet in Canada? Thanks for a terrific list, warts and all, and keep 'em coming.
Canada Post might be back to work early next week. As to the Conklin, I'm not sure I would spend money on one again.
I also have a Collier in Fingerpaint Colour, Edison Pen's company replaced the concave section to the Edison Brockton's section and it became my favourite pen ever, it has perfect balance and made me forget every other one I have ever owned (I have not owned a lot, to be fair)
Hands down my #1 this year was a Eureka Asymmetry in green and black ebonite, #2 a Sailor Full Size Pro Gear with lovely 21k F(writes like EF) nib. #1 vintage is probably my most recent - a Sheaffer Tip Tip in like an avocado green...that I opened from the original packaging with touchdown sac and everything in working order, maybe top Chinese pen is Asvine P20 in cracked ice green - have a few of the P20 but love this cracked ice look
Wow, you had a great year!
Yeah, little doubt that you're a bad influence on me (at least from my wife's perspective): The V200, Viper and J16 all joined me this year and rumor has it there's a Magna Carta 650 waiting for me on Christmas morning. These great pens join my long-standing, favorite Pelikan M600 (best of the pod!) and Edison Collier!
That is awesome!
Thank you
You're welcome
I have bought a lot of fountain pens this year. Can’t wait to try out the hex pens dna lucent (waiting to finish the ink in my jinhao 80). I bought a rollerball Conklin duragraph from Vanness pens. Simply gorgeous and writes shockingly well. Liked it so much, I bought 3 more. Two will go in my cars where I don’t have to worry about a fountain pen doing fountain pen things. The other two will probably be gifts.
My next fp will probably be an Edison.
thanks for sharing!
I really wanted to like the Asvine V200 - I love the aesthetics, capacity, and nib swap-ability. But the one I got was a dud; wrote fine for a while but then had flow issues (even with the valve open all the way) to the point of constantly dry-starting and not putting down a line without pressure. I exchanged for another one that turned out to have the exact same problem!
Here's hoping that Asvine eventually makes a pen with similar aesthetics but better flow / quality control
Hopefully, they’ll get it figured out!
What beauties! Did you enjoy Joost and the Brown Boys? Where did you get your Pelikan Twist? I've checked three suppliers on this side of the border, but nada!
I got my Twist on Amazon. The Brown Brothers were fun!
Too bad that Pen BBS is in a quiet phase & nothing for your list / consideration for this year.
And Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays to you Doug,
I have no seen anything new from them in a long time.
The year has been a steady increase in fountain pen spending frenzy like fountain pen day gave me permission to spend away like it's free money.
I glanced at my fountain pen drawers and jotted down what stood out to me as favorites. I've decided that the Asvine V126 is my recommendation for new pen people. I have a bunch filled with the glitteriest of glitter inks. Next I'd say the Admok M800. I got the blue, then had to get the purple with black swirl when I finally found a seller that had it. Mine have Schmidt nibs that write dreamy. Funny thing though, I got Benus with Schmidt nibs in fine that scratch like a cat!🤮
Early in the year I got a Franklin-Christoph 02 collab with Vanness that looks like green Coca-Cola glass. Picked up some Benus on sale, but got one I love in Rose Tea exclusive from Goulet that I happily paid full price for. Got Opus 88 mini & full-size. Wing Sung 699 satisfied my craving for a Pilot Custom 823. And gave a blue one to my sis for xmas, but while we were on vacation last month, along with other inexpensive pen stuff. I got her started in fountain pens this year in April & she went straight to a Facebook group to study up.
Pen resurrection Sundays sent me to ebay, winning bids on striped Parker vacumatics & a couple other vintage pens. Then I picked up a couple of discount Leonardos, the Mosaico last week, & Momento Zero that's about to be unboxed. And I kept sending pics of pens I was looking at to my sister. She had to hurry & give me my Xmas gift last week before I bought it myself! A purple Leonardo Furore. She got herself the blue one like Doug's.
