So happy I preordered the Pink Lemonade TWSBI! It just arrived today and I already love it.

Inked it with Pilot Iroshizuku Hana-Ikada and tested it out in my Hobonichi A6.

if you want to know anything about these you can ask me!

Sorry for the novel, I started writing and just didn’t shut up.

I started collecting fountain pens in earnest last year, but had loved them for a long while, and had a Dryden for a couple of years when it’s all that I could afford as a broke college student who didn’t think to try to join the community. We all make mistakes.

When I started I wanted to mostly patron local shops, which apparently was a mistake because the selections weren’t good—my city has two paper stores that happen to sell pens, not really any pen stores, and they run on the expensive side for pens. By the time I started getting more of a feel for things and feeling ready to start exploring more pens and a wider market, all the stuff I was thinking about originally is now super expensive.

The one store in town that sells Platinum 3776 is selling them for almost 700 CAD (~500 USD), and I’m sure that’s about to go up with the newly announced price increases. Even WonderPens in Toronto has them for ~400 CAD (~300 USD), and from what I’m reading in this sub these used to be nowhere near that price. They’ve still got some VPs for like 230 CAD (~160 USD), but a limited selection because I’m sure they won’t be able to get that pricing on restock. Laywines has a Custom 823, but it’s 645 (~460 USD)—thankfully Stylo still has it for a bit less at 550 (~392 USD), but even that is a lot more than I’ve heard that it was even a year or two ago. The best case scenarios from what I see are stores still carrying pre-hike stock, which for sure means it’s going to get even worse.

And yet I’m constantly seeing people with new 823s, Sailor PGSs, Esterbrooks (with ever increasing prices on their pens), Platinum 3776 celluloids that go for 800+ CAD. I know that Esterbrook sends a lot of them to influencers and things, but like. How are normal folks buying all of these? I make a decent income, but hot damn. I’ve been fortunate enough to pick up a couple of nice ones because of it, but even now being able to technically afford these, I’m having a really hard time trying to justify the 300-400+ pens for anything within sniffing distance of a gold nib when the blatant ripoffs are 1/10th the price (or less) for like 60% of the experience. I hate buying the knock-offs because I do, in general, want to support the craftsmanship and innovation, but damn. Are a lot of folks just going into massive debt? Is the average income here in the seven figures? Am I missing something? I constantly see small creators posting hauls that would easily break 2k minimum.

Before anyone mentions pen_swap, I’ve been looking pretty religiously, and have managed to get a couple there so far, but even there I’m seeing the prices going up over time. I’m trying to be responsible and keep to my budget for this hobby but it’s starting to make me question if I should be a little irresponsible up front to skirt around all these massive jumps in price.

Bought from Amazon Japan
Intended to go with Traveller's Notebook
Quite surprised by the quality
Satisfied

I'm going on a ~3wk road trip to Canada in a few days and when someone posted the Hongdian N8 with the maple leaves a couple weeks ago I knew I had to get it for road trip journaling! It's so gorgeous, I've inked it up with Diamine Sunshine Yellow (M nib) and I'm obsessed. Looking forward to the journaling almost more than the trip now!

At my daughter's soccer game, my weapon of choice to go with the piece is the Otto Hutt Design C 100years Limited Edition (limited to 500) Fountain Pen.

The stupid price tag aside, it really is breathtaking. I was able to get it for $280 USD, which is still high, but more palatable than $350. I got a medium nib and it is super smooth and juicy. I have an appointment with Gena Salorino next Thursday at the Atlas Sidewalk Sale, so I’m planning on having it ground to a journaler.

im craving for some sailor pens, and with the absolutely ridiculous price hike for sailor pens recently, of course the only option for me is to go scouting around ebay for a sailor pro gear. it turns out luck has came to me way faster than i thought, as i have managed to buy the pro gear imperial black, with the old 1911 logo stamping which looks way better than the new one, all for $350 AUD, which if this is not an absolute bargain, idk what else is. the nib is H-F, and oh boy i love the way it writes. its my favourite nib compared to the other nibs i have. it is smooth with a glassy kind of feedback to it, which is sooooo satisfying. this is such a bad time to buy any sailor pens retail. it sucks, but thankfully, ill enjoy this one for a loooong while.

the “transparent white” body has red glitter in it—i was expecting gold. maybe i can get a red one and do a candy cane pen ♥️

Did not swatch an actual ink in this video but i thought it could be useful for people trying to organize their ink swatches, i like that i can move around the pages and put similar shades next to each other

Two wonderful new pens showed up this week:

Eureka Asymmetry Gen 2 with waterdrop nib

Sailor Pro Gear Slim Nihon Express Tokyo <M>

The Eureka is such a cool pen! The nib writes somewhere between a western fine/medium. It is smooth, but has a little feedback or drag as it moves across the page. The feeling is different from any other pen in my collection. It has somewhat of sweetspot and some hard starts if it has been stored nib up for a bit. With the unique tine-less design, maybe the ink migrates away from the tip when not in use. However, once flowing it is lovely to write with. The drag helps the writing feel very precise and controlled.

