PilotE95s Fountain Pen, Burgundy and Ivory Barrel with Gold Accents, Blue Ink, Medium Nib (60841)

Love its look and design... proud to have it... great witting instrument and pleasure to hold to write

Happa fumi fumi!

The fountain pen is amazing. 14 K solid gold nib. The look is nice. The only problem is the box. This box is ok for 25 $ pen. You don't need wood . But something better then a paper . Box for collectors is imported. I see people buying Rolex watch and the box is for children to play or destroy. Not for me. If the box is done the same way then box for parker doufold , is nice. The delivery over one week from Toronto to Montreal very long , but maybe covid stop the regular delivery. In general. If box is not important for You , the fountain pen for 169$ is amazing.

A beautiful pen of nifty compact, short-long design and genuinely understated elegance, and very comfortable to hold and write with. My hands are small enough that I can write easily with the short body even unposted, but when it is posted it is a well-balanced, full length pen (about 5-3/4 inches or 15 cm) that would be comfortable for anybody who does not demand a very wide, fat, or heavy pen. It's reasonably slim but not skinny; because of its gently widening body and lack of thinner section, it feels in fact a little broader in the hand than a Pilot Metropolitan. It is fairly lightweight, but the plastic and metal don't feel fragile or cheap; it caps and posts very smoothly and with a pleasant, secure feel. The gold and black colour seemed a trifle bland to me at first, but grew on me considerably, and now I like it as much as the Burgundy. With its inlaid nib and streamlined shape, this pen looks quite distinctive beside most conservative gold-black pens. I have this pen model in both colours and in both Fine and Extra-Fine, and in my experience there really isn't much difference in the appearance of the writing or the feel of the nib between the two. The Fine is a touch smoother than the Extra-Fine, but they are both quite smooth and relatively wet writers - not gushers, but they have excellent ink flow. These 14K gold nibs seem to write a little broader than the comparable Pilot nibs in steel; even the Extra-Fine is not as fine as the Pilot 78g Fine (which really IS extra-fine!). They are also more sensitive to the paper you write on, in that you can feel its texture more as you write, so they don't seem as smooth as a less sensitive steel nib. However, they are not at all scratchy, especially after the initial short break-in period that many fountain pens need. They are also not flexy nibs and in my opinion don't really take well to being crushed into the paper. They write best with a lighter touch. They are a real pleasure to use, and their well-thought-out, practical, yet elegant design has an aesthetic that really appeals to me, at least. I would recommend looking for this pen from a Japanese seller (there are some on Amazon) to get a better price on it (plus the Japanese model has the full word Elite on it, like the traditional pens it's based on, rather than just the little "E" they put on the American model for some reason). Still, even at its regular American price you're getting an excellent, well-made pen which is a lovable little workhorse. (Note however that the Japanese model doesn't come with a converter. It's still much cheaper to buy the pen and add a CON-20 Pilot converter separately if you want a converter. This pen doesn't take the CON-50 but of course does take Pilot cartridges.)

I love, love, love this pen. Overall, the pen has a classic aesthetic that (to me, at least) evokes Art Deco and feels regal, especially in pearl/burgundy.The gold nib is not only beautiful to look at, but glides across paper like no other fountain pen I've owned. The nib provides nice feedback without ever feeling scratchy. I would say the nib is also a medium wetness, which lends to how beautifully it flows on paper without gushing. The nib is also resistant to drying out. Whereas with the Pilot Metropolitan, which will dry out in a matter of days, I've left the E95s alone for weeks without it drying out completely; I've never had this pen skip on me, and even after weeks of non-use, the only thing that really happens is the ink gets darker.The pen is light and small, which is great for long writing sessions. The lacquered/plastic texture on the cap and body, respectively, is slick to the touch without ever getting slippery. The pen is designed to have the large cap posted. With the cap posted, the pen is balanced and is long enough to fit comfortably in most peoples hands.Small hands might get away with not posting the cap.The only downside is that because the cap is so long, if for some reason ink leaks out while the nib is capped, the ink gets all over most of the body of the pen, especially where you grip the pen with your fingers. Stray ink is easy enough to clean off the slick body, but might get all over your fingers.

I have the extra-fine. It's a lovely pen. It is not as extra-fine as my falcon (I guess there is some variation), but it is smooth to write with, and the material used for the barrel feels a little nicer for reasons I'm not sure. It feels very smooth The inlaid nib is fun. It does fit a con-40, but the entire ink in the con-40 is hidden in the barrel, so it's kind of pointless unless you care about being able to twist the ink out near the end or agitate the ink with the balls inside the con-40.The pen is smaller, but not that much smaller than other pens. About 2cm less when capped than my falcon and heritage 92. Uncapped it is tiny, and I sometimes like writing with it this way as you can get a very low angle of writing with it resting on the gap between your thumb and forefinger. The lack of the threads and the long section are a huge plus for me, as I often find the place I want to hold a pen is on the threads or on the place where section meets main barrel. Capped the pen is just fine and rests on your hand.I thought the burgandy ivory colour scheme might look tacky, but actually the shininess of the pen in the light looks really beautiful. I was immediately happy with it when I opened it.For me the pen writes flawlessly, but it feels wrong if you flex the tines at all. I wouldn't bother trying to flex them.When cleaning the pen, some ink does seem to get trapped under the nib, which makes it take a little longer even when using a bulb syringe to push water through it. I find I have to shake the pen inside water to get the ink underneath loose.I have heard someone say if you twist the pen while capped, you can scratch the section up. So don't do that. It's simple enough to push on and off. I'm not super careful about it and I haven't had problems.Only other thing to say is, I guess the barrel is a little thinner than my other pens, and you cannot put a con-50 in there.

I am extremely happy with this pen. Quality of this pen meets and in come ways exceeds that of much higher priced pens in my collection. I would highly recommend this pen to others, especially at the price I paid.