Has Your Platinum #3776 Century Broken?

[JulianN]

Hello,

 

I am deciding on a Japanese pen with a gold nib from, probably one of the big three companies. The Platinum is very appealing other than what I have heard about the "cheap" plastic used to make them

 

So, if your Platinum #3776 Century has broken, it would be very helpful if you could post what broke and how it broke.

 

Thanks to anyone who contributes and ill wishes to those who don't...

 

Thanks,

Julian

 

P.S. Just kidding about the ill wishes part.

Edited December 5, 2015 by JulianN

[JulianN]

Lookin' good so far.

[iveyman]

I have a beautifully made Platinum 3776 pen made with urushi and comes with a platinum 3776 music nib which writes beautifully broad and wet. It didn't come cheap because there were only 300 of such a pen made and it is the same pen that was presented by to President/General Grant when he visited Japan. I love this pen and writes with it daily. The only problem is, the pen uses a poorly made platinum converter which leaks from the point where the converter is connected to the pen.

I have ordered a brand new platinum converter from Japan and it still leaks, making my fingers inky everyday. Platinum makes good pens but I do wish they would make better quality converters.

[JulianN]

Congratulations on such a lovely pen and thanks for sharing.

[Freddy]

No.

 

Cheap plastic?

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/249540-platinum-centurys-plastic/

 

Fred

[Rach31]

I have a Platinum Sai and Nice Pur, both are sturdy. I carry the Sai around for work and it has been dropped (probably more than once). I have 3 Platinum Cools and lots of Preppy pens, but none of them are broken or cracked. I have students who have shredded the plastic of a preppy, but all of mine are fine.

[ISW_Kaputnik]

I have one in the basic black, and one in the bourgogne red. Neither has broken or given me concerns other than some minor nib tweaking.

 

Before getting the red one, I had bought one in the Chartres blue. The nib and feed were so loose in the pen that they just fell out, so I sent it back, and bought the red one from a different dealer. But that's not quite the concern of the original post.

[JulianN]

This is a little bit of a stretch, but, could some handle a Pilot 78G body, no grip section, Lamy Safari body, no grip section, or Esterbrook J family body, no grip section.

 

Thanks to anyone who can and thank you to everyone who has voted and posted!

[KBeezie]

Out of the three I've owned (Black, Bourgogne, Nice Pur), none of them have broken on me.

[jmccarty3]

I've never had any problems with any of my Platinum pens. Their music nib is wonderful, especially with their Aurora Mix-Free Blue ink.

[Lam1]

Three 3776 at home (2 Chartres Blue and 1 Bourgogne Red) and all going strong. Lovely nibs too.

Also, I don't agree with those that say that the plastic has a cheap feeling. In particular, I've heard people say that the Sailor 1911 is of much better quality, but I don't agree at all (I also have the Sailor and, in my opinion, the Platinum is a much, much better pen).

[Brian C]

I have a beautifully made Platinum 3776 pen made with urushi and comes with a platinum 3776 music nib which writes beautifully broad and wet. It didn't come cheap because there were only 300 of such a pen made and it is the same pen that was presented by to President/General Grant when he visited Japan. I love this pen and writes with it daily. The only problem is, the pen uses a poorly made platinum converter which leaks from the point where the converter is connected to the pen.

I have ordered a brand new platinum converter from Japan and it still leaks, making my fingers inky everyday. Platinum makes good pens but I do wish they would make better quality converters.

Platinum makes one of the best converters out there. If you are having this problem with several new Platinum converters I would would recommend having your pen looked at.

[Brian C]

I feel that the quality of the finishing on the 3776 model greatly increased with the introduction of the Century variant. If you compare the original 3776 with the Century variant you will notice a difference in the finish quality. I feel that the Platinum 3776 got stuck with the "cheap plastic" tag due to the original model. The Century is at least equal to Pilot and Sailor.

[JulianN]

I am seeing a pattern here. Thanks for the input everyone!

[jar]

I have a beautifully made Platinum 3776 pen made with urushi and comes with a platinum 3776 music nib which writes beautifully broad and wet. It didn't come cheap because there were only 300 of such a pen made and it is the same pen that was presented by to President/General Grant when he visited Japan. I love this pen and writes with it daily. The only problem is, the pen uses a poorly made platinum converter which leaks from the point where the converter is connected to the pen.

I have ordered a brand new platinum converter from Japan and it still leaks, making my fingers inky everyday. Platinum makes good pens but I do wish they would make better quality converters.

General Grant died in 1885 and so if he was given a fountain pen while still alive it was not likely a fountain pen that used either cartridges or a converter. If you are getting a leak as you describe with the old and new converter then it's unlikely the issue has anything to do with the converter but rather with the feed nipple or an airleak at the section. Send the pen to an authorized Platinum service center with full information on what is happening.

[Freddy]

U.S.Grant.............

http://www.kamakurapen.com/Grant/Grant1.html

 

Stay well,

 

Dr. R. Dutcher

 

Fred

....Sometimes hipness is

 

what it ain't....

~ T.O.P.

[Water Ouzel]

U.S.Grant.............

http://www.kamakurapen.com/Grant/Grant1.html

Exceeding cool.

 

A couple days ago, I found out that "Manolo the Shoeblogger" was actually an Iowa university professor, chair of the school's history and political science department.

 

He's retired Manolo, but now writes a food blog (http://eccentricculinary.com), said blog having recently published a two-part article on the first arrival of sushi in America. In 1905. The article covers in some detail the American public's interest in Japan and everything Japanese during the 1860's through 1920's or so. Nothing about fountain pens, but it does mention President Grant's visit to Japan. It's an interesting read.

[JulianN]

This has become a tiny bit of a tiny bit of a cultured thread.

[Newjelan]

I have 5 of them and all are fine.

[2n7000]

No problems to date....