And so many inks!!! And last week I was training a lady at work & she saw the Conklin in b&w cracked ice I got bc it looked retro, so by yesterday I was showing her a loaded pen case of entry priced pens to try & she placed an order for a few on Amazon! Our work is never done spreading this joy. 😂
Sounds like a great year for pens! I love hearing about the pens you’ve been loving and how you’ve been spreading the fountain pen joy.
I KNEW YOU HAD GOOD TASTE. I TOO LOVE THE AMBER PRENS, ESPECIALLY THE SAME LEONARDO IS USING. SO, SHME ON YOU FOR TEMPTING ME AGAIN. :)
It's like looking in a mirror!
Forgot to mention my latest guilty pleasure is mystery boxes. I've done a couple from Goldspot & a couple from Pen Boutique. So fun.
Do you feel you get your money’s worth?
@@InkquiringMinds Yes, the value is always more than what you pay. Goldspot puts in nicer/more expensive pens. Esterbrook JR with 5 Esterbrook ink samples in one, coffee brown Lamy Studio with a Rhodia goalbook in another.
Pen Boutique puts in less expensive pens [Cross (single & sets), Sheaffer, TWSBI Eco] but more of them, ink cartridges, Esterbrook 20 pen case, and the chance that you may be one of 5 or 6 that gets a premium pen. I'm still waiting on the 2nd one I ordered from Black Friday.
Kind of like fountain pen lottery.
I did Pen Chalet mystery box a while back. I tossed everything out except a roller ball or something like a ball point. I sold it for a song and a dance on eBay. Burn me once shame on you. Burn me twice, shame on me.
@@user-br3sl9go3b Good to know! Thanks.
What is the reason for the strong preference of reviewers fot Waterman Serenety Blue ink?
I use it in vintage pens or any pens that have latex sacs or diaphragms as it is one of the more gentle inks on latex.
I have been waiting for this best of video. I have to get the Asvine J16 but it is sold out 😢. I have been also watching the Diplomat Viper. I do not have any Diplomat fountain pens, so this may be the one to break the ice. I do not have an Edison pen. I will have to look at the Collier. It looks like a wonderful pen.
The Collier is definitely worth checking out!
@@paulmchugh1430 I was surprised to discover the Asvine J16 Titanium is virtually sold out, a lesson for me not to delay too long in buying something I’ve taken a fancy to.
Thank you! You are my go to person to decide which fountain pen I want to buy next!
Is it worth buying the V200 if you already own a P36? Also, I wonder why the Majohn P139 didnt make the list.....
It is well-built but just didn't make the cut. After I reviewed it, I put it away and never had the desire to write with it again. Just a personal taste thing I guess.
@@InkquiringMinds Thanks for the quick response... I have had the P139 on my wishlist for a while. But I feel they might launch a more reddish one which resembles a Hemmingway. Perhaps I should wait for that.
V200 looks good though, but I already have a P36.
Hey, amazing video! I was wondering if you could recommend some Indian fountain pens under ₹1000 that are as good as the Lamy Safari. As you know, the Lamy Safari is an excellent pen for students-it’s durable, writes smoothly, and is perfect for all general writing needs. Since students like me have to write a lot, it’s an ideal choice, but it’s a bit too expensive for my budget here in India. Could you suggest a similar Indian pen with great build quality and smooth writing at a more affordable price?
Check out all of the models of Ranga.
Bought a used Sheaffer Targa with inlaid steel nib. I can stop collecting now.
Doug , do you actually have an amber cat and is it’s name Amber?
“These are my experiences, not yours.”
The fact that you had to make that disclaimer makes me shudder at the emotional health of the average netizen.
People tend to get upset when THEIR favourites are not included.
Looking forward to your worst of 2024 list!
January 4, 2025!
There is a Moonman M800 in Amber is a Cat... Just saying...
I had one.