Which of these Models do you already own?

I’m new to the game. So far, I love Lamy Safari fountain pens. I have three of them. They write like a dream, look great, feel very comfortable, and don’t cost too much. I started with Lamy fountain pens because I stumbled across and purchased a Lamy Safari mechanical pencil more than 25 years ago that I still use as my primary mechanical pencil. Wonderful products.

I've just started into the fountain pen journey! And thanks to Samuel, because your videos were the reason that made me fall in love about this pens! I have two, for now. The first one is a LAMY SAFARI COZY STRAWBERRY. And the second one is a WATERMAN GRADUATED that my dad gave to me as a gift (he also collects). I want to buy the Otto Hutt Design 04. I think its pretty beautiful. Cheers from Brazil!

I have all of these except the Otto Hutt and hardily agree with you that these are great pens to own and write with.

I totally agree with your choices! They are some of my favorite pens too!

Love my Otto Hutt DesignC!

Thanks for sharing about these great pens. I currently have the Lamy 2000 and MB 149. Both are superb everyday smooth writers for me. I especially love my Lamy. Simple clean design and light. It is so discrete i can just leave it on my office desk without worry of anyone taking it. Cheers :)

I have several models of Pelikan pens, from the iconic 212 to the M400, I also have the Lamy 2000 with an OM nib. I also enjoy several vintage Parker, Moore, Esterbrook, and Schaeffer pens.

Those are 5 beautiful pens. Such a nice selection of different looks, while remaining true to German heritage. I have a very high opinion of Faber-Castell steel nibs; it would be wonderful some day to try out a GvFC gold nib.

From this list I only own a Lamy 2000. It is my favorite pen from my collection. It looks great and writes beautifully.

Currently it happens to be that I am currently using the Graf von Faber-Castell classic. What I love about the 2000 is that it's so surprisingly light to hold in the hand. You can write with it without any effort.

Montblanc 149 is just too good. Classic. Love it. Good video

Thank you for the excellent presentation, Samuel Naldi!

I was trying to pick between the montblanc 149 and 146

I am a very recent owner of Gvfc Bentley Fountain Pen and instantly you fall in love with the guilloche and yhe knurling..what design and outstanding writing experience...Is a Grail for me ..By the way I am a biiiig fan of you @Samuel

You’ve given me the kick in the butt to get a Pelikan and Lamy 2000; I want the silver Lamy 2000. I haven’t decided which Pelikan ( right now I only have the Twist!) ❤

Samuel, I own an original production run 146 MB in Bordeaux and gold trim, Lamy 2000 in SS and the Makrolon version, Pelikan M817 Tiffany in Cobalt blue. I am currently refining my collection and will be reducing the number that I have. Regards, Chris

For once I have all items that are shown in the video. Lately I’m fascinated by the ink-gushing nib of Pelikan (M1000). But today I may have found a new appeal to Lamy 2000. I think I will pull it out of my old pen storage and try it for a while 😂😂

Hey! Thank you for all your great content. I just bought a 149 partly thanks to you. However, I have a quick question. Is a Montblanc nib in the size Fine less durable over the years than a nib in Medium or Broad? Is it more likely to be worn out, bend or break? Thanks! 🙏🏽

Even I own 3 of the 5, The exact same Pelikan and Montblanc show in the video down to the nib size! both Mediums. I own 3 Lamy 2000 F, EF and OB (Steel Version).

My M1000 & 149 are in my piquadro Nicolai 2 pen case. These are my top tier fountain pens because of the writing experience and are above sailor king of pen, pilot custom urushi, montegrappa ducale grande emperador and waterman Edson which I also own and that's saying something.

I agree full heartedly. I started collecting in 1998 with Sheaffer and Parker. Then Visconti, Delta, and Montagrappa, then in 2000 Montblanc, Pelikan and Lamy. In 2017 Platinum, Pilot, and Sailor. Last purchase was in 2023 the steel version of the Lamy 2000 in a broad nib and its prima! Samuel could you do the same types of videos for the Japanese and Italian brands please. Regards, Chris aus Kanada

I find the second one most stylish ❤👍

A must have ❤

Great video Samuel. You forgot about the Diplomats,especially the Excellence series?

