TWSBI Eco | An Overdue Review of a Great Fountain Pen
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- I've had the TWSBI Eco (M) for quite a while and really enjoy it. While reviewing the Wing Sung 698, it struck me that I'd never reviewed it. I don't know why, it is a great pen that I highly recommend.
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I LOVE the Twsbi Eco pens - I have a few F nibs and one Broad nib. The F nibs are super smooth and I don’t notice any noise at all while writing with them BUT the Broad nib is quite noisy while writing ✍️ I still love it 😊
The ECO is one of my favorite pens, especially the ones equipped with stub nibs. They're excellent writers.
I love my Twsbi ECO with the stub nib!
Only just came across this review now, I totally agree. I’d go as far as to say it’s the best pen in their line-up. I’ve tried and owned five different pens of theirs and the Eco is my favourite. Will definitely get more.
I must bought one. It's coming later today! Excited to ink it up.
I have maybe 50 fountain pens of all sorts. All the TWSBI, but especially the ECO are easily the best in terms of value. I have all the nib sizes and especially appreciate the stub, though all do well. Of equal merit to the pen is the company itself which has always stood behind the individual customer with incredible support. My favorites are the Rose Gold models. And the minis. So the tippy top would be the Diamond Rose Gold Minis. Very close to perfection and an unrivaled value.
I agree. TWSBIs are pens that, even though I use them quite often, I still think each time, "Why am I not using this pen more?" This Eco has been as rock solid reliable as can be.
Yes James, there are many reviews on the TWSBI Eco, and people have been reviewing them for years!
However, I am glad you are sharing your thoughts on the TWSBI Eco. I own 3 Ecos and 7 Lanbitou 3059
(TWSBI Eco clone). Thus far have had a good experience with the 3059 as well. I did change the fine nibs
with medium nibs from Bobby.
That may be why I put it off, that it had been around a while.
Thank your video!..I love this TWSBI ECO too much. It's really pretty cool to me..... Amazing fountain pen I have. I had have a good chosen🥰
On the fence no longer. A pen I can get my paws around. Nice review
Love this pen too, I have it in transparent purple in a stub nib with L’Artisan pastellier violet ink- a perfect pairing in my opinion
I just got my first fountain pen last week. The white TWSBI eco with the medium Nib and I gotta say I’m glad I picked it! I did tons of research b4 making my final decision and most ppl recommend the ECO
is it smooth writing? the noise concerns me
It's that good, and fairly rugged. I've dropped mine three times and even cracked the barrel it at the nib from the latest drop onto a concrete floor. It doesn't even leak. So I'll keep using it.
I also received an Aeropress for my birthday/Fathers Day! Coffee and pens are two great things to enjoy! Grace and Peace!
Couldn’t agree more about both
Love the Eco, have two of them.
Just got my Prussian Blue 580 yesterday. Somewhat disappointed the rubber insert in the cap isn't clear like in the Eco, but rather smokey gray - I wonder why they decided to do that when the rest of the pen is so nice and clear.
I wonder the same thing, a clear insert would look better.
I really want to buy it. As I am new to fountain pen so waiting for some options to learn first my comfortable points.
It's a really nice pen Apurva, especially for the price.
I will definitely buy this in future
When TSWBI came out with the Bronze Indigo, I had to acquire it, my first Eco. Next, will be the Eco-T Rosso. Great writers.
I really love the TWSBI ECO. I have 3 pens from TWSBI (GO, ECO and VAC 700R) and this is my favorite one.
Great review! Love your style! Subscribed based on this video alone. Yes, the customer service with TWSBI is grear. Philip is the best!
TWSBI Eco is a modern, beautiful and inexpensive piston filler fountain pen for +/- 30 dolars or euros.
I bought one Eco Clear with F nib nine months ago on a local stationary store… and it’s awesome. Never failed, run and first paper touch … everytime works like Kaweco Brass Sport (F nib too).
I bought since much more time ago an inexpensive fountain pen calligraphy set (Cretacolor Brevillier’s), and italic nibs works perfectly on Eco too. Works much better than with the fountain pen set, 😂. The Eco ink flow works PERFECT with the 1,1, 1,5 or 1,9 mm italic nib. Incredible.
I wish buy anymore TWSBI… Vac 700 (😍 big nibs), or a beautiful TWSBI Classic (beautiful fountain pen) probably. Also I like the orange Mini Diamond too...
I should buy one.. Nice review. Thanks.
I have lost count of how many TWSBIs I own, and I have a high regard for every one of them.
Super video!! I'm so glad I watched, or listened- I hate the sound.... There's absolutely no way I could use. I'm looking for a very quiet, smooth pen.... Thank you for the info! I just subscribed. 🌷
Thanks for subscribing! Sound is a personal thing, glad the video helped.
What paper are you using? I have written with mine on a Midori pad, a Leuchtturm1917 notebook and neither one sound scratchy. But anyway, I love my TWSBI's ! I have um three right now and another one on order. Love them.
This is a marker pad from Hobby Lobby (Master’s Touch Marker art pad). It is an excellent paper for fountain pens, but with more texture than papers like Midori or Tomoe.
Question on the section of the ECO, is it round like the mini or 580 or is it somewhat faceted or triangular like a Lamy Safari?
Great question, I should have mentioned that. It's round on the Eco, but you can get the Eco-T and it has a triangular section and design elements.