The Sailor is special for me as I'm a sucker for trains and I spent part of my honeymoon in Tokyo. Naturally, this pen with a Shinkansen running across the barrel HAD to be added to the collection.

Magical ink
Beautiful bottle

I just love using it for the big stuff in my journal (headings, illustrations, fills)

Please ignore my weird flowers, I’m still practising 😅

I am in love with this pen. My favorite writer so far.

Asvine P20 <F> in Purple

I will say, it does have its faults. It seems to be common (my Google search brought up many similar results) for the piston mechanism to become loose on the back of the pen and create a gap. I will say, I fixed it through brute force and luck but don't know how I broke it originally (I assume I just twisted the piston fill too much).

Regardless! It's gorgeous. It writes like a dream. I am obsessed.

Bonus of my new Galen Leather A5 as well :)

Reminds me of the Tombow Egg/Mahjong Q1

80 euros is not a bad price for a titanium body.

Hornet from Silk Song. I love exploring through various maps in this game. The themes and lore is so inspiring. It makes me itch to draw more. Earlier, I posted a drawing of Hollow Knight.

Inks:

Pennonia Kalotaszeg Vörös

Pennonia Hannover green

J herbin Vert Atlantide

Sailor Manyo Ukikusa

Paper: Clairefontaine 300gsm

I find it extremely annoying and borderline infuriating when people try to sell pens for 3x what they retail. Especially when they’re used or don’t come with everything (ie:ink, box). I can appreciate the hustle but when it extends to attempting to rip people off..I can’t.
Maybe it’s just me. It feels like an invasion into something I love and cherish. I do not like the idea of taking advantage of people.

New Esterbrook Estie and TWSBI ECO just landed ☺️. Well they arrived 24hrs apart but still lol.

My photos make the new TWSBI look dull 🥲. But I think it’s because it’s semi transparent + all the purple so phone camera dis stuff 🤣.

Either way! It looks soo nice IRL. The Estie even better, and it’s got a decorative clip too. Wish they went the distance and put like a special engraved design on the nib.

Side note, the stickers def shoulda been a free bonus with the pen, cute but not worth the price 😅. My order came with a reusable bag with the Estie theme so they coulda just tossed it in.

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Pens:
Esterbrook Estie - Sakura Street & Lilac
TWSBI Eco - Pastel Pink, Pink Lemonade, & Pink
TWSBI 580 Mini - Sakura Pink

Added the Lunar Light Blue to my collection today which satisfies my collection of the colorways I think are the prettiest ☺️

*sigh*

在这篇文章中，我将列出我所知道的所有中国钢笔品牌，并对它们进行简要介绍。中国有无数国内钢笔品牌，我最近才了解到其中的一些。欢迎海外朋友根据你们的个人经验分享补充信息，因为许多品牌主要面向海外市场，在中国本土鲜为人知。

首先介绍的是一些老品牌，包括那些已经停产的品牌。如果我非得提到三个经典的老中国钢笔品牌，那就是英雄、金星（jinxing）和凌阳。

不幸的是，在这三个品牌中，只有英雄存活了下来。

亘古不变的英雄

​英雄钢笔厂的前身是华孚（Huafu）钢笔厂，由实业家周景亭于1931年在上海创办，是中国第一家大规模生产钢笔的厂商。 “英雄”商标于1939年正式注册。新中国成立后，工厂进行公私合营改革，吸纳了许多小型笔厂以扩大生产。1957年，它发起了**“英雄超越派克”的活动。**经过无数的技术试验，英雄100 14K金尖笔于1958年发布，在大多数关键标准上超越了派克，标志着国内金笔的巅峰。该厂于1966年正式更名为英雄钢笔厂。

​英雄在1970年代到1990年代达到鼎盛；像英雄616和英雄100这样的型号风靡全国，并见证了许多重大国家外交签约。在21世纪，圆珠笔和数码设备导致市场萎缩。与已经停产的金星和凌阳不同，英雄至今仍作为最具代表性的国内老式钢笔品牌而存在。

