– Abalone Shell Fountain Pen – Exquisite German Fine Nib, Luxury Gift for Professionals & Collectors

Very valuable. Great in the Hand and perfect writing

This pen is really beautiful, the shell casing is just stunning, it is so well crafted, i love that it is designed for the pen lid to click firmly onto the end when in use. It has a lovely weight to it and writes beautifully. Although it says the nib is fine, it writes the same as my medium nibbed Wordsworth & Black. I am absolutely delighted with this pen : D

I can’t tell you how much I adore this pen. It is absolutely stunning, well made, sturdy, well balanced, and writes beautifully. I have it inked with Waterman Encre Noir Intense Black Ink. I have written on a few different paper surfaces: Mead yellow note pad, DaVinci Sketch Paper, cheap printer paper, etc. it writes smoothly other than pressing firmly on extra toothy sketch paper, which is to be expected with any pen. The nib is amazing! It flexes with less effort than a Noodlers Ahab, but with more effort than a 14 karat gold flex nib from Fountain Pen Revolution. It’s a pleasure to hold in the hand with the smooth barrel and weight, posted and unposted. I usually opt for it unposted as it gives me more weight on the nib for my flex writing style. I would definitely purchase this pen again and look into other Lachieva writing implements, as this is serious eye/desk candy and an absolutely pleasure to use.

Spitzen Ware der obere Liga, 5 *****

We wanted a fancy pen for our wedding so people could sign things. This was our little splurge that turned into a lovely workhorse of a pen. The international cartridge makes refills super easy to use your favorite ink. I didn't have to prime or clean the pen at all before first use. The Schmidt nib has a very small amount of give to it, so when you really mash down on it with a crap ton of pressure, you can start doing some of the very fancy penmanship similar to the old Victorian handwriting. That said, this pen is NOT meant to do that. I constantly worried I'd break a tine when flexing it to write extra fancy. It's an absolutely lovely, smooth writing experience with just a whisper of rasping feedback as you write. The Lachieva Lux fountain pen handled the Diamine shimmering ink like a champ. I'm on my 4th ink refill, and it hasn't clogged yet. We'll see how it holds up over time, but it's definitely one of my favorite pens for sparkling ink and plain cursive writing. Pros: Comes with international cartridge so you can use your favorite inks. Construction is absolutely gorgeous. Smooth writing with Schmidt nib, writes absolutely reliably with a finicky ink. Cons: It's a heavy pen at 1.36 oz. Putting the cap on the back of the pen completely changes the weight of the pen in your hand, which changes the way you write. My hand got tired of writing more quickly when I had the cap on the pen because I wasn't used to moving so much weight around. For comparison, my 2 other favorite fountain pens are only 0.55 oz (FPR Himalaya V2GT) and 0.56 oz (Lamy Joy Calligraphy). This is a lives in your favorite pen drawer drawer kind of pen, because I would be terrified of losing the cap but I hate writing with the cap on the pen. The only other thing I wish was different would be the ability to change the nibs for some of fancier, flex fountain pen nibs out there, but that's a very niche application. As an introductory pen to the higher end of fountain pens, it's a solid choice.

This pen is incredible! No photo can do it justice, it’s so much better in person and writes so smoothly. I generally prefer broader ballpoint pens so wasn’t expecting to like this pen as much as I do. Although the nib is fine, it glides smoothly and the ink flows out evenly without being scratchy. The shipping was really fast and the pen was presented beautifully in a nice and small branded bag.