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Hello there! This is a rather in-depth review of the Leonardo Magico DNA! I got this a month ago but I just had no time to do reviews and stuff due to the finals season. Anyways, here we are with this review! - Price 7/10 This pen is worth 200 USD. For a pen with a rather generic steel nib (more on that later), I find this to be quite pricey. But I do understand that this is an Italian pen, from a solid bar of resin. And with a piston filler. So it's not that bad I guess. - Packaging 9/10 The box doesn't necessarily affects the overall well-being of the pen. But I must say, I like the box quite a bit! Tho my paranoid self is telling me that the metal clamps (there must be a better term) is rather tight. - Build Quality 10/10 I have no flaws to say about the build quality of this pen! I could definitely feel the fantastic craftsmanship that went with this writing instrument! Nothing about this pen feels cheap. And the fact that it's not injection molded (the lovely orange barrel that is, not sure with the black resin parts) but from a solid bar of acrylic, is just wonderful! It is very different from Japanese pens in this price range. - Design 10/10 Absolutely wonderful! The orange and black design pops outs very easily! If you want an understated pen, this one's not for you haha. As the name suggest, the color scheme was based on the Delta Dolcevita pens. Gotta love their bold and pretentious designs! The Magico also has the pointy ends which looks very nice! - Cap 10/10 The cap has a minimalist look and I like it a lot! On the back there's the Leonardo name, and the number of the pen which is 626. The wheeled clip is very good! The cap band is rather simplistic and I would prefer a much bolder design. It also says Italy on the band. It takes exactly one whole turn to uncap which is excellent! - Piston Mechanism 9/10 One of the Magico's unique features! The piston is smooth! And it feels quality! I could feel that the piston mechanism can go on very well with very little maintenance. Though I only rated it a 9 as it takes quite a bit (8 twists approximately) to fully turn the piston all the way to the end. This makes cleaning a bit more challenging haha. It can take up to 1.5 ml of ink which is A LOT. One of the pros of this pen indeed, compared to let's say, a Sailor, haha. - Ink Window 10/10 A wonderful design! I like this better compared to the original/first release. It is very functional. - The Writing/Nib 6/10 The moment of truth. The pen has a laser engraved (by Leonardo) Jowo #6 steel broad nib. Out of the box, the pen has a bit of tooth on a specific cross stroke and baby's bottom. And the wetness can still be improved. I had the pen tuned twice, and tho it now writes decent, it still feels rather plain for my own personal preferences. Maybe because it's my first time to try a Jowo nib? Or that I was in awe of Naginata Togi nibs? Not sure. The steel nib is also hard, like a nail. I would say that for the price, I would prefer an in-house nib, with more personality. I believe Leonardo is working on it so I'm excited! I might have this nib ground to a stub in the future, as to make it more of a unique writer. - Comfort 10/10 The Magico has more of a traditional section compared to most Leonardo Pens. It is very comfortable! The threads are not sharp so I can grip it there, no problem. Posted, the balance seems a tiny bit back-heavy, but nothing too serious. It also posts super well btw - Weight and Measurements The pen is similar in size with the Pelikan M800. The Leonardo is bit longer due to the pointy ends buy is noticeably lighter than the M800. - Others One minor thing I observed is that the pen would stop writing even tho there's still a few drops of ink left inside. I find it rather strange as my other piston filler pens would only stop writing once the barrel is fully empty. I found that the nipple of the nib unit, has a certain level needed in order for it to accept ink. Once the ink level can't reach that, the nib and feed would run dry, even tho there's still a few drops of ink still left, below the nipple. This is not necessarily a problem, but I'm personally quite OCD about that haha. I felt I needed to mention this as this is a long review haha. - Overall Rating 7/10 The pen is wonderful! I love the build quality and the design! I like the piston mechanism too! There's not much cons about this pen but that, the steel nibs (the one on my Magico at least) could have more personality. I'm sure Leonardo will also make their steel nibs in-house in the near future. That makes me excited and afraid at the same time as it would drag me deeper into the Leonardo craze hahahaha I hope you enjoyed this in-depth review of the Leonardo Magico DNA! Please follow me on Instagram @jv.espino for more pen related content! Till the next one!

I'm not unfamiliar with this brand, as I already have a Momento Zero (green Alga), which I really like. Not only for its looks but is writes quite comfortable (after some tuning). As I dislike filling pens often, when I saw there was a piston filler that piqued my interest. The formfactor closely resembles the Momento Zero with some differences. So, the facts: Manufacturer: Leonardo Officina Italiana Model: Momento Magico - Anima Nera Material: Matte black resin Nib: Jowo #6 steel (EF) - unit Filling system: Piston filler (+/- 1,5ml) Capped: 145 mm Uncapped: 133 mm Posted: 169 mm Section: 10,8 - 11 mm ______________________________________________________________________ Appearance & Design – Lovely as always The appearance of the pen is typical for Leonardo. The matte black finish of the resin in combination with the silver trimmings gives it an understated and luxurious look. The cap band has a nice design, and you can se the underlaying material through the cut-outs. The barrel tapers a bit towards the ink window, and this gives it a bit of an unbalanced appearance to me. I was expecting that the large ink window would bother me, but actually if the pen is filled you hardly notice it, so that’s a plus. Construction & Quality – Good, as expected The construction and build quality of the pen is good, as I expect from a Leonardo and a higher priced pen. The Matte finish has a silky feel to it. The treads are unintrusive and the pen uncaps in just under 1 turn. The clip is excellent and functions great, I really came to love wheeled clips. Weight & Dimensions – Good size and lightweight As I don’t own a scale, I can’t weight the pen. But it feels a bit lighter to me that the Momento Zero. The length of the pen (uncapped) is perfect for my hands and slightly bigger than the Momento Zero. When posted it is slightly back weighted, but still very comfortable to write with. The ergonomics of the section fit’s me better than the Momento Zero although it could do with a bit more girt for my taste. As stated before, the slight tapering of the barrel towards the ink window gives it a bit of an unbalanced appearance to me. Nib & Performance – A misaligned Jowo The #6 Jowo nib the pen comes with is misaligned and out of the box (after cleaning) it has hard starts or simply refuses to write at all. This is quite a disappointment considering the price of the pen. After some tuning and aligning the tines, the pen performs great and has a nice juicy ink flow. After the tuning the extra fine nib writes more like a western fine (or a Japanese medium), I clearly must do some more work on the nib. Filling System & Maintenance - Classic piston filler The piston filling system works well and has a advertised capacity of 1,5 ml. It’s easy to fill it almost to the max. As all piston fillers cleaning can be a bit of a challenge and is time consuming. But these is a tool available to take the piston apart and that makes cleaning and maintenance easy. The Jowo nib unit can be removed easily. So, for those OCD cleaning freaks out there, you can get this pen as clean as it arrived in the box Cost & Value – No “bang for your buck” pen For a pen of € 199,- it’s very disappointing that you receive a pen that does not write out of the box and has misaligned tines. But that aside, it’s a nice pen to write with (after tuning) the lightweight pen is great for longer writing sessions especially with the larger ink capacity. Conclusion – Do it yourself nib on a lovely pen. All in all, the Leonardo Momeno Magico is a lovely pen if you are willing to do some work with the nib. For this price range of pens, I expect the nibs to perform perfect out of the box. The formfactor of the pen is great and the understated matte finish with silver trims makes it a great notetaker during meetings. The cap comes of just under 1 turn so that is ideal for quick note taking.

I have one of the new Leonardo Momento Magico, piston filling pens. It has a 14Kt stub nib and an ebonite feed that are friction fit to the section. I was having problems with ink flow. After completely filling the ink chamber, the nib wrote beautifully, until the ink stored in the feed while filling was exhausted. Then it stopped writing. It seemed the feed was not getting ink from the piston. After trying a few different inks, I filled the pen again, but left the chamber about 20% un-filled. The pen seems to be drawing ink normally now. I can rationalize this behavior, but I have never experienced it before with any of my other piston fillers (Stipula, Pelikan, Aurora, etc. Maybe the Leonardo is easier to fill completely. I dunno, so I'm looking for comments, experience, etc. David

Among the new pens of the “Momento Magico” series, which are beautiful piston filler pens, Leonardo also launched a version in matte black resin with rhutenium (??) trims, a “stealth” pen. They called it “Anima Nera”, the Italian for Black Soul. I couldn’ t help but think that I (involuntarily) pulled a few strings on the choice of Leonardo stealth pen’s name. Last year I was gifted from my wife a stealth pen, the beautiful Montblanc 146 Ultra Black. In an Italian pen forum I commented about my new pen and I posted a few pics where I wrote with her, referring to her as the “Black Soul”. I like to believe that Leonardo’s creators took inspiration from the nickname of my “very black” 146 pen to baptize their stealth Momento Magico.