Like your reviews very much. They are well done. However, I love guitars more than fountain pens. So I was wondering what model Yamaha you have there. I do love the pens too. Thank you
It is an FG830. I'm still very much a beginner.
It was a while before I bought any Twsbi pens but I now have 2 Ecos, 3 Go and a 580. I wanted to start with cheaper pens (yeah, good luck with that!) so in the piston filler realm I began with the WS3008 and WS698 plus a few others such as a couple of Caliarts Ego (quite a good pen incidentally). I wanted to see if piston fillers would be for me. They are. I don't write anywhere near enough to need such a large capacity, but that doesn't matter when you see the ink sloshing around inside, right?
Right!
would you have purchased the twsbi precision instead of the 580 ALR?
I’d say this one is definitely feedbackier than Pelikan steel nib pens but not scratchy.
gotta love "feedbackier"! You are MY Tribe!
I just got a twsbi eco extra fine. It is not working well at all. It is scratchy and and skips all the time and feeling like it is dragging. I don't think the ink is flowing properly through it. It feels like in order to write with it, I have to use a some pressure and I know enough to know that you shouldn't need to use pressure to write with a fountain pen. Before i inked it up, I filled it with water and emptied multiple times, so it was cleaned before use. I can't say I am impressed with the pen so far.
Very frustrating. Have you contacted TWSBI? They have a good customer support reputation.
Update: At first it wrote terribly. Had to use a lot of pressure and skipped alot. It felt sort like a ball point. But after writing with it a bit it has gotten better. It is writing smoother, with considerably less pressure needed and it skips less. But it still skips a little bit. Hopefully it will continue to get better.
Hey James, was curious to hear your thoughts on the Twsbi Eco vs the Moonman T1. Been wanting to get a demonstrator for a while now and can't choose between the two.
That's a tough one, but there are some key differences. I have both, and thoroughly enjoy writing with both.
The Eco has these advantages:
It has a clip, and that does mean I carry it more often.
It has a warranty, and has been out longer to establish a good record.
JOWO nibs.
The Moonman's:
A price advantage, if ordering from China direct and you're patient.
The aluminum parts are a nice upgrade, not that different from those on the TWSBI 580 AL.
Mine came with a smooth nib, but they can be easily swapped.
If I'm only having one, I'd lean Eco, but only by a hair.
@@JG3Reviews Thank you I really appreciate the breakdown!
I also want to know, how you record your vedios, which camera do you use, also about editing.
Please make one vedio on that too.
I may do that sometime. I actually use my phone, a couple of lights, and a couple of microphones. I keep it very simple.
These are very good. Period.
Does the knob twist freely? My OCD is going nuts over the slight play on the knob. Everything seems to have seated properly....but the play is driving me nuts.
Great videos btw
Thanks. The Eco doesn’t have a notch like some piston-filled pens do to prevent it twisting. I haven’t had any issues with mine twisting with use, it isn’t too loose (I have another pen that does have that issue).
@@JG3Reviews great thanks. So it is free to move. I guess I should clarify...it's not moving the piston....just the knob has some play. Thx again.
How does the TWSBI GO compare to the ECO?
The GO is a bit more affordable for me.
They use the same nibs, so it really just comes down to aesthetics. The Eco is made of nicer materials, but the Go is an excellent knock-about EDC. No clip on the Go.
@@JG3Reviews No clip?!? Well daRn! That's a deal murderer. ☹️
Thanks for letting me know. 😁.
great review! does this pen burp like the other eyedroppers?
I've never had any issue with this pen burping at all.
Let's see, I like the look of a good fountain pen & the look of a steamy cup of coffee. Both can make my heart race. But fountain just don't did anything for taste buds. 😁
I should spell check before the post.. Fountain pens don't do anything for my taste buds...
That Aeropress has ruined me. I haven't even used the coffee pot since. Not sure I can! lol
I guess Noodler's needs to come out with a Peruvian fresh ground brown ink.
@@JG3Reviews Sorry, unless I can drink the Noodler's ink... I've been using an aeropress for the last two years. Makes great coffee!
There's a great modern invention called rubber gloves. They keep your fingers ink free. :o)
Ha. Yes, but I find Lava soap easier and faster.
Hi
Is the converter built into the pen or can you remove it ?
It is a self-contained piston, no converter. But it is made so that it can be disassembled and cleaned.
JG3 Reviews got it. Thanks.. first timer here, haha
Glad to help.
Fountain pens as good as coffee? Hmm....
Nahhh! lol
Sorry, but I could write with a stick in the dirt if I absolutely had to, but I can't live without coffee!
I'd definitely give up writing before coffee. Pen junky or not!
Well considering the way you write IS almost impossible not have feedback !! ... I guess
Nope.
On Eco: Awful pen for its section nubs near nib. Very annoying reminder to write
horizontally, which is how poor writers write. Edge of section near nib
must be round and smooth, which Chinese manufacturers could have done,
if they had any brains (they don't). We are not children that need to be
reminded to write horizontally for heaven sake. Some write with grip
close to nib and will hit nubs in this case. Smallish nib makes one want
to write nearer to the dreaded nubs with Eco. Of course you can grip
away from nubs, higher up on section, but what good pen maker ever
forces you to do this? Answer: None.
How is the Eco compared to Pilot Prera? They're in the same price range where I buy my pens. 😇🩷🙏🙌
Both are great, but in the long run I keep the TWSBI Eco inked up almost always and the Metropolitan only occasionally.