❤all great writers, the Lamy 2k is my fave!

Quality and stylish.

Love the video. I am own Pelikan, MB, and Lamy. Here in the US, Pelikan service was acceptable when I used their help for a nib exchange. However, the MB service center has had my "diplomat" hostage since the beginning of September of 2022!!! They have given me multiple ETA's, only to change it later. I am starting to feel like giving up on them. While they may be very well reliable, fast is not something I'd classify them as. I understand they "hand make" their nibs, but 8 months [and waiting] for a nib exchange is outrageous! Just had to add my 2 cents :) As always, great video!

My favourite of these is the Montblanc not only on account of its characteristics but also because of its title. Switzerland for me is my other homeland so the association is immediate. I love their devotion to detailed design.

thanks , great

I use Lamy Safari stub nibs.but they are a bit scratchy. Pilot B stub nibs are the smoothest though, and Pilot pens are best value for money. Even my fabulous Pilot Custom Heritage 912 with the FA flex nib only cost me 200 pounds. I have Jinhao X750 fountain pens in many beautiful colours. Lovely number 7 nibs that write perfectly, if you want to know what a Montblanc feels like in the hand, the Jinhao is under 10 pounds.

you need to feature more Montblanc instruments, you must have more to share

Hello! I'm new here but loving your videos. I have a query. What's your opinion on the Graf von Faber-Castell Guilloche vs the classic?

Please do a Caran d’Ache presentation; especially the Léman series is amazing 😍😍

Thus far, I own the Lamy 2000. From each of the other brands I also own pens, but not those you showed 😂 From Pelikan an MB, I own the M800 and the LeGrand 146. Also in my collection are Otto Hutt Design 01 and 04, and from GvFC the Guilloche in India Red.

Lamy tenho uma há 65 anos, minha primeira caneta de tinta permanente --- Pelikam tenho uma há mais de 40 anos e a minha esposa tem uma pelikam com mais de 60 anos. Lamy has had one for 65 years, my first fountain pen --- Pelikam has had one for over 40 years and my wife has one for over 60 years.

Love the channel and learning a lot. Can you do videos about pens from different countries? England (UK including Scotland), America, France, Japan, and others you’re aware of. Then a best of the globe? Thanks for the information and keep the videos coming. Lamy 2000 leaks on the nib if shaken 😢

Great introduction 👍🏻🔝 I will bring my small collection to your store as soon as I visit you! I have a Montblanc LeGrand I think- not sure when I mesure (it was a gift so I don’t know). Can you detect the „size“/model without measuring? The Mozart that I have is clear 😅

Great video. I also love my Design 08. Do you sell that pen pot on the desk?

Can you make a video of 5 best Japanese fountain pens

Great video Samuel. I was hoping this topic (German pens) was going to win! I have the Lamy 2000 and love it. I inked it with Jacques Herbin Bleu Austral and it writes beautifully. Very broad line though; almost like writing with a Sharpie. 😀

thank you ❤❤ but pelikan m805 better than pelikan m1000

I only buy German and Japanese fountain pens… kind of like cars… I only consider those two.

I have the 2000 (black amber edition), M1000, the GvFC in both Alexander and Pernambuco, and the 149. I almost got the Design08 because a dealer was willing to let me have it 50% off but I passed because it was an extra fine nib. Still kick myself for that one.

Good qualité

The Faber Castell Factory is not in Nuremberg but in Stein since 1761.

Lamy 2000 is the best by far

Lamy Safari when I wear Seikos, 🤘🏽MontBlanc 149 when I wearing Rolex 💪🏽

German pens are like German cars.

I gravitate towards Black pens with gold accents thus Montblanc 149 and Pelikan souveran are surley the most titillating I own Montblanc 146 and definitely love it but i use Pilot 74 and pilot Capless more often than anything else Your videos are dangerous for the wallet

The quality of Mb fountain pens is not the same anymore 😢 Brand new pens have issues with either the nib or the flow. It’s a shame that despite the deterioration in the quality the price is ridiculously high. Go for PELIKAN, LAMY or Japanese fountain pens!!!!

