PILOT"CUSTOM 845" (nib : Fine)

All items came in pristine condition within a decent mail pouch. The merchant had added an additional layer of corrugated cardboard protection to the pen's outermost container, a white box made of a thick and dense cardboard. The box had a textured finish that was both pleasing and elegant. Within this white box was what I had hoped for but had not expected, the unfinished and precisely made wood presentation box with a simple lid and with a red velvet cloth lining. Oh joy. I have always had a thing for nice sturdy boxes, and this box had the grain of the wood naturally arranged. Excellent. Safely contained in the box and carpeted by the red velvet was the Pilot Custom 845 Urushi, one ink cartridge, one Con70 converter, certificates, instructions in Japanese and English, and the serial number tag. All items were restrained and protected by the velvet and a fitted layer of foam to prevent movement.I have made a number of Oak and Cherry boxes for gifts, and this box is just like some of the ones I made many years ago as a container for Christmas gifts. The Pilot 845 presentation box's precision is impressive. It feels like a gift.I really like this Custom 845 Urushi fountain pen with the <F> nib. In my hand it feels like the start of a good friendship. The pen responds to me: I love your paper. Let me guide you. Let's tell a story. You only need the weight of the pen on the paper. It likes paper that other pens find sticky or grabby. Clairefontaine Triomphe is a very good paper for this pen. The 845 is not for everyone and vice versa. The Custom 845 Urushi fountain pen is a very fine and considerable writing instrument.The Con70 converter which was installed in the pen is an easy converter to use. I can use extra converters for other colors.

Pilot does not disappoint. This pen writes like a dream. Huge nib. Good heft to the pen. One of my favorite pens.

Perfectly balanced and smooth fountain pen. Seller was responsive and really profesional.

No damage to pen and it arrived 2-3 weeks before it was supposed to.The pen itself is amazing, the Urushi has a very warm and interesting feel. I got this pen because it is the cheapest Urushi pen you can buy to the best of my knowledge. Nib is very large and unique, soft, but deffinetly not a flex nib.Very good right out of the box absolutely no adjustments or damage.

It is very nice pen I ever own. Nice and comfort .It worth for your money.

Simply put, this is the best pen I have ever used. I'm sure there are better writing pens. But for the money? Amazing.

The Pilot Custom 845 Urushi (F) is very close in size and feel to my Montblanc Meisterstück LeGrand 146 (EF) Fountain Pen. The 845 is slightly heavier and feels more substantial in the hand compared to the 146. The EF Montblanc nib writes very like the F nib on the 845 but the 845 has less feedback. Both are stiff nibs with little flex but you can coax a small amount of line variation with care. I have a 1st generation Pilot Justus with a F nib as well, that nib is much softer than the 845. To be honest, I feel writing with the 845 is the perfect balance between the experiences writing with the 146 and the Justus.The 845 comes in a nice wooden (pine?) box with a red cloth liner. As soon as I took it out of the protective plastic sleeve the pen was covered in fine dust and pollen. I have no idea where the particles came from, my other pens are not dusty. But right out of the box, as if it was a statically charged magnet, the smallest mote adhered to it. After a short dip in distilled water it was much better but it took a few days to stop attracting dust. The box includes a cartridge of black ink and a Con-70 convertor. I do not like the Con-70 so I swapped it for a Con-50.Before filling I did a quick flush with distilled water and let it dry before filing it up with Kyo No Oto Nurebairo. The ink works wonderfully in the pen but the sheen is rather light, probably due to the F nib. I have not had an extended writing session yet but the pen's balance in my hand is excellent unposted (I do not post my pens).I have had the pen for 2 weeks now, it is one of my favorite writers - tied with the Montblanc 146 for best writer in my collection. So far there have been no hard starts or skips, flow is even. The nib came out of the box perfectly aligned (unlike a Pelikan M800 that cost almost twice as much...).

過剰包装と思わせる程に豪華な梱包。それよりも、驚異的なのは、そのニブの滑らかさ。　強いて表現するなら、「筆圧を加えようとすると、ペンが自ら走り始める感覚。」トメ・ハネ・ハライがズバリと表現されるから、書き方も自然と丁寧になる。日本語を日本語らしく綺麗に描ける18金のニブも素晴らしい。塗り重ねられた漆の手触りも高級な漆器に触れる様で、いつまでも触れて居たいと思わせる。日本製の万年筆を代表するに相応わしい万年筆。これで五万円は、安すぎるのでは？

予想通り

使い始めた時からなめらかな書き味で書くのが楽しくなる万年筆です。ペン先はBでインクはiroshizukuの竹炭を入れています。この万年筆は漆塗りの万年筆なので光に弱いので机の上などに置きっぱなしにせずできれば一本差しのペンケースに入れて光が当たらないように保管したうえである程度こまめに使うことをおすすめします。商品自体は文句のないものですがAmazonで購入するにあたって注意点が一つあります。この商品の場合は多数の業者が出品しているのですが私が最初に購入した845はなぜかペンのビニールの封が切られている状態で入っておりキャップに書いてあるURUSHIの文字が最後のIが消えかけており色ももともとの金ではなく緑がかっていました。なので一度売られたもので返品されたものなのではというような商品でした。封の開封等は売る側が検品する為にならなんら問題はないのですがこのように欠陥があるのなら大問題です。届いてすぐにAmazonに連絡し返品手続きをして別の業者から買いなおしました。二回目の業者はしっかりと検品された様子で外には保証書等の入った別の封筒が商品の箱と一緒に袋に入れられた状態で届き開ける前から安心感がありました。どちらもamazonの倉庫に預けてある形の業者でしたがこのように違いがありますので購入の際は注意してください。最安値だからといって何も考えずに購入すると不良品をつかまされるかもしれません。店の評価も二回目に買ったところのほうが当然高かったです。このグレードの万年筆を買う人が確認をしないことはないと思いますがプレゼント等で購入される場合は店頭で買うか少々値段が高くても百パーセントに近い評価を得ている業者で購入するようにしてください。

soft and smooth. I have several montblancs, auroras and a pilot 845f but this pen gives the best writing experience. never failed on any papers. beautiful cap and barrel and nib! just exquisite.