New Pelikan Special Edition Souverän M815 Metal Striped Fountain Pen

[jmnav]

Today I had the chance to have this pen on my hand. It looks in fact "more expensive" than the Stresemann, crispier and somehow more refined. Regarding weight, it felt significantly heavier but, as I expected, better balanced. I don't think it's "too much" but almost (from my hand memory, I'd compare it to, say, a Montblanc 149). For a single-pen person, probably not a problem (provided the pen otherwise suits your tastes), but for someone with lots of pens on rotation, it might feel overweight since it's clearly above average. I'd say that, if price is out of the equation, I'd take it over a "standard" M800/805.

 

All in all, mixed feelings: it looks (to me) gorgeous, proper size and well balanced; on the other hand, almost too heavy and (in common with the whole line and, in fact, basically with all modern "quality pens") dull nib and too expensive.

[PAKMAN]

Does the 815 only come in silver trim?

[JulieParadise]

  On 7/15/2018 at 4:03 AM, PAKMAN said:

Does the 815 only come in silver trim?

The name already tells it:

 

M = (Kolben)Mechanik 'piston'

8 = size

1 = material

5 = silver trim

 

See the great article on "Alphabet Soup" on https://thepelikansperch.com/2014/08/28/pelikan-fountain-pen-nib-sizes/

[mgsmith]

I bought mine on release with an EF Nib from Niche Pens here in the UK, who I highly recommend.

The only Pelikan I have is a M1000 which is a little large for me,

and since my most comfortable and treasured pen is my Parker Duofold Centennial Mark 1, ( For what it's worth I felt Parker lost the plot totally when they tinkered with this model.)

I felt the urge to get a similar sized Pelikan pen.

I was about to get an 805 Stresemann but saw that this model was about to be released.

So I held off and got the M815 and could not be happier that I did.

Looking at the Ink window and Pinstripes, plus the additional heft and colour scheme,

these seemed to me to come together to make this a bit of a Classic.

On first writing, that trepidation you have "is the Nib okay, is it un-balanced in the hand?, have I bought a lemon !!".

Thankfully my fears were dispelled.

And then looking at it in my hand under the glow from the TV the thing seemed to sparkle as I rolled it which is quite lovely.

The packaging is nothing special but who really cares for that, the cost should be in the pen itself of course.

My only improvements would be to have a better finial, that bird should surely sit in a black surround, and a metal dot on the piston end as the original M800 models.

 

 

 

  On 7/14/2018 at 5:09 PM, jmnav said:

Today I had the chance to have this pen on my hand. It looks in fact "more expensive" than the Stresemann, crispier and somehow more refined. Regarding weight, it felt significantly heavier but, as I expected, better balanced. I don't think it's "too much" but almost (from my hand memory, I'd compare it to, say, a Montblanc 149). For a single-pen person, probably not a problem (provided the pen otherwise suits your tastes), but for someone with lots of pens on rotation, it might feel overweight since it's clearly above average. I'd say that, if price is out of the equation, I'd take it over a "standard" M800/805.

 

All in all, mixed feelings: it looks (to me) gorgeous, proper size and well balanced; on the other hand, almost too heavy and (in common with the whole line and, in fact, basically with all modern "quality pens") dull nib and too expensive.

 

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