Same that you don't really show the Pelikan stripes.

I own a GvFC Guilloche and love it. The rest of the pens in this video I’m not personally a fan of. Especially the Lamy, that brand is so overrated in my opinion!

Wonderful reporting. You must keep representing the high value and high quality pens in this world. Too much is being pushed that is mediocre every day

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Luxury fountain pens for a world population that increasingly writes with a keyboard.

❤❤wa

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With the MB 149, people will notice you know about luxury, but not about fountain pens. Although I like them, when you got deep into the hobby, MB is not so important anymore.

Lamy Studio and 2000 (Pico for quick trips.) with the Waterman Expert to round out my daily drivers. Graf von Faber-Castell , I was introduced to as a kid growing up in Wiesbaden. When I came back to the USA, I stepped into desk models such as Waterman Exception (blue), several Graf’s (partial as it was my first purchase), I have several Classics as you call them, here in the greater Boston area, we call the “Guilloche’. Black, Macassar, walnut, cognac, Classic Anello fountain and the E-motion wood and a Bentley (Sequin Blue) rollerballs. Graf is by far my favorite manufacturer. *I mix my own ink to provide unique color profiles based on the purpose of use. Example, any business deal is signed Mitch a mix of black and blue with a hint of Yama-Budo to tinge the feathering to ensure ORIGINAL signatures on documents. If it doesn’t have the purple feathering, it’s a fake! My business diary replaces Yama-Budo with you-yake while my personal diary changes between Shin-Ryoku and Ajisai. My base is almost always Graf carbon black and Pelican or Waterman blacks. Paper places a determining factor as well. Clairefontaine - Triomphe responds to different nibs (SF) leads to less feathering and color combinations better than say, Rhoda with a fine nib. While Apica is the epitome of paper that I have experienced. I welcome more knowledge on the subject. My signet is QuillTip. I’m always available for greater knowledge on this subject. Thank you for your videos!

I love my black makrolon Lamy 2000, perfect in every way, but I also have the stainless steel version, which writes beautifully but doesn't post well: the cap is loose and often slips off. Very frustrating. Totally agreed about the Pelikan however. I have the M1000 which is fantastic. MontBlanc 149 - I've always wanted one, in principle at least, but overpriced and too many people have said it is fragile.

Well if you have the Lame 2000 you perhaps should have considered the Diplomat Excellence A2? As for the German thing about precision. I' sorry people said that fifty years ago. Compare to Japanese pens, some of the modern U.S. manufacturers, perhaps the British hand made pens and companies like Aurora? The world has access to the same machinery if they want. It's all about the target market niche. Then look at Montblanc who often have a wobble in the threads between the cap and the barrel. Overall Montblanc aren't really that well made compared to the Graf Von Faber Castel, or Pelikan, for example. As for Pelikan, you fail to say that the M80x and M1000 are of the same top quality and that the others are not. The GVFC is not a wooden barrel by the way - have you not looked inside it? A metal barrel with wooden cover. A beautiful pen. But, don't let facts get in your way. I stopped watching at this point. The heavy over sales pitch was just too much. I'm sorry, though there are some superb pens in your selection, I have a low tolerance of marketing B.S.

I have these pens of those shown: Lamy 2K; Pelikan M1K, M800 nd many others, and Montblanc 149 and others. I don't like pencil--like pens or pens with metal sections, so I don't even want to try any Graf von Faber Castell or Otto Hutt products; I think of them as effeminate and aesthetically unappealing. I want and own pens with some girth.

Diplomat

No, you missed the best writing German fp of them all, Kaweco. Don't believe me? Buy one.

OOPS....wrong corner This is video fo Saudis

German pens are great & like their cars, overpriced. Although I like Montblanc Pens, their 144 Meisterstück is the 'Chevette' of pens. It is a fragile set of compromises that has a cap that falls off, uses thin fragile resin and is still seriously overpriced. You pay for status NOT quality.

Lovely, but the gloves make the pens feels like something full of shit.