Pilot Metropolitan vs Platinum Plaisir

but huge bummer that it arrives damaged. You need to order additional ink cartridges or a bottle because the ink it comes with will be exploded and unusable due to the rigors of shipping.

5, so if your not as sensitive to writing you probably won't notice it. Oh, This pen does not take International size ink cartridge, at least not the one Monteverde makes. Even though I post the question to vendor and they told me it will take international size cartridge. I bought a few different color ink with International size cartridge only to find out that the opening is too small and it won't fit in this pen, I was disappointed, hence only 4 stars

I actually want to like this pen. If this pen performed the way it feels this would be my go to pen. However, I did say if. As it turns out, it writes just OK but not what I would call good

I love TWSBIs the most but the first FP I ever bought was a Platinum Plaisir, because I read that it'll still write even if you leave it neglected for weeks to months. It's been my experience that this is true, and I've never had any stop/start issues with them, even in long writing. They write a bit dry, but don't stop on me, and they make a nice fine line. Predictable and reliable, I'd say they are

For me this is a negative; I wanted somethin hefty in my hand. The nib is supposed to be a medium sized, but it rights like the fine nib pen that I tested. It still wrote smoothly and consistently. It did not catch on the paper or snag

I really like this pen! The ink flow is wonderful. The reason why it is getting a 4 star and not 5, may be subjective, but the pen is a bit light in feeling for me. I used it for a whole week before I got used to the weight and now it is okay, but I wish it would have been an instant love like my Pilot Metropolitan or Lamy Safari was. Would I buy another one? Yes, I would

**Pilot Metropolitan** - pretty good, better ones for the price. I bought my metro for 15$ and was kind of satisfied.

ETA, by entry level luxury, I just mean I don’t want to exceed $300. So the best pen I can get in that price range before I decide if I want to spend even more.

Pros: - Feels really good weight wise (very hefty for a pen). - Top Cover / top clicks very nicely to the base (feels very good to play with while thinking). - Fancy (10 points for Gryffindor?) - Easy to refill (I'm using the cartridges, takes 15 seconds to swap out the cartridge and makes very little, if any mess doing so). - Replacement cartridges are cheap (12 for ~$6), runs about the same (maybe a little less) than a pack of ballpoint pens

I always recommend Lamy for their solid build quality and bc. their cartridges/converters/inks are easy to get where I live, but sadly the QC on their nibs has gone down recently in terms of how fine/consistent they write, so the line width might not be as promised. That said I still think that a Lamy can be a good beginner option, especially because almost all their nibs are interchangeable. (And the ABS plastic on the safari pens can stand a lot of abuse