USA Impressa Fountain Pen Gun Metal with Red Trim - Fine Point - JoWo German Nib

Easily the best pen I have so far. It's between fine and bold, for me I'm learning to enjoy the line since I'm used to a finer line. I love the style and color scheme, it was one of the main reasons that I bought it and that it was all metal made it better. I did have a bit of an issue that the cap seemed to be able to be removed a bit too easily. While that is still true in the sense that you shouldn't be carrying it in pockets or throwing it in a bag, after some extended use I realized that there's a bit of a suction aspect to it, that it settles in before the click. Odd as it sounds, it's an enjoyable feeling of using something that's cooler than the usual boring hard click on and off. Removing the cap actually takes more effort (for lack of a better word) than I earlier thought, but it's still feeling like it could easily be removed by accident. It definitely helps that the box it comes with is the nicest one that's been included so far. Very solid with a strong hinge, I carry it in my pocket when I bring it with me to work. Lift the panel and it comes with warranty information and two pre-filled cartridges. The writing itself is very smooth, the black nib with the overall aesthetic of the pen truly adds to the writing experience. It is NOT flexible as advertised, which I'm actually glad for because flexibility isn't that much of a big deal for me, but it should still be known. The reservoir is a twisting plunger type, with a clear plastic bead as the tension breaker. The moving part is basically a circle with a sliver on either side cut out, I'm fairly lukewarm to this. It's not necessarily bad, but since the plastic is so smooth it can be hard to get friction on it at times. It works well enough, but a hexagon shape may have been better and still keeping with the aesthetic theme. The weight is good for a metal pen, it is a bit heavy for smaller hands but it's not overly cumbersome unless you post the cap.

I'm writing this review in part because I was a little dismayed by the number of negative reviews the pen has: as you can see, I gave it five stars. In his The Pen Habit review, Matt Armstrong complained about the loose converter, but I was so enamored of the look of the pen I decided to buy it anyway and was prepared to fiddle around with a loose converter to try to fix the problem. Well, no fiddling was necessary; mine is perfect, no movement whatsoever. Now I don't know if the makers have responded to criticism on the issue, but all I can say is that there's been no issue for me. I can't speak to the loose cartridge issue because I haven't used a cartridge, but I suspect that if the converter is fine, the cartridges will be also. I've had the pen for just over a week and have written with it every day, and my only complaint is that after I haven't used it for a while, there's just the slightest of hard starts. Once started, however, it writes very well, very smoothly. True, it's not one of those that lays down a line under its own weight, but it performs perfectly under normal writing pressure, which is very little pressure indeed. To me the line of the fine nib is consistent with most other western fines that I've used. Since I've had the pen for such a short time, I can't comment on the finish flaking, but I can't imagine that it would do so without abuse of some kind. And on the subject of the finish, this is a shiny pen, very, very shiny. When I opened the box, I almost took a step backwards; this thing glistens! All in all, I think I've got my money's worth.

Good fountain pen for the price. Looks cool, writes really good, the only concern is that the converter doesn't fit too well and the ink keeps leaking from it. Amazon however, has, as always the best customer service. Contacted about the issue and amazon got back immediately and tried to resolve the problem as soon as possible.

The Good This is a gorgeous, unique looking pen with great weight to it, with or without posting. There's a very little bit of flex to the nib which is nice as well. The presentation box is a nice touch, and the two included cartridges and converter are nice. The fine point is comparable to other fine point nibs I own. The Not So Good Two issues keep me firmly in 3-star territory: the nib leaks quite a bit - there's ink in the cap every time I uncap it after a few hours of non-use - and not just a drop or two, but a good amount on the interior of the cap. Secondly, the nib is very scratchy and a bit on the drier side - I tend to prefer wetter nibs, so this might be a personal preference, but the scratchiness is hard. I'm going to try and smooth it out a bit, so we'll see how that goes tonight. I used the pen for about 4 months before it stopped working - it wouldn't write, and when it did I had hard / dry starts. On top of that the pen leaked ink, even though it wasn't flowing to write. I've tried taking it apart, soaking it, flossing it - nothing. From what I've read in the interim Montverde quality control is hit or miss for these. I still love the look of the pen, so I'm ordering a new stub nib to replace the fine nib - hopefully I have better luck with that.

Material do produto é muito bom. Também tem um design muito bonito. Não gostei da quantidade de tinta que solta, chega a respingar no papel, além disso derrama tinta mesmo quando não está em uso, fazendo assim acabar muito rápido.

Love this pen! It writes extremely well, and all I do is get compliments from it. The shipping was super fast and it was exactly as it was described. I'm super satisfied

Llegó en tiempo y forma. El estuche de Monteverde es bonito y elegante. La pluma superó mis expectativas, tengo otras estilográficas con punto fino, la fluidez de la tinta me parece bueno, de manera que la escritura se hace fácil. El balance de la pluma es muy bueno, al ser una pluma de metal temía que fuera a estar pesada, este es un buen punto a tomar en cuenta. La forma de la pluma, el color hacer sentir que se tiene entre manos a un coche deportivo. Para aquellos que están buscando una pluma de adultos, esta es una muy buena opción.

The pen itself is very beautiful, but it is very easy to have fingerprints left on the body (which is ok). However, the golden plated part where you hold the pen is very sensitive to sweat stains, I've got stains on that part and I cannot remove it. Not to mention that that part is very easy to have scratches on. I had my pen for like two days and there's already a scratch on it, and I left more scratches on it when trying to remove the sweat stain (argh silly me). Anyway, the pen is beautiful, but would be better if it is more durable.

Entrega muy rápida y confiable así como también en muy buen estado, la pluma está mejor de lo que imagine ... Muy contento volvería a comprar gracias...