Purple Pens?

March 28, 2013

Hello everyone

I haven't posted in a while, but I am sort of on the lookout for another pen. I had a look at my collection and noticed that I have lots of black pens, greens, blues, reds, oranges, golds, silvers and even something pinkish, but no purple. This is odd, since purple is my favourite colour. I realized then that I haven't really come across many purple pens at all... Maybe I am looking at the wrong brands/places?

So I thought that I might ask here for some guidance! What purple or lilac (light purple) pens do you know/like? I don't care much about brands or price, I'm just interested in lots of different suggestions

Thanks in advance for lots of ideas!

March 28, 2013

The purple one is a Rosetta Napoleon. It is a short, thick, cartridge pen that writes well.

The cap screws off, and screws to the barrel for posting. It is a bit short to use unposted.

A very solid pen at about $35. Other colors, too.

The teal pen is a Pilot 78G at half the price.

Edited March 28, 2013 by Sasha Royale

March 28, 2013

I love, love, love my Pelikan m625 Auberine. A very nice purple with silver accents.

March 28, 2013

Lepine Indigo, lilac (this is a tiny pen, but does well posted). Costs around $100, as I recall.

Visconti Rembrandt, purple (I have the eco-roller, but I believe there is an FP). It was a gift, and I don't recall the cost offhand.

Edison, your choice of style and flavor of purple (I have a Pearl in Electric Violet, which shimmers and has a swirl of red). Costs around $275, give or take. He has access to a purple celluloid, and I believe a purple ebonite, plus several very cool purple acrylics.

Seems to me there is a purple Levenger True Writer, too, but I could be wrong about that..

Uh, yeah, purple IS my favorite color in everything except cars (cars must be RED).

Sharon in Indiana

March 28, 2013

For $36, there is the purple Monteverde Artista Crystal.

March 28, 2013

Sailor makes some nice purple Sapporos, too. Still, my favorite purple pen is the Pilot Vanishing Point LE in purple.

March 28, 2013

I have the gorgeous purple Rosetta Napoleon on my wish list. Picasso has a few purple pens IIRC. Duke has a purple "ladies" pen. I came across all of these through looking at pens on ebay.

I forgot to add that Fountain Pen Revolution has a few pens in purple.

Edited March 28, 2013 by Christi0469

March 28, 2013

Thank you so much for all the suggestions! There's a lot more out there than I expected. I guess I've been too timid to venture too far past big brands like Pelikan and Waterman yet... I love the Pelikan Aubergine and the purple VP special edition. I'll have to see if I can hunt down one on ebay, as I have no idea where else I could get one...

I do like the looks of that Rosetta pen too

March 28, 2013

There is a violet Platinum Plaisir, anodized aluminum, light in color and weight, and pretty cheap to boot.

Dan

March 28, 2013

Edison, your choice of style and flavor of purple.

+1 This was the first thing I thought of.

There's also Awai Murasaki-iro urushi if you want to go for a Nakaya:

March 28, 2013

Thank you so much for all the suggestions! There's a lot more out there than I expected. I guess I've been too timid to venture too far past big brands like Pelikan and Waterman yet... I love the Pelikan Aubergine and the purple VP special edition. I'll have to see if I can hunt down one on ebay, as I have no idea where else I could get one...
I do like the looks of that Rosetta pen too

I recently bought a purple Rosetta Napoleon. It is quite a small pen, but having said that with the cap posted I find it very comfortable and a smooth writer.