My New Aurora Pen

January 14, 2013

Nice, congratulations!
I have a similar blue, F nibbed, in the mail after an ebay win last nigh.

Enjoy you new pen!

Tak Lars! Og tillykke med din nye pen.

Nyd min ven!

Med venlig hilsen

Leo

January 17, 2013

I've brought the Afrika back into rotation, one of my favourites (for now.)

And the market value over time is getting pleasant to boot.

January 18, 2013

I've brought the Afrika back into rotation, one of my favourites (for now.)

And the market value over time is getting pleasant to boot.

The Afrika is a wonderful pen indeed!I keep mine close at hand daily... an excellent writer and pretty too! Here it is in its nest!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8196/8119911919_1e799307a5_c.jpg

Vive l'Afrika!!

Good to hear from you mate.

Leo

January 26, 2013

This is a picture I took of my Burgundy Optima ... the resin is not visible but the nib says it all

Edited January 26, 2013 by Calabria

January 29, 2013

Moreover, current Bock nibs have massive blobs of tipping material under, around and on top of the nib. With so much material, their nibs "feel dead". I don't have any idea/feeling of what the nib is doing on the paper. Whereas, Aurora is still tipping the same way they did in the 80s, I have more idea what their nibs are doing even be it with a bit of feedback or smooth.

Thank you for making that clear. I stopped buying Pelikan when the only M nib you could get was with "massive blobs of tipping material" on the nib - a cheap way to get a nib smooth, for sure, but indeed it feels dead; and the line looks dead on the paper, too.

That said, I just picked up an Aurora Optima Blk+Chrome, and tried three different nibs until I found a perfect one - which happens to be a F. But isn't that what the romance of fountain pens is all about? That no two write the same? I applaud Aurora for making an honest pen.

BTW, a lot of watch manufacturers, even high-end ones, buy the movement off the rack - so what you're paying for is all packaging. I find that disappointing. I love my steel Seiko automatic because it has its own in-house movement.

January 30, 2013

Hi again Derek

I echo your applause mate! Each one is slightly different and has a personality of its own...it is indeed part of the romance of the fountain pen. Well said Derek.

BTW I love the Chinese wisdom at the bottom of your posts...since I have been retired, I have spent many an afternoon, whiling away the hours doing nothing more than enjoying the day. What a delight!

Cheers

Leo