A Blue Lamy 2000 Coming

[penzel_washinkton]

Is this regarded as a special edition or a new variant on color selection?

[1nkulus]

Is this regarded as a special edition or a new variant on color selection?

 

Details are sketchy, but my feeling is SE.

[dapprman]

I've heard from a UK retailer. There will be 1919 pens, all EF (it's to celebrate 100 years of Bauhaus). It'll be a polycarbonate and will come with some other bits, so the cost I heard was still high.

[penzel_washinkton]

 

Details are sketchy, but my feeling is SE.

 

Thanks for the info.

 

I've heard from a UK retailer. There will be 1919 pens, all EF (it's to celebrate 100 years of Bauhaus). It'll be a polycarbonate and will come with some other bits, so the cost I heard was still high.

 

That's a shame, I thought it was at least going to be in the same price bracket as the standard Makrolon.

Edited June 24, 2019 by penzel_washinkton

[1nkulus]

I've heard from a UK retailer. There will be 1919 pens, all EF (it's to celebrate 100 years of Bauhaus). It'll be a polycarbonate and will come with some other bits, so the cost I heard was still high.

 

I am not surprised.

Pricing will probably be similar to Black Amber, even though this is makrolon, because of the rarity (1919 vs 5000).

[MaryCatherine]

Here's a picture from the Appelboom instagram account.

[MaryCatherine]

And they say it will be 385 euro.

[MaryCatherine]

They call this a sneak preview and say it will be available in September.

 

(Sorry for multiple posts - these are my first posts. Been reading FPN for years and love pens.)

[1nkulus]

They call this a sneak preview and say it will be available in September.

 

(Sorry for multiple posts - these are my first posts. Been reading FPN for years and love pens.)

 

Thank you for the update.

 

[1nkulus]

The pricing isn't surprising.

It is the same, roughly, 2.5 times the standard model (metal in case of Black Amber and makrolon in case of the Blue LE).

 

This should be a lot easier to sell, owing to lower production and makrolon being more popular than metal.

The colour too would help.

Edited June 25, 2019 by 1nkulus

[Calabria]

I'll definitely go for this. Good to know, I can start saving.

[PAKMAN]

I like how it looks, may take the plunge!

[1nkulus]

The only nib option seems to be EF but since the nib section is the same as the makrolon, no reason why it cannot be swapped and you have access to all nib widths.

[lucraak]

Here's a picture from the Appelboom instagram account.

 

 

Oh lord ... I am going to start saving TODAY!!!!!!!

[Aysedasi]

Swapping possibilities aside, why on earth would they all be EF....? 1919 pens with EF nibs? That's 1919 nibs that are of no use whatever to me. Anyway, at that price I wouldn't be in the queue anyway....

Edited July 2, 2019 by Aysedasi

[Marlow]

Yeah, that's gonna be a no from me, dawg! Looks very pretty tho!

[Darth_Roo]

That would kill as a production line model, maybe they're testing the waters?

[1nkulus]

That would kill as a production line model, maybe they're testing the waters?

 

If that did happen, if would leave 1919 bitter customers.

[JulioPB]

The only nib option seems to be EF but since the nib section is the same as the makrolon, no reason why it cannot be swapped and you have access to all nib widths.

That´s right. Easy to swap. The nib in the pic looks broader than EF. IMHO

Edited July 4, 2019 by JulioPB

[scratchofapen]

Uh, nice....to sadden my wallet i think i am counted in...all in EF is a bit wired, but i can swap the nib with an other myself.

 

Broken and defect 2000‘s show up on the bay often regulary for relative little money, so nibsalvage is mostly an option. To be precise, i obtained several 2000‘s that way over the years, making a nice little fleet of them for super agessive inks or high particle dense inks. Summed up i have four for the price of not a single one new. The 2000 is nearly indestructable. Make two functional pens from three broken ones. Finish is easily restorable as it is brushed.

 

By the way, does anyone need a spare oblique broad or oblique medium nib?