Wing Sung 626 14K Gold Nib

[Kerkalianer]

Does anybody have a Wing Sung 626 with the LUCKY 14K gold nib?

Questions:

 

 

Does LUCKY is a brand name?

 

Is it 14K gold or it is gold plated?

 

Does it writes well?

 

Thanks.

 

Walter.

Edited June 20, 2018 by Kerkalianer

[jekostas]

Lucky was/is a brand used by Wing Sung. The 14k nibs in question are solid gold, and are unused stock from the 90s. I have limited experience with them, but I would say they're quite pleasant to use. Generally smooth with a little bit of give.

[Kerkalianer]

Lucky was/is a brand used by Wing Sung. The 14k nibs in question are solid gold, and are unused stock from the 90s. I have limited experience with them, but I would say they're quite pleasant to use. Generally smooth with a little bit of give.

Thank you!

[Honeybadgers]

I'm confused. I have a 14k lucky nib in a wing sung 698 but that nib is #5 sized, and this pen is a #6 size. From what I understood, these lucky nibs were old stock.

 

 

What I can tell you, is that if it is the same nib (and they just used a different feed housing) then the nib is really, really good. Think pilot custom 74/91 soft fine, I would call it a borderline semiflex nib. really bouncy, good line variation, mine has good flow and is a smooth writer with no over/under polishing. It also fits not only standard #5 nibs, but the pilot feed assembly, so I can run a pilot metropolitan with a 14k nib.

 

That feed looks like a standard #5 nib feeder, but the nib looks a little different, my 14k nib has little wing protrusions that extend past the shoulders. So I think they're just using a #5 nib/feed in that pen.

 

I have a 626 in green with a white dot... the nib is a little underwhelming, very very cheap steel so it springs very easily, but the overall build quality of the pen itself is outstanding, and the celluloid is not only real, but extremely pretty and the fit and finish are downright superb.

Edited June 21, 2018 by Honeybadgers

[TSherbs]

does China not engage in the practice of marking the grade of gold on the nib?

[truthpil]

Just to folllow up on this. The gold nib in this version of the 626 is an NOS Lucky 14k gold nib. It's the exact same nib that Wing Sung puts in the 14k version of the 698. It's clearly marked "14K" amidst the scrollwork. As Honeybadgers noted above, it's a pretty great nib, although I've read reports of some people getting scratchy nibs, so the quality might be inconsistent.

[MuddyWaters]

Is there a way to get this nib separately?

[truthpil]

Is there a way to get this nib separately?

 

I've only seen it available separately in China and even then it cost almost as much as a whole pen.

[MuddyWaters]

Ah (bleep), ok, thanks for the response

[truthpil]

Ah (bleep), ok, thanks for the response

The cheapest pen I've found the nib on is NOS Wing Sung 2005.

[Honeybadgers]

If you can get the nib for $50 or less, it's a damn good deal.

[truthpil]

If you can get the nib for $50 or less, it's a damn good deal.

 

Have you tried this nib in any pens other than Pilot pens and the F-C Loom?

 

When using the Pilot feeds, I find that the feed keeps touching the paper while flexing. I have to hold the pen at an uncomfortable angle to avoid it.

[Honeybadgers]

the pilot feed is quite long. it fits almost everything I own with a #5.

 

Any requests for a pen I can try it in?

Edited November 17, 2018 by Honeybadgers

[truthpil]

the pilot feed is quite long. it fits almost everything I own with a #5.

 

Any requests for a pen I can try it in?

 

What's your favorite combination(s) so far with this nib?

(Maybe it's a good excuse for me to buy another pen haha.)

[Honeybadgers]

Probably still the loom. the nib and pen just feel made for each other.

[truthpil]

Probably still the loom. the nib and pen just feel made for each other.

Good to know. Maybe the next time there's a big sale on...

 

Do you think it would fit well in the Moonman M100?

Edited November 19, 2018 by TruthPil

[Honeybadgers]

Oh there's an idea. Will check back in a few.

[Honeybadgers]

It fits, but it's a little too tight for my taste. Also, the feed struggled to keep up with the fairly dry ink I was running. A wet ink would probably do fine, but it was quite a tight fit.

[truthpil]

It fits, but it's a little too tight for my taste. Also, the feed struggled to keep up with the fairly dry ink I was running. A wet ink would probably do fine, but it was quite a tight fit.

Thanks for trying it out. I was looking at my LIY MiTu which uses the same nib unit and thought it looked too tight to work well.

 

I think I'll try it in an FPR Himalaya and Guru since FPR nibs seem to be quite thick.

 

UPDATE: It is just a tad loose in the FPR Himalaya so that it shifts a little off center of the feed when flex writing.

Edited November 20, 2018 by TruthPil

[Honeybadgers]

If you're willing to just leave the nib in there, it DOES go in far enough to be perfectly fine, so as long as you don't plan on removing the nib constantly, it's absolutely a reasonable nib for the pen.

 

Still, I didn't leave it in because I actually love the schmidt EF that came with the M100. I like that pen so much I ordered another in the brown tortise.