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The Celemo (Ceremony ?) is the cheapest 14k nibbed pocket pen that one can buy new from Pilot today. I am very curious and at the same time awed by the capability of the Japanese pen makers to offer such luxury features like a gold nib to some of their pens that they sell for school boy budgets. In this series, I have already documented the plain Pilot Custom here. This one, the Celemo, is 30% cheaper than the Custom at a msrp of 5000JPY + 8% tax. There is also the gold nibbed deskpen DP-500 offered at the same price point as the Celemo which I have documented in my earlier review here. The packaging was the same as the plain custom, so i will avoid repetition. The tags: http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0255.jpg http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0254.jpg The Celemo, (I have used this pen for a few weeks now) http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0240.jpg http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0242.jpg The Celemo can use only the Con-20 converter. http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0243.jpg The fully lacquered clip: http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0249.jpg Cap Imprints: http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0250.jpg http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0251.jpg The same spot welded clip button: http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0253.jpg The clip on missile shaped nib: http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0256.jpg http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0257.jpg http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0258.jpg Comparing the Celemo to the Custom: http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0246.jpg http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0247.jpg http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0263.jpg Comparing the nibs: http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0259.jpg http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0261.jpg http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0262.jpg The Custom and the Celemo use identical parts that are interchangeable(but for the nib, feed and inside cavity shape of the sections). I have weighed each part carefully and even the weights match. Swapped parts: http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0248.jpg The Celemo is available in two colors, Red and Black. I have both, I show only the red one here. The nib options are just F and M which is a great drawback for me, since i very much prefer B and wider nibs. Some writing samples: http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj582/hari-317/PilotCelemo/IMG_0272.jpg Writing: The Celemo writes as well as the Custom. No adjustments were needed. The Custom has a slightly longer nib tip to section distance and during back to back testing, I discovered that I seem to prefer the Custom more for this reason. Of course, some others might prefer the Celemo for the same reason. Cost: With the usual discounts over msrp and adding to that customs duty and shipment fees, I ended up paying just about 43USD (2700/- INR) shipped for the Celemo, a wonderful bargain in my view. Cheers! Hari