Pilot Elite 95S

Love this ink. It never fails me. I inked up my Pilot Elite with it and…it was as lovely as expected.

It feels very fragile for a pocket pen. I feel like it can shatter with a bad drop. It’s also to expensive for a pocket pen. I was too afraid of losing or breaking it. Lastly I did not feel confident enough in the caps retention to have it in my pocket. I’m sure it works well in other uses, but I bo...

I much prefer to modern Burgundy/Ivory; it's just such a gorgeous pen. Regardless of how you go about it, the Pilot Elite 95s is a superb entry level gold nib pen.

Received what I was expecting. The pen isn't perfect. But very nice. I wanted a Japanese pen with an Extra Fine nib in my collection. One thing if you're considering this pen in E.F. is that Japanese pen brands make their Fine, and Extra Fine nibs finer than European brands do. A Pilot Fine is equiv...

The Capless is solid (I don't have an Estie so I can't really comment on it, and the mere sight of the 2000 makes me gag), but I'd also recommend the Pilot Elite 95S as a first foray into gold nibs. It's very attractive, writes excellently and the only flaw on it is that you can't tell where your ink level is cos the cartridge/converter sits so deep in the body, which as far as flaws on mass production fountain pens go is rather nitpicky indeed. It is somewhat small, so if you have big hands it may not be for you, too. As well as this, the Elite 95S can be bought for 125 euros on stiloestile (where I got mine), which is about 105 quid.

I am pleased with this addition to my fountain pen collection. The size appears smaller than I usually prefer, but with the required posting provides a pleasant writing experience. The pen is very lightweight and I like a heavier writing instrument normally. However, I find the smoothness of the nib...

Next level (under $100) - Pilot Elite 95s - I have both F and EF - superb in every way. Moderate (under $150) - Pilot Custom Heritage 92 - does everything well. A step up (under $300) - Pilot Custom 823 - great nib, the filling system, hard to beat this pen at any price. Pricey (up to $700 or so) - Pelikan Souverän M1000 Green - beautiful pen, fabulous nib.

This is a very, very nice pen made even nicer by the fact that the price is about half what you'd pay for it in a shop. This comes from Japan, which is why it's cheaper than you can get it in the US. I'm not going to go into all of the reasons for that but this is what you'd pay for it if you were s...

Small, Compact, Vintage Style with a fantastic nib and an exquisite capping mechanism. [Pilot Elite 95s (F) Reddit

The styling is 70s svelte — retro and beautiful. I bought the black with gold trim. This is a light and short pocket pen that transforms to full size with the cap posted. Some kind of magic happens when posting and unposting the cap. I have never experienced such a silky smooth feeling as it glides ...