I am not happy about this. I ask for that. I email Andre Mora with photos and get a brief reply in a couple of hours. Membership starts at just $5/month, with a discounted annual option available. Unfortunately, the only day we were near the shop was a Sunday, and they were closed. Luckily, the pen is flawless and writes with no issues. I would have loved to buy a pen directly from Monsieur Mora, but it was not to be. Beautiful pens, frustrating experience, Travels with pens: Stuttgart and Barcelona, Snippets: the week in stationery | UK fountain pens, State of the collection: August 2019 | UK fountain pens, Second time lucky with Oldwin?
(Here’s where I feel spoiled by the likes of Iguanasell and Izods — I’m used to 24-hour delivery on pens of this kind of value, even internationally). It’s not too far from Shakespeare and Company. Enjoy reading The Pen Addict? So little time.” At this point, I have more pens that I love writing with, looking at and fondling than is reasonable.
I sensed impatience on his end, but eventually it through. You’ve had a great run recently — eg your Carene too! Even though the pen is big, it isn’t heavy because the celluloid is light material. It’s now two weeks since I placed my order and I just want to write with my new pen, damnit. It has a softness to it, but it certainly doesn’t flex, and I wouldn’t call it “springy.” It’s a very responsive nib and is a delight to write with. ( Log Out /  I get a dispatch email on the 3rd with tracking number — so far so good.

Otherwise, you can view pens for sale on the Mora Stylos website. A letter from Monsieur Mora was enclosed and the pen was in a simple black hinged box. The pen took a little over a week to arrive from Paris. Length (capped): 153.1 mm/6.03″ Length (posted): N/A The threads are… crunchy.

The pen is well balanced even though it large. It’s called Rouge Sang Pareil (blood red), and it’s a spectacular red and gold pattern with beautiful depth and shimmer to it. Weight (cap): 19 g Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. I mentioned Oldwin nearly a year ago in my roundup of small European pen makers. I ask if I can have a finer nib for the replacement, and he says no problem. So I take another trip to the post office and send the package (at this value, it’s £73 shipping). You’ll want to buy them all. After this combination of poor QC and poor communications, I’m afraid I probably wouldn’t. Page 1 of 2 - Oldwin Classic - posted in Fountain Pen Reviews: The pen under normal light conditions..... and how it appears in the sun.SideviewUncappedAmazing blue indeed. Then consider becoming a member to receive additional weekly content, giveaways, and discounts in The Pen Addict shop. Oldwin Art Deco Fountain Pen in Bleu Automne: A Review ( Susan M. Pigott is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. When you looking Fountain pen with best features then you have to look at a lot of factors before choosing one, for instance, the nib type, pen design, how it is filled and its price. Fine. Buying Guide For The Best Fountain Pen These are the factors to consider when shopping for the best fountain pen: 1. Looking closely, there’s a huge gap between nib and feed, and I wonder whether that’s the problem, but I don’t want to muck about and ruin the #8 nib unit. It is a smooth, responsive nib. OK, my mistake. I placed the order on the website on 2nd January. The finish to the lacquer at the edges is not perfect.

It’s a play on words, “Rouge sang pareil” doesn’t mean anything in french, “sans” and “sang” pronounced the same way. (And yes, I flushed it with water, tried both cartridge and converter, different inks, etc) #oldwin #oldwinpen #morastylos, A post shared by Anthony Newman (@ukfountainpens) on Jan 18, 2019 at 3:46am PST.

I expect and accept (as long they are rectified) occassional QC issues on mass produced pens as they are not necessarily assembled and checked by hand and crap sometimes happens. Well the nib may have been duff, but look at this lacquer! Mora Stylos offers excellent customer service. I mentioned Oldwin nearly a year ago in my roundup of small European pen makers.

No, the pen is indeed Rouge Sang Pareil: https://morastylos.com/stylos/archives/oldwin/rouge-6855.html. ( Log Out /  Sorry to rub salt in the wounds but I have just bought three Faber Castell Grip pens at £15 a pop and each one wrote like a dream. I decided on a beautiful celluloid called Bleu Automne in the Art Deco Oldwin style. Length (uncapped): 134.0 mm/5.28″ I call that excellent customer service. That second nib should have been thoroughly checked before shipping. I mentioned Oldwin nearly a year ago in my roundup of small European pen makers. I clcked the buy button, but then found out that it had been sold. The 18k nib on this pen is gigantic (German size 7) and glorious. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Of course, handmade pens like this come at a price.

Diameter (section): 10.9 – 13.9 mm/0.43″ – 0.55″ And this week too the guys at Conid emailed me to get detailed feedback after my review of the Minimalistica — now that’s customer service. You can find more from Susan on her blog Scribalishess . Top 11 Best Fountain Pen Reviews 2020.

Plus, you support me and the site directly, which I am very grateful for. It is decorated simply with the words “Oldwin” and “Paris” along with the gold content near the base. Sorry for your little adventure. I’ve had two big problems that should have been discovered during testing, had to make two trips to the post office, have had to ship my pen back instead of getting an advance replacement nib unit, and during all that over a handful of one-line emails Mora Stylos has used the word ‘sorry’ precisely once, as well as refunding my postage in a cash currency I can’t use (and ignoring my initial email question before I made the purchase). This small French manufacturer, the in-house brand of Paris-based store Mora Stylos, has been on my radar for a while, but in recent months it’s been all over my Instagram feed. It’s irritating.

On one hand, I paid 900 euros for a unique pen and 24 days later I still haven’t had a proper chance to write with it.

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