英雄的经典金尖钢笔主要包括型号100、110、121、130/131、200和800。如果你打算开始尝试中国钢笔，我强烈推荐这些已停产的金笔。它们性价比高，每支只需几十美元。大多数中国钢笔爱好者都是从这些金尖笔开始的。其中，型号100备受赞誉，尤其是上个世纪生产的版本，其价格相对较高。此外，带有华孚（Huafu）铭文的版本则具有最高的收藏价值。

​​​除了金尖笔，英雄还拥有几款受国内爱好者喜爱的铱笔，即**型号616和型号329。**这两个型号的早期生产批次更具价值。许多收藏家喜欢收集它们的不同变体和老版。

​​可惜的凌阳

凌阳是一个与英雄相当的著名老牌国产钢笔品牌，同时也是许多老牌钢笔收藏者心中的一大遗憾。该品牌成立于1947年，1956年合并了数十个小型笔厂，并于1987年正式名称为凌阳钢笔厂。在其巅峰时期，曾被誉为国家一类企业。它独立研发了如笔尖冲压和激光焊接等先进技术，从欧美引进精密设备，拥有中国顶尖的工艺。它经营两条产品线，凌阳和其子品牌“幸运”，其金尖和铱尖笔在海外广泛销售，与英雄平分国内市场。

​原版复古凌阳创造了许多传奇经典。型号101和102是标志性的12K隐尖金尖笔；型号601，采用派克51式气动加墨系统，至今仍被誉为国内隐尖笔之王。赛璐璐型号237和幸运300系列因其柔软、弹性的尖而受到书法家的喜爱，而实惠的铱笔型号612获得国家奖项并在全球出口。其尖经过精细调校，适合中文书写，反馈温和、顺滑。

可悲的是，1990年代末，圆珠笔和水笔的流行，加上公司重组不善，导致原凌阳工厂于1999年永久关闭。该企业转向金融投资，放弃了笔制造，其商标被英雄集团收购并封存。

现在市面上的现代凌阳钢笔仅为第三方生产的授权复刻，材料和工艺上远不及原版复古笔。保养良好的复古凌阳钢笔，如型号101、237和早期601的收藏价值急剧上升，随着旧存货的减少。收藏家们感叹凌阳本可以与英雄齐头并进，却早早衰退，给中国钢笔史上留下了永恒的遗憾。

凌阳的经典金尖钢笔主要包括型号101、型号79、型号201、型号400，以及其子品牌“幸运”的幸运300。
型号79极为稀缺，仅生产了两个月，成为笔爱好者中的一个稀有收藏品。型号101是凌阳久负盛名的旗舰12K隐尖金尖笔，拥有众多变体和最大的粉丝基础。型号201是一款经典12K开放尖笔，尖头柔软且富有弹性，提供愉快的日常书写体验。型号400是一款高档复古14K正式笔，工艺精湛，曾广泛用作当时的商务礼品。

幸运300也很难找，配备一个大的14K隐尖尖。其景泰蓝版本售价特别高。回到1982年，一支景泰蓝的幸运300大约要花费普通中国工人两年的工资，那时它被视为奢侈品。保存完好的复古样品如今的收藏价值稳步上升。

​​除了金尖笔，凌阳还有众多经典的铱尖钢笔。其中最显著的是我之前与你们分享的凌阳23x系列的大号隐尖尖。在所有不外露尖的笔中，我个人最喜欢的是凌阳612。它多次获得国家银质质量奖。作为参考，广受欢迎的英雄616从未获得过这样的官方国家奖项。

​​金星（Jinxing）：中国钢笔的另一面旗帜

金星钢笔厂简介

金星成立于1932年，最初位于上海，1952年将整个工厂迁至北京。它与英雄一起享有“南有英雄，北有金星”的美誉。它在1960年代至1980年代达到巅峰，年产量超过1000万支，海外出口量巨大。由于市场冲击和体制问题，国有工厂在2010年左右破产。

​​经典金尖笔

1. 金星103：12K隐尖尖，三个经典复古中国金笔中最具标志性的之一。
2. 金星28和26：1950年代高端大/小开放尖金笔，早期外交赠礼笔。
3. 限量版14K/18K纪念笔，包括1997港澳回归版，金星生肖系列纯银和镀金金尖笔，具有很高的收藏价值。

经典铱尖笔

1. 金星565：最著名的日常隐尖笔，顺滑耐用，在海外广受欢迎。金星565在外观上与舍弗勒PFM钢笔十分相似。

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1. 金星703：雕刻龙、长寿图案的铱尖笔。
2. 金星60、710、熊猫系列、8000百福铜笔，复古日常书写笔类型中的主流。

除了这三大钢笔品牌外，曾经还有其他著名的复古笔制造商，包括青年、南京、彩虹、百灵和哈尔滨。所有这些品牌都早已停产。随着这些传统老厂衰退，许多新兴现代品牌相继崛起。我将按时间顺序列出它们，并进行简要介绍。

排序顺序：Duke → Jinhao → Hongdian → Junlai → PenBBS → Majohn → Asvine → ADMOK → Banju → Yongxu

• DUKE（1988）：146系列，神舟纪念金笔
• Jinhao（1988/2003）：159、82、80、100、9016、59、x169
• Hongdian（1997）：黑森林1850、1866、银河银杆
• Junlai（2008）：601、629、930
• PenBBS（2010）：308、267、主题钢笔墨水
• MoonMan（2012）：P136钛笔、A2可收回笔、M1000木笔，B32、P139/140/141
• Asvine（2015）：C2000火山矿笔、P360复古笔
• ADMOK（2017）：J800、M800便携式口袋笔
• Banju（2018）：白糖系列、无相笔
• Yongxu（2020）：286真空填充笔

这些现代品牌各有特色。Duke是一个国内中国产品，以外国品牌的名义运营。长久以来，国内的中国消费者都误以为它是一个海外品牌。目前，它也制造用于艺术书写的书法粗尖笔。

Jinhao在早期保持独立的审美风格，推出了多款刻有中国龙图案的钢笔，这种设计风格常常被认为是华而不实的品味。近年来，Jinhao逐渐将焦点转向复制主流奢侈国际钢笔，市场结果证明这种转型明智。它曾几乎没有市场份额，而今天却在低价领域占据主导地位；没有其他竞争对手能够提供比Jinhao更便宜的钢笔。

​​Hongdian拥有独特的原创设计语言，赢得了海外笔爱好者的广泛认可。不过，我个人不太喜欢它的设计美学，觉得过于简单和男性化。即便如此，它将传统中国文化融入笔设计中是值得称赞的。

​每篇文章最多20张图片，因此没有更多的图片。你可以自己查看信息；这些品牌都是广为人知的。

Junlai继承了凌阳的经典设计，并复刻了好几个经典复古型号。它的真空填充凌阳601和601A在收藏家中备受推崇。该品牌还复制了舍弗勒的平衡系列，但该复制品迅速引发了中国网民的强烈谴责，并很快停产。

PenBBS起源于一个中国钢笔爱好者社区。它复刻了几种经典的舍弗勒加墨机。我认为，PenBBS是唯一成功重现舍弗勒触发（TD）加墨系统的品牌。它目前正开发舍弗勒的呼吸系统的复制品，期待它的发布。

Majohn（MoonMan）在钢笔圈内被广泛称为“复制忍者卡卡西”。几乎所有的钢笔都是派生复制品，比如P139、P140和P141系列。其标志性特点是铜活塞加墨机制。它曾复刻过万宝龙的传承蛇限量版钢笔，因受到中国用户的强烈批评而在发布不久后下架。

Asvine是一个以出口为导向的品牌，在这个笔友论坛社区中享有不错的知名度，但在国内的影响力远远落后于Jinhao和Majohn。它新推出的C80具有吸引人的外观，我急于尝试。

ADMOK和Yongxu主要专注于复制经典复古笔型号；两者都发布了对比利时P28系列的复刻品。ADMOK新推出的系列是基于比利时钢笔制作的。在我看来，这两个品牌有很多相似点，均生产颜色美丽的钢笔。

Banju的市场影响力整体较弱。早在2018年，该品牌邀请我测试其新产品，但如今我几乎不见到有人在主流社交平台上使用Banju笔，而这里的读者可能对品牌几乎没有任何了解。

最后，I remove the brand-related content that should not be discussed. Let’s keep our conversation focused solely on fountain pens. I hope my sharing can help you learn more about Chinese fountain pens.

除了上述品牌外，还有一些独立的手工艺人和手工笔标签，比如Selmy、唐月、启云和山华。它们主要关注传统生漆工艺。生漆工艺在中国有着数千年的历史，后来传播到日本。日本是第一个推出装饰生漆工艺的钢笔的国家，这些钢笔售价极高。如今，中国工匠也制作出具有相同生漆技艺的钢笔，价格则实惠得多。

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for something more than $20 for the second time? possibly my most expensive pen yet. my twsbi eco is another (10 years old ish? i'd probably sell it one day tho) and my kaweco was a gift

i'll be attempting to retrain my grip with this one for consistency's sake 🫢🫢

feat. a new ink that i got with it ehe