Pictures Of The New Visconti Michelangelo

[RayOski1]

I got mine Friday. The ecoroller tips both are defective.

 

I just spoke with Visconti head office in Florence, and they told me that the Michelangelo is not available, yet.

They confirmed they didn't ship anything to shops - only samples to salesmen.

You probably received a prototype: this may be the reason why it doesn't work...

 

Strange. I got mine from a well-known Fountain Pen Store in NYC that I have done business with without problem for 20 years. I placed the order in early February. It arrived in a seemingly appropriate box and everything. The problem was with the ecotroller tip. It defintely didn't strike me as a prototype. I will be in NYC in a month. Hopefully they can "mend" it.

[RayOski1]

Some addition thoughts. The pen tself is attractive to me but not noteworthy or particularly "inspiring". I am in Medicine. Fountain pens that attract attention are ill-advised. So this seemed perfect. I get (some inappropriate) comments when I use my Grandfather's MB 146 which looks it's age. Love that nib though. I go through a fair amount of ink daily with my workhorse Lamy 2000. This pen was to be my back up for when I have to write orders and have to press through carbons or simply run out of ink. For now it is on "injured reserve".

[empyrean]

Lovely pens (especially the rose gold), but I think they're a little "uninspired."

 

+1 to that. I hate to say this, but they remind me of my black and chrome trim Sheaffer 300.

 

Not to say that the 300's a bad pen of course, but I would have expected so much more from Visconti.

 

A comparison of the 2 (Sheaffer 300 images shameless plucked from PenHero's thread)

 

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm78/FountainPenz/Viscontis/Michelangelo_Blu_models.jpg

 

The inkwell looks great though! I wouldn't mind having one sitting on my office desk!

Love the inkwell, too. The fountain pen is similar to my Cross Aventura,

except for the cap

[Susanna]

:hmm1: I just saw one at my local shop on Saturday. It was the special version for the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy.

 

Boh! Molto strano.

Yes, you're right: the 150th anniversary model is available (in Italy).

I have it in stock as well:

http://www.giardino.it/pens/visconti/IMMAGINI/Michelangelo150.jpg

But the "normal" model of Michelangelo is not available, yet. This is quite strange too, I think!

 

 

P.S. sorry for the poor photo: I took it myself. And I assure it's a faceted Michelangelo, even if you couldn't say from the picture...

But it's black, with palladium trims only, and with the three-colored enamelled lines on the band, the grip, and the bottom.

Edited March 22, 2011 by Susanna

[bassplayrr]

I love the extra little pizzaz the Tricolore adds.

 

Add me to the seemingly short list of those that like the look of this pen, especially in bronze. I like that it's a simple, basic design. Perfect for meetings, etc. where one doesn't want a great deal of attention paid to their pen.

 

Why is this pen getting so much guff for being relatively plain? Is it the fact that such a simple design is being associated with Michelangelo? I could understand that, I suppose.

Edited March 22, 2011 by bassplayrr

[davidv7]

@Susanna: Is the inkwell available "separatamente"?

[davidv7]

Strange, the more I look at this pen, the more it grows on me :embarrassed_smile: .

However they should have call it another name ...

[Misfit]

I'm late to this post, but I got one the other day in Chicago. I chose the black version because I like how the bronze looks with it. It really catches the light and "sparkles". It was in the $300 range, and needs a converter. Mine did not come with a converter, and I only realized this at the airport. Drat. But the nice pen seller gave me a free set of Waterman cartridges in (Florida) Serenity Blue. I still love my Homo Sapiens so much more. My next FP from Visconti has to have the My Pen System, at least piston filling (no converter), and be a color that looks good with blue and green cabochons. Not too much to ask for, I hope.