I have had my 'Graf von Faber-Castell Intuition Platino Ebony for a few weeks now. It has not left my daily carry along with my Montblanc 146 LeGrand Platinum Line and Montblanc 149, so there is a bit of a German theme going on here. The Graf is an unusual pen. It is quite short … Continue reading Loving the Graf von

The Montblanc 149 needs little in the way of introduction from yours truly. The internet is awash of reviews, videos, adoration, critics and everything in between. This week after years of should I shouldn't I, the moon and stars seem to align and a 149 was mine. The genesis for buying the 149 was buying … Continue reading The classic that is the ‘Montblanc 149.’

It was fellow blogger ukfountainpens who first alerted me to a Montblanc fountain pen available from BMW of all places. With very understated BMW branding and a price tag of £350 it looked like a bargain. Buying the pen from BMW was fairly painless. An email to say they had received my order followed by … Continue reading Montblanc 146 LeGrand Platinum Line (BMW)

I have had the 'Scribo 2' on my radar for several weeks. Before I dive into this wonderful pen (oh no, you probably have an idea where this is going now) a little bit of background is probably needed. You may have heard of how the new pen company 'Scribo' came into being with the … Continue reading Scribo 2 in Noble Green

Like many of you out there, wherever possible I always carry a fountain pen with me. For the occasions where a Conid Kingsize or Visconti Opera Master just isn't practical, I have always looked to ultra compact offerings from Kaweco. I bought one of these completely by chance a few weeks ago when completely by … Continue reading Kaweco Sport Skyline Fox

Lots of you out there have a story to tell about what exactly got you into fountain pens. In this blog post I will tell you about my journey. The genesis of my obsession fondness of all things fountain pens began when I was about 10 or 11 years old. My mum and dad presented me … Continue reading Where it all began…Parker 45 Flighter

The first Visconti Opera Master I ever set eyes on was not in the flesh as it were but on an  SBREBrown video about three or four years ago. If memory serves me it was an Opera Master Demonstrator. I liked that pen a great deal but nothing became of it. Zoom forward to a … Continue reading Visconti Opera Master ‘River Thames at Midday.’