Which Japanese Pen Is The Best Value?

[Margana]

Which Japanese pen in your collection was the best value for money? Regardless of what you spent, the pen should be one you know was worth it and would purchase again without hesitation.

[Nanor]

That's easy: Pilot Metropolitan.

[Aysedasi]

Sailor Realo. Stunning pen.

[gmax]

Sailor Pro Gear with Emperor nib

[Bobby Check]

Pilot 742

[jar]

All of them.

[Margana]

All of them.

[Aramchek]

Pilot elite 95s

[Lam1]

Platinum century 3776 Chartres Blue, at $80, is probably the best value. But I'd have to agree with Jar, because they're all good value.

[Flounder]

Pilot 78G... as it was a PIF

 

The half-crosshatch Pilot Elite I've seen referred to as the 'Isaac Newton' is my best in terms of value for money paid. Took a bit more doing than the eBay route, but for the effort, an excellent pen I enjoy using, and a good bargain.

 

edit - here's a photo which partly shows the quality this pen exudes. Check out how deep the cap engraving goes, and the excellent rough key for the tough enamel infill. The whole pen is stylish in markedly masculine way, a fair bit more so than many pocket pens.

 

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Edited January 31, 2016 by Flounder

[grainweevil]

Platinum #3776 Century soft-fine. If anything happened to that, I'd replace it in a heartbeat.

[tragique]

Pilot 78G... as it was a PIF

 

The half-crosshatch Pilot Elite I've seen referred to as the 'Isaac Newton' is my best in terms of value for money paid. Took a bit more doing than the eBay route, but for the effort, an excellent pen I enjoy using, and a good bargain.

 

edit - here's a photo which partly shows the quality this pen exudes. Check out how deep the cap engraving goes, and the excellent rough key for the tough enamel infill. The whole pen is stylish in markedly masculine way, a fair bit more so than many pocket pens.

 

PE crosshatch.JPG.

 

I've been meaning to find one of those, they look amazing. I'd love to hunt down a NOS one.

[EricTheRed]

Pilot Custom 823, best factory nib in the world...

[jar]

Platinum century 3776 Chartres Blue, at $80, is probably the best value. But I'd have to agree with Jar, because they're all good value.

I would not buy a pen unless I thought it a great value and one that I would buy yet again.

[Pendel]

Sailor King of Pen ebonite (Naginata Togi and M nibs).

Nakaya Long Cigar and Piccolo Writer (M stub and F nibs).

Danitrio Takumi (ebonite feed; M stub)

 

:-)

[Dr.Grace]

Pilot Custom 74 and Platinum 3776 Century are incredible values, especially if bought from Japan. Custom 823 is wonderful.

 

The raden Pilot VP models are amazing value for raden pens, if bought from a Japanese seller such as Engeika. The markup for many Japanese pens sold outside of Japan is high.

[tragique]

Pilot Custom 74 and Platinum 3776 Century are incredible values, especially if bought from Japan. Custom 823 is wonderful.

 

The raden Pilot VP models are amazing value for raden pens, if bought from a Japanese seller such as Engeika. The markup for many Japanese pens sold outside of Japan is high.

 

I fully agree, and I think you could also add the Pilot CH 91 to that list, it seems to retail for about the same as the 74.

Edited February 1, 2016 by tragique

[Maurizio]

That's easy: Pilot Metropolitan.

 

Ditto

 

My Falcons - the resin ones, not the metal-bodied one.

Edited February 2, 2016 by Maurizio

[Hallel]

Each model of Pilot pen that I've bought, I've loved. I'd replace my Vanishing point or my CH 91 in a minute if I ever lost/broke them. Same with the metropolitan but I've already got four of them so that tells you how I feel about them.

[vnnil]

Capless decimo for me. The best writter I own.