JINHAO 601a Retro Style Fountain Pen Ink Pen (Retro Golden, Fine Nib)

I did want so much to like it but in the end I gave up and decided to return it. It looks nice, retro and elegant. But I bought it not to look at it and to stare at it into oblivion. I bought it to write my journal. The nib is supposed to be fine, but appears more like extra fine. The ink flowed intermittently even after I tried different ink brands. The nib is scratchy and it actually 'whistles' when I wrote my diary. It is so scratchy that it catches my journal paper. I returned it.

If you fancy this type of pen physical style, then this pen is a keeper. When held, this pen feels like any other pen, there is no scratchy feel from the grid style. It writes nicely just like all the other Jinhao nibs. Same ink flow, same converter.If you want the Parker Ciesle, it will cost you about US$250. This pen is much much cheaper in cost. Of course, the Parker uses 18k nib vs steel nib on this pen. The difference in feel of nib touching paper is there, but this pen you won’t worry about in daily use.

I bought this as a beginner pen (one of five). The nib is very sluggish. It doesn’t scratch the paper…it just drags throughout the stroke. The other four I bought at the same time in the same price range are far superior to this pen.

This pen is an absolute beauty and an unbelievably great value for the money. When I received it, I realized it was probably a knock-off of a Parker pen, based on the pocket clip. Still, I am very happy with the pen for what it is - a very nice writing, good looking, great deal, fountain pen.

In case the title was unclear, there's nothing overly wrong with this pen copying another pen, companies have been doing this forever.Judging it on its own merits, the pattern is cool, the grip is slightly small but knurled to grip better, the nib is not the best but not the worst. For the price, its a good pen. God bless (Matthew 5:45)!

This pen writes smoothy with a good ink flow.

I was initially skeptical given the cost. However, the pen has a good weight and writes very smoothly. It has a classic look and feel. It is definitely a good value.

Unbelievably nice pen. Fit and finish are fantastic. It looks much more expensive than $10. Really positive snap with the cap. Writes a very fine line with the fine nib, not very wet so it does have a maximum speed if you write really fast.

The quality of product is not as appears in amazon app. Its very dull looking. The nib is not smooth, writes very thin line. Not recommended