Which Manufacturing Country are you more incline too? Or do you love each one for its own peculiarities?

IMO: Japanese companies tends to have the best craftsmanship and they make the most reliable and functional pen. German companies tends to have the best engineering and they make the most enjoyable mechanism of a pen. Italian companies tends to have the best looking designs and they make some of the most eye catching pen. The perfect pen for me could be an Italian designing the pen body, with a German filling mechanism, that is produce and refine by the Japanese

Great comparison/education. Keep up with the great work Sam. I love all of them, appreciate each of their own beauty and workmanship

I couldn't agree more. There's one thing that a pen has to do: writing. Italian pen are a pleasure for eyes. If they only wold have the same quality control on the nib side as japanese or german one always have.. I have a Visconti Mirage. Stunning pen, but nib ink flow problems. (for 170 euros ...) I have a Leonardo Momento Zero. Stunning pen, and ink flow problem. (same price of Visconti) Nowdays Leonardo is starting to use (german) Jowo nibs, guess why? Not sure about my Leonardo pen. Maybe it has the previous nib I have a cheap Aurora pen. Quite refined pen, ink problems. (40 euros for this pen) Twsbi Diamond, just perfect nib. (70 euros) Pilot prera, just perfect nib (40 euros) Lamy safari, just perfect nib (20 euros) Platinum Prefounte, perfect nid (10 euros) I'm italian, and i feel ashamed.

Great video Samuel!

I love your passion. Just subscribed!

well, I have a Pilot Urushi, Aurora 88 and a Montblanc 146, I like them, I think they offers different writing experience. Nice video Samuel!

Thanks, Samuel, for the educational yet fun material. I had stupidly assumed that Mont Blanc was a French company🤦🏻‍♂️ I tend to like Italian pens because to me their nibs are always wet and smooth. Japanese M nibs are too thin - (probably something to do with most Japanese kanji characters each containing more than 10 strokes), yet B Nibs are too broad for me (Japanese use B nibs for addressing on the cards, making it too thick for notebook entries), even though I appreciate the craftsmanship executed in those nibs. Having said that, my favorite pen at the moment is German pen (Otto Hutts), love the feel in my hand, the weight, and the wet smooth nib (the size is just right!!). Lamy is overrated in my experience …😅

I like the nonchalance of the italian pens and... in the same time I love the formal approach of the german ones 😎

My goal is to own an over the top Montegrappa pen like the Chaos! RN the Elmo seems like a good starter

Japanese pens the best, nibs are unique, bodies are light, Nibs are on a fine side and precise. Italian Aurora looks interesting too, German metal pens look nice too

Love them all!💪🏼

Love your videos. I love all three but of course for different reasons. Question: my best handbags are French, silk scarves, etc etc where are the French fountain pens?

Thanks for this video❤

I personally would like to try pens from every place of the world. I have German, Japanese, Chinese, American and French pens but I still don't have opportunity to try Italian pens. Thank you for the video.

I love all three as I have collections of: Germans - Montblanc Patron Of Art Japanese - Namiki Emperor Italian - Visconti Il Magnifico

Love Japanese and German Fountain pens witha bias towards Japanese pens due to my print lettering handwriting!

My upper limit for a pen is 200 USD and I buy whatever is available from whichever brand for this price or less..

I love this! Thank you for the comparisons. I am a mixed up kind of gal. However, my only gold nibs so far are all Japanese nibs. I just ordered my first German gold nib pen , I cant wait to compare myself.

That Pilot with the interchangeble nib is awsome

German and Italian. My go to is a Pelikan m800. For Italian-Visconti. Looking to add an Omas.

I'm a great lover of Italian art but also appreciate German and Japanese products. I'd like to have your views on Dupont fountain pens.

I know nothing about pens but this is so cool

That’s helpful information

1 video per day is admirable! 🎉 Probably a Japanese pen for me next.

You missed out on the Aurora Italian pens

Any opinion on pens from India and China ?

I love the german engineering and precision, it is just not comparable.

I'm partial to Japanese

All of them!

I love the Italian pens! Montegrappa is my favorite !

Hmm. Wish you had added in USA and French in this. I am pretty spread around the world.

Italian pens are the best to me! Love the red Montegrappa!

You missed out a major country which has proven more consistent durable reliable and classy compared to all the hype and popularity. Better pay attention to France. I’m not French but they are subtle , Superior, sensible, affordable, better engineering, more durable without the marketing hype.

Very opportune vid, since they are the most important producers in the qualitative sense. I think that despite the fact that the europeans shows the top models, Japan wins in value for money.

Hold up I've seen this combination before.

Japanese and German, Italians don’t know anything about consistency 😂

Japanese are the best .affordable and pretty functional.

I have a Mont Blanc 149, JFK, faber Castel among the German pens. A Montegrappa Ferrari in red and Omas in celluloid from Italy. A S. T .DuPont in sterling silver from France. Nothing from Japan- just don’t like the looks.

German cars being reliable? ROFL. (Porsche being the only exception--they are the best drivers car at any price--but I guess if you're comparing them to Italian trash like Ferraris).

German pens are master piece 🇩🇪

Would recommend presenters on KZfaq speak normally; not theatrically. Why the black gloves? Are the pens infectious?? Covid or other germs or viruses from pens??

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