Jinhao 606 Review

[dipayanm]

Hello,

I always get anxious before buying a new fountain pen! Despite all those pre-buy "researches", sometimes, the nib turns out to be not that smooth or the flow does not have that feeling. However, today, just after trying out the new one, I could pretty much confirm that it would become one of my go-to fountain pens.

I bought Jinhao 606 for Rs. 250 (about US$ 3.7) from a local store.

It is a moderately heavy, full metal pen with fine hooded nib. The body has a silver matte texture. The finishing is pretty fancy considering the price range.

The flow was smooth and crisp from the beginning (this is not a characteristic of Jinhao pens! In my experience, they always need few scratches and shakes to roll smooth :-)), the lines were even and sharp.

The property I like the most of this pen is the combination of the weight and grip width. Often a metal pen of this weight would have a narrower grip. It can be compered to Sheaffer's 9405-0 VFM in this catagory, the overall dimension is similar too.

I would definitely recommend Jinhao 606 to anyone who is comfortable with metal pens and fine nib.

[txomsy]

NIce review. Maybe it should be moved to the fountain pen reviews subforum?

[putteringpenman]

Thanks for the review! Your handwriting is amazing