The Lamy Logo

[txomsy]

This is a quick and dirty review of the Lamy Logo.

 

The Lamy Logo is an all metal pen that is both, sturdy and light, a most useful combination for the adventurous writer. It also sports a minimalist design making it a pen you can wear anywhere. It is made by Lamy, hence guaranteed to be good quality and a nice writer. On the plus side it can use standard Lamy nibs, so adapting it to your own writing style or styles is very easy. On the down side, it only takes Lamy cartridges or converters, so you can not use your standard ones.

 

 

 

 

 

The nib, like normal Lamy nibs (i.e. non italic stubs) does not show any significant line variation, is stiff and feels solid, gliding smoothly over the paper and laying consistent lines.

 

The pen has a cylindrical shape with a matte finish, looking sober and simple. A pen you can take anywhere with a modern, young look. Personally I do not like that much the shiny ends, but that's just a matter of taste.

 

The section has a wavy shape that eases the grip. The clip is spring loaded which is a very nice and useful convenience. The shiny tip at the end of the body has some linear, almost invisible openings and two practically unnoticeable spikes. I suppose the former are good to leverage pressure and facilitate identification of leaks... but may also leak out any spilled ink. The later I suppose is to facilitate fixing the cap when posted.

 

Those tiny open windows in the back... I ain't sure if they are a good idea. I tried to use a Lamy converter that I had used formerly in a Joy and refilled a few times