My New Aurora Pen

[leomitch]

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

[torstar]

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.

[leomitch]

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

[Calabria]

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

[Calabria]

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.

[leomitch]

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