Most beautiful pen ever produced?

[asimplemaestro]

IMHO this is the pen that makes all others pale in comparison...

 

http://www.derooskvh.nl/limited/mb/JulesVerne.jpg

 

-Marcos

Diplomat #001

[haziz]

I'd say the Montblanc 149 and Pilot Myu 701 should be in the top few.

 

eeh?... no.

those are simple in the most positive sense and classic (a category to which Lamy 2000 also belong) yes.

but not beautiful.

i'm being completely objective here, of course

 

The Pilot Myu 701 is gorgeous. Far more beautiful, to my eyes, than the overdecorated pens some are drooling over in this thread.

 

Sincerely,

 

Hany.

[haziz]

Edited (duplicate).

Edited July 17, 2009 by haziz

[Beechwood]

Montblanc Black Widow 88, hands down.

 

http://www.pensinasia.com/MBbwid88fp12.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

I want this pen!!!

 

 

Did Orange County Choppers make this?

[haziz]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3648/3418593678_dd93e1579f_b.jpg

 

Yuck! (IMHO)

 

[ToasterPastry]

Yuck! (IMHO)

 

 

While I tend to prefer the simpler design of the Oldwin above, I also realize that certain people have a significant emotional and financial investment in their choices. In the example that you are referring to, the Stipula; that pen, was in fact, purchased by the poster. I started the thread to get positive opinions that may inspire me for future purchases, as the original thread did. Not to criticize other people's opinions. (IMHO)

[haziz]

Yuck! (IMHO)

 

 

While I tend to prefer the simpler design of the Oldwin above, I also realize that certain people have a significant emotional and financial investment in their choices. In the example that you are referring to, the Stipula; that pen, was in fact, purchased by the poster. I started the thread to get positive opinions that may inspire me for future purchases, as the original thread did. Not to criticize other people's opinions. (IMHO)

 

I am certainly not trying to offend anybody. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder for e.g. the Pilot MYU 701 which to me is the most gorgeous pen imaginable has already been criticized. Apologies if I have offended anybody.

 

Sincerely,

 

Hany.

[JakobS]

Esterbrook Dollar Pens

 

Burnham Celluloid pens (or Casein?)

 

Both have a variety of pens whose patterning is incredibly beautiful, nothing blingy, just something that could fit every personality of a pen user!

 

Side note: Wow!! My Burnham 44's medium S 20 (Gold Plated Steel?) nib is so incredibly smooth, having way too much fun with it!!

Edited July 17, 2009 by JakobS

[penviper]

in my opinion, if i strike lottery the 1st pen and the last are the most beautiful. I also love the Genio series.

Edited July 17, 2009 by penviper

[Deirdre]

I am certainly not trying to offend anybody. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder for e.g. the Pilot MYU 701 which to me is the most gorgeous pen imaginable has already been criticized. Apologies if I have offended anybody.

Thank you for the apology, you did offend me, but I realize that there are differences of opinions.

 

The Myu's a nice pen (I own an M90), but I wouldn't call it the most beautiful ever. I probably have at least 20 I'd pick over that particular one.

[haziz]

I am certainly not trying to offend anybody. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder for e.g. the Pilot MYU 701 which to me is the most gorgeous pen imaginable has already been criticized. Apologies if I have offended anybody.

Thank you for the apology, you did offend me, but I realize that there are differences of opinions.

 

The Myu's a nice pen (I own an M90), but I wouldn't call it the most beautiful ever. I probably have at least 20 I'd pick over that particular one.

 

Thanks for your understanding. I do own two M90s but have never actually owned the MYU 701. I did bid on a couple on Ebay but never won. Problem is I want the medium nib. I really like the M90 but just think the blue jewel/crystal was a mistake on Pilot's part. For all I know I may change my mind about the MYU 701 once I have one in hand.

 

Sorry once again.

 

Sincerely,

 

Hany.

Edited July 17, 2009 by haziz

[montblancdude]

Montblanc Black Widow 88, hands down.

 

http://www.pensinasia.com/MBbwid88fp12.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

I want this pen!!!

 

 

Did Orange County Choppers make this?

 

I hope not...

 

 

[Beechwood]

Montblanc Black Widow 88, hands down.

 

http://www.pensinasia.com/MBbwid88fp12.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

I want this pen!!!

 

 

Did Orange County Choppers make this?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope not...

 

 

 

Maybe!

 

[matje]

I'd say the Montblanc 149 and Pilot Myu 701 should be in the top few.

 

eeh?... no.

those are simple in the most positive sense and classic (a category to which Lamy 2000 also belong) yes.

but not beautiful.

i'm being completely objective here, of course

 

Looking at all the pen designs out there, there are plenty that are overly complicated in an attempt at beauty, but only a few have designs that can really hold their own. Try to add on too much, and you end up with those pens that always show up as the world's ugliest on this forum. I forget who makes them... it's some guy who has legs sticking out of his pens and stuff like that. I find the simple but unique designs like the 149 and 701 very beautiful. It's really impressive to have a design that doesn't wear off, and although they are simple, they're extremely distinctive and unique. You know that other manufacturers were kicking themselves over not having thought of those designs. Anyone can add on some extra ornamentation, but that's not true beauty, just tasteless bling.

 

recognizing that we of course are discussing our very personal preferences here, i completely agree with everything you say, and you say it very well. i much prefer the 701 to any overdecorated pen (and many others as well) that would fall into my lap. and i wouldn't mind a 149 either, although i'm not tempted to actively go for it. nevertheless, as classic, understated and elegant they are, i'm still hesitant to call them beautiful. my argument gets difficult here because since "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" there is no definition that we could agree on, which is besides the point anyway. i think not only great design (as in form) is required but also choice of material. compared to a nakaya in, for example, red-black urushi lacquer, a simple omas in celluloid, or a plain GvFC in sterling silver, i feel that the black plastic of a 149 or 146 and the stainless steel of 701 is dead material. there is no sense of life in the material itself, and compared to urushi and silver it doesn't age very gracefully. maybe i'm splitting hairs here, but since this is all about personal opinion... again, i agree with what you say, but my choice would still go in a different direction. finally, i don't own any of the pens mentioned here so i have no investment to "defend"

 

[diplomat]

My personal nominees would be:

 

1) Pelikan 400 - the classic flat-top, a design unchanged for more than 50 years

2) Sheaffer's Balance - the first streamlined fountain pen, in wonderful colors

3) Aurora 88 (1957) - the classic italian pen, still used today

4) Eversharp Skyline - great pre-space era design

 

They all belong to the "great classics" of the pens, I don't like gems or limited edition designs pens.

 

Ciao,

[Pen2009]

+1 for the Edson

I gotta agree to that one, too. There is something unique about the Edson and I hear many good reviews on this pen. A beauty and a good workforce pen.

[Silvermink]

in my opinion, if i strike lottery the 1st pen and the last are the most beautiful. I also love the Genio series.

 

I'm normally not a fan of complicated decorations in metal but the clockwork stuff on the Caran d'Ache is really cool.

[sexauerw]

I do admire both the Edson and the MB Jules Verne that have already been mentioned. But I'm mostly a simpler guy and here are a couple of beautiful but simple pens.

 

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j66/sexauerw/SheafferTargaLaqueSpiralIvoire.jpg

 

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j66/sexauerw/SheafferTargaBlackSpiral.jpg

 

For those who don't recognize them, they are both Sheaffer Targas, model 1083 Laque Spiral. The white one was a limited edition for Harrod's of London, the black one was the regular production version.

Edited July 18, 2009 by sexauerw

[Silvermink]

I do admire both the Edson and the MB Jules Verne that have already been mentioned. But I'm mostly a simpler guy and here are a couple of beautiful but simple pens.

 

For those who don't recognize them, they are both Sheaffer Targas, model 1083 Laque Spiral. The white one was a limited edition for Harrod's of London, the black one was the regular production version.

 

Those are pretty cool. Haven't seen that Targa design before.

[Silvermink]

Try to add on too much, and you end up with those pens that always show up as the world's ugliest on this forum. I forget who makes them... it's some guy who has legs sticking out of his pens and stuff like that.

 

You're thinking of Michel Audiard and referencing "The Legs of M". I think many of us can agree that his... creations... are at the opposite end of the scale.