The Sterling Pelikan Souverän M625

[mudman]

  On 6/3/2015 at 4:01 PM, soniknitr said:

 

Thank you mudman for your rather generous feedback

I know it still doesn't completely answer your question, but I usually clean the pen and other things with a soft cloth before taking the pics !

Thanks, I use a microfiber prior. It must be some kind of static the plastic is retaining somehow.

[sannidh]

  On 6/4/2015 at 3:26 AM, mudman said:

Thanks, I use a microfiber prior. It must be some kind of static the plastic is retaining somehow.

Soft damp cotton cloth does the job really well for me. Suggest you avoid using microfiber cloths on resin parts (except for polishing) as they can be abrasive (picks up grit/other particles quite easily due to electrostatic nature).

Edited June 4, 2015 by soniknitr

[sannidh]

  On 6/3/2015 at 5:02 AM, Albinoni said:

Surely you can get the money back can't you, have you tried eBay.

 

Very true !

[beboy]

  On 6/2/2015 at 5:19 AM, soniknitr said:

Thank you, beboy !

 

Too bad , but I guess you can still find some of them online..

Thanks, I jut saw your PMs. I am not willing to pay the MSRP of $600+ for this pen anymore, especially for a 14k nib stiff as a nail, but sales at ~$300 on ebay are indeed tempting

Anyway, I will wait a couple of month before purchasing a new pen over $150 and I will get a vintage Pelikan 400 before getting a 625.

[DrDebG]

Very nice review and excellent photos. Thank you so much for sharing. This is one of the pens on my list for when I hit the lottery.

[sargetalon]

Nice review of a wonderful pen. I liked the photography as well. The 625 is somewhat unique in Pelikan's line-up and I've always admired them for that. I just wish that they were more affordable. Enjoy your pen.

[sannidh]

  On 6/9/2015 at 4:34 AM, DrDebG said:

Very nice review and excellent photos. Thank you so much for sharing. This is one of the pens on my list for when I hit the lottery.

 

Thank you for spending time on the review. I do agree, it took me a year to decide on the same

 

Best,

Sonik

[sannidh]

  On 6/9/2015 at 12:37 PM, sargetalon said:

Nice review of a wonderful pen. I liked the photography as well. The 625 is somewhat unique in Pelikan's line-up and I've always admired them for that. I just wish that they were more affordable. Enjoy your pen.

 

Thank you sargetalon . I saw your website..loved it. I agree, and this pen never disappointed me.

 

Regards,

Sonik

[Frank C]

Thanks for the review. I have long liked this pen. I have purchased several over the years and also the matching ballpoint—mostly to lend to people so I don't have to let them use my fountain pens.

[sannidh]

  On 6/12/2015 at 3:44 AM, Frank C said:

Thanks for the review. I have long liked this pen. I have purchased several over the years and also the matching ballpoint—mostly to lend to people so I don't have to let them use my fountain pens.

 

Thank you Frank. Same here, most of my colleagues also become curious when they see an fp. Then they ask for a pen they get an uniball signo or something . I know it's like a samurai lending his sword to cut grass . I love the blue m625 ballpoint, quite an enticing design !

 

Btw, were you able to get your lamy dialog fixed ?

Edited June 13, 2015 by soniknitr

[Frank C]

  On 6/13/2015 at 2:48 AM, soniknitr said:

 

Thank you Frank. Same here, most of my colleagues also become curious when they see an fp. Then they ask for a pen they get an uniball signo or something . I know it's like a samurai lending his sword to cut grass . I love the blue m625 ballpoint, quite an enticing design !

 

Btw, were you able to get your lamy dialog fixed ?

 

It's still sitting in the pen cup. I have to send out some Pilots—they were dropped—they're my everyday work pens. I also dropped an Aurora 88 and broke the finial at work. And then the Lamy Dialog. I think that our very hard water—lots of dissolved minerals—did it in.

 

Whenever a Samurai pulled his sword, blood had to be spilled. Even if he had to cut his own finger.

 

I often let people use my fountain pens. Most of the daily users have nail-like nibs that can't be damaged, easily. I do caution people not to press hard. Once I only had a Montblanc with me. A woman asked if I had a pen. I said, yes. She asked if she could borrow it. I said, no. With a look of puzzlement and disgust, she turned around and stalked away without allowing me any explanation. Short-tempered people like her aren't suited to using fountain pens.

 

Getting back on-topic. The Pelikan 625s have a springy nib as is typical for Pelikans. As such, when I saw the ballpoint on ebay, I jumped on it. The perfect companion for a gorgeous fountain pen.

[sannidh]

  On 6/13/2015 at 12:43 PM, Frank C said:

 

It's still sitting in the pen cup. I have to send out some Pilots—they were dropped—they're my everyday work pens. I also dropped an Aurora 88 and broke the finial at work. And then the Lamy Dialog. I think that our very hard water—lots of dissolved minerals—did it in.

 

Whenever a Samurai pulled his sword, blood had to be spilled. Even if he had to cut his own finger.

 

I often let people use my fountain pens. Most of the daily users have nail-like nibs that can't be damaged, easily. I do caution people not to press hard. Once I only had a Montblanc with me. A woman asked if I had a pen. I said, yes. She asked if she could borrow it. I said, no. With a look of puzzlement and disgust, she turned around and stalked away without allowing me any explanation. Short-tempered people like her aren't suited to using fountain pens.

 

Getting back on-topic. The Pelikan 625s have a springy nib as is typical for Pelikans. As such, when I saw the ballpoint on ebay, I jumped on it. The perfect companion for a gorgeous fountain pen.

 

I am at a loss of words for the long list of damaged pens .

 

And, you are right, blood has to be spilled either way (either the pen or your mind or both). I hate myself when I lend a pen to people who are usually at peace with ball-points (including my cousins). Be it when they try to pull a cap with a screw fit or push the pen inside the cap with a dangerous position of the nib on the cap edges.

Not sure if anybody else feels the same way !

 

I only lend twsbi or a steel nibbed one if anyone is persistent, else I face the same disgust (with a rather muted explanation of not lending fountain pens). And I do lend my complete support on the MB incident

 

Guess you are right on the nib thing...Consistently springy. I will get a ballpoint of the 625 series I guess

Edited June 14, 2015 by soniknitr

[Frank C]

  On 6/14/2015 at 4:26 AM, soniknitr said:

 

I am at a loss of words for the long list of damaged pens .

 

And, you are right, blood has to be spilled either way (either the pen or your mind or both). I hate myself when I lend a pen to people who are usually at peace with ball-points (including my cousins). Be it when they try to pull a cap with a screw fit or push the pen inside the cap with a dangerous position of the nib on the cap edges.

Not sure if anybody else feels the same way !

 

I only lend twsbi or a steel nibbed one if anyone is persistent, else I face the same disgust (with a rather muted explanation of not lending fountain pens). And I do lend my complete support on the MB incident

 

Guess you are right on the nib thing...Consistently springy. I will get a ballpoint of the 625 series I guess

 

Don't worry to much about the damaged pens. I use fountain pens at work and often drop them on the hard floors. This is just the price of doing business. I failed to mention my Sailor Black Luster with an EF nib. It also fell nib first onto a hard floor. That one will either have to go to a nib turner for straightening or Sailor for a new nib. I haven't decided, yet. I once sent about twenty Pilots to Pilot USA. It was several year's worth of damaged pens. They repaired, replaced or fixed everyone of them, without charge. Now that is Customer Service!

 

My sister was staying with me for a while. She was on the phone and wanted to write something down. She went through about 10 fountain pens trying to find one she could "click" open. I handed her a pencil. She is not the fountain pen type. I keep a bunch of Platinum Preppies in my locker at the hospital. if someone is interested in fountain pens, I give them one, along with a box of cartridges. After that, I offer advice on getting a nicer pen, paper, ink, etc. When they "graduate" from my program, they get a bottle of ink, a Pilot Metropolitan, or a Lamy Safari.

 

Actually, any old ballpoint or roller ball will do, but the 625 ballpoints are gorgeous!

Edited June 14, 2015 by Frank C

[sannidh]

  On 6/14/2015 at 8:10 PM, Frank C said:

 

Don't worry to much about the damaged pens. I use fountain pens at work and often drop them on the hard floors. This is just the price of doing business. I failed to mention my Sailor Black Luster with an EF nib. It also fell nib first onto a hard floor. That one will either have to go to a nib turner for straightening or Sailor for a new nib. I haven't decided, yet. I once sent about twenty Pilots to Pilot USA. It was several year's worth of damaged pens. They repaired, replaced or fixed everyone of them, without charge. Now that is Customer Service!

 

My sister was staying with me for a while. She was on the phone and wanted to write something down. She went through about 10 fountain pens trying to find one she could "click" open. I handed her a pencil. She is not the fountain pen type. I keep a bunch of Platinum Preppies in my locker at the hospital. if someone is interested in fountain pens, I give them one, along with a box of cartridges. After that, I offer advice on getting a nicer pen, paper, ink, etc. When they "graduate" from my program, they get a bottle of ink, a Pilot Metropolitan, or a Lamy Safari.

 

Actually, any old ballpoint or roller ball will do, but the 625 ballpoints are gorgeous!

 

Wow that's some Japanese customer service we would like to have with Sailor too . Very happy for you.

Ha ha, I actually hand over the twsbi pencil, to people who ask for a pen. I rarely am able to keep a ball-point pen on my desk and keep losing them to borrowers . The idea of an inventory of preppies as a giveaway for people to graduate in the fp world is very meaningful. 625 yeah ! drop dead gorgeous !!

[Frank C]

It's always good to have some inexpensive pens or pencils around when one carries a nice fountain pen, like an M625.

[sannidh]

  On 6/16/2015 at 12:03 AM, Frank C said:

It's always good to have some inexpensive pens or pencils around when one carries a nice fountain pen, like an M625.

Precisely

[sannidh]

  On 6/12/2015 at 3:44 AM, Frank C said:

Thanks for the review. I have long liked this pen. I have purchased several over the years and also the matching ballpoint—mostly to lend to people so I don't have to let them use my fountain pens.

 

Frank one quick question - Do you notice any oxidation of the SS parts on your older m625s? I guess mine is pretty new for anything noticeable. Though Pelikan Customer service confirmed a layer of palladium plating on the silver hardware to prevent oxidation.

 

Best,

Sonik

[hari317]

SS is stainless steel in the usual parlance. maybe we should adopt StS or something else for sterling silver.

[sannidh]

  On 6/26/2015 at 3:18 PM, hari317 said:

SS is stainless steel in the usual parlance. maybe we should adopt StS or something else for sterling silver.

 

Oops, I never realised this

Can we adopt something starkly different like the composition instead? Ag925 ?

The abbreviations come very close if we take the name

[Frank C]

  On 6/26/2015 at 1:39 PM, soniknitr said:

 

Frank one quick question - Do you notice any oxidation of the SS parts on your older m625s? I guess mine is pretty new for anything noticeable. Though Pelikan Customer service confirmed a layer of palladium plating on the silver hardware to prevent oxidation.

 

Best,

Sonik

 

I have not seen any tarnish on the M625s. My other silver pens all tarnish.