Seeking Slim Fountain Pen

[eawtan]

I am using a jinhao 599 converter ...

 

http://i.imgur.com/6ija0qx.jpg?3

[fountainbel]

How about the Conid "Slimline" Bulkfiller ?

http://www.conidpen.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=collections&cat=slimline

[migla9]

The slim Lamy mentioned is the CP1. The nib on the CP1 is interchangeable with the Safari, Studio, etc, so you can easily (and cheaply) switch between nibs.

 

The Pelikan Signum line (http://www.ruettinger-web.de/e-pelikan-modell-signum.html) is about the same size. It hasn't been in production for quite a while, but you can often find used or like-new ones on ebay and martiniauctions. I like them, but I have had a bit of trouble with hard starting, even after a nibmeister worked on one of them.

 

Finally, the Pilot Celemo I have is fairly slim. Platinum has an almost identical model PTL-5000. See https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/288278-a-case-of-long-lost-twins-or-in-other-words-pilot-celemo-vs-platinum-p-t-l-5000-a

[RubenDh]

Not a big of an input you meight look at the 'waterman hémisphere'.

My first ever fountain pen. They have some cool finishes aswell.

[Ecriveur]

If you don't mind tiny overall, not just narrow, check out the Kaweco Lilliput.

[MysteryUnraveled53]

Actually, it isn't difficult to find a converter that will fit. The pen takes a standard international converter that pushes to fit, not a converter that screws on. The current Montblanc converter is a screw-on type, and won't fit that pen. (Or many other old models.)

 

If you're a demon for authenticity, you can try to find the original Montblanc push-fit converter. They won't be available today from a Montblanc boutique, but pen hobbyists have created a secondary market in which all kinds of old things are for sale.

 

What I do is use a Waterman converter. I recommend the recently-obsolete kind with a steel collar, in preference to the current model with a black plastic collar. Easily found on eBay.

 

Other international converters will also fit, not all of them perfectly. The word "standard" can conceal a lot of small differences.

 

FYI: I did obtain the steel collar one you recommended but it didn't fit

[MysteryUnraveled53]

I am using a jinhao 599 converter ...

 

http://i.imgur.com/6ija0qx.jpg?3

 

Thank you! I tried finding the converter for sale but I found the pen that it comes with. Is that how you obtained the converter?

[MysteryUnraveled53]

I have one of those 1122 Montblanc Noblesse pens. It came without a converter, but there are 2 options that I've used with this pen that work fine.

 

1) The Monteverde miniconverter works just fine with this pen

https://www.goldspot.com/products/monteverde-refills-mini-ink-converter-fountain-pen

Goldspot pens sells these, along with a lot of other places. They are cheap...like about $3.

 

2) When you place an order with Goldspot they often include a free inexpensive demonstrator fountain pen (in looks like a rebranded Jinhao). As luck would have it, the converter in this pen fits the original Noblesse series perfectly. It also fits my similar Dunhill pens which were made by Montblanc.

 

I also like using thin pens....others i own that are equally thin include the original Cross Century, Waterman Prograduate, Parker Vector, among others. The Montblanc Noblesse 1122, however, is the best of the bunch....a most wonderful, under-stated pen with a perfect writing nib, It's worth getting a converter for and not bothering to replace it unless you are "jonesing" for something new.

 

I obtained the Monteverde mini converter from Goldspot but it didn't fit

[eawtan]

 

Thank you! I tried finding the converter for sale but I found the pen that it comes with. Is that how you obtained the converter?

 

Yes I bought 2 Jinhao 599 and they just don't write (feed is messed up). One of the converters fit, but the other doesn't, so it all depends on ur luck. Luckily the 599s are really cheap ....

 

The converters from the Jinhao 750 don't fit (I have 4 of these) .

Edited October 19, 2016 by eawtan

[dk76]

Has anybody mentioned the Lamy Logo? That is a narrow pen. I suspect it is less 10mm dia. But I am just using my eye against a plastic ruler.

[MysteryUnraveled53]

I have one of those 1122 Montblanc Noblesse pens. It came without a converter, but there are 2 options that I've used with this pen that work fine.

 

1) The Monteverde miniconverter works just fine with this pen

https://www.goldspot.com/products/monteverde-refills-mini-ink-converter-fountain-pen

Goldspot pens sells these, along with a lot of other places. They are cheap...like about $3.

 

2) When you place an order with Goldspot they often include a free inexpensive demonstrator fountain pen (in looks like a rebranded Jinhao). As luck would have it, the converter in this pen fits the original Noblesse series perfectly. It also fits my similar Dunhill pens which were made by Montblanc.

 

I also like using thin pens....others i own that are equally thin include the original Cross Century, Waterman Prograduate, Parker Vector, among others. The Montblanc Noblesse 1122, however, is the best of the bunch....a most wonderful, under-stated pen with a perfect writing nib, It's worth getting a converter for and not bothering to replace it unless you are "jonesing" for something new.

 

You are absolutely right! I ordered the Monteverde converter from Goldspot (which didn't work) but then later, from China!, arrived the "Jinhao" pen with a converter which works perfectly!! Problem finally solved!! Thank you very much!!

[REDEYEDROP]

+1 for the Lamy Logo / CP1.

 

They may not have the Montblanc pedigree but they are great pens for daily use with interchangeable inexpensive nibs.

Edited November 5, 2016 by REDEYEDROP

[Erik Dalton]

Wow, I had no idea it was going to be so hard to find a converter for my noblesse. I hope I didn't misplace the original.

I'm going to follow this thread. Some good ideas here.

[richardandtracy]

Really slim pens not mentioned so far: Targa Slim & Sheaffer TZR (or is it TRZ?). Also the tiny, tiny, tiny Parker 17 Lady. The latter one is 9mm at the widest part of the hooded nib pen.

 

Regards

 

Richard.

[Mister5]

Maybe a Sheaffers Snorkel Thin Model (aka TM). These have the triumph nibs which I've found to be very smooth.

[chromantic]

You might look at the MUJI compact aluminum (3.8" long) or the round aluminum (5.4" long) - .4" diameter. On ebay.

[Sasha Royale]

Three of mine come to mind. The vintage Parker 180, at about $125, and the HERO 266, at $1.

Both have a diameter approximating a wooden pencil. The Esterbrook LJ is slightly thicker.

[PS104]

The Fountain Pen Hospital in the Back Room has a Sheaffer Slender Matte black with a Fine nib for $35

[chromantic]

Here you go!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Sailor-red-plastic-fountain-pen-mini-/272329514075?hash=item3f681a9c5b:g:V5oAAOSwll1WuQOD

[RocketRyan]

Cross century . I love mine.