Platinum "cool" Now With Mandarin...

[senzen]

... Or pen aesthetics vs writing aesthetics. I'd posted about my new Platinum Cool with Kon Peki, which I think is a spectacular combination, except the medium nib wasn't showing the ink on paper in all its splendour... So reluctanty I swapped ink with my "old faithful" Pelikan M400 and it looks better on paper: even with an F nib the Pelikan's line is broader than the Platinum's M... The combination of Mandarin in the Platinum doesn't seem as appealing, it's ok but not quite as spectacular... I think it might have something to do with the white cap. Still, I'd rather have good looking written ink than a good looking pen.

 

[montegrappaman1]

The ink does look good in that demo though. But, oh that white insert in the cap! What were they thinking!!!