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3 September 2017, 04:36 PM | #1 |
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Incoming: Platinum 3776 Lilas
I have stared this one down for about a year or so and I finally blinked.
It is stunning and I really like the ridges in the pen as well as the color. Some might think it is a feminine pen, but depending on the ink you fill it with you can really control whether it is proper for a man or woman! As always with the Platinum 3776s, it writes beautiful. Platinum's quality control has always been good in my experience and these 3776s are really, REALLY good. Especially given the price. One of the most interesting things I wasn't expecting was the way the pen feels in my hand. When you pick it up and begin to fondle it a bit you will likely notice that the pen barrel feels "strange". When you run your fingers along with the cuts in the barrel and cap the pen body feels smooth like you would expect, but run your fingers around the barrel perpendicular to the cuts you will note that the barrel almost feels sticky. What is happening is that the grooves / lines were cut in a way that leaves the edges of the grooves sharp so that they actually grab your finger prints. This is definitely not a negative and does not effect the way the pen writes in any way or the way it feels when you write with it. But it was a peculiar surprise to me. Anyway, this Lilas is beautiful and I recommend it.
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3 September 2017, 09:14 PM | #2 |
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Looks great. I have a couple pens I love that has somewhat similar feel related to grooves but that are in an entirely different medium. They are my Yesterday & Savant from Ferrari da Varese and in those examples high temperature hard fired enamel over Sterling Silver is diamond cut to make the channels leaving extremely sharp defined edges that provide an amazing experience.
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3 September 2017, 09:48 PM | #3 |
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A beautiful pen.
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4 September 2017, 07:22 PM | #4 |
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That's a great pen Sir! I've been kicking around the idea of a Platinum 3776 Nice. Same pen but clear with rose gold trim. What do you have your pen inked with and what nib did you choose??
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I have several 3776s and each one of them have yet to disappoint in any way. Platinum nibs are fabulous! Love the Japanese!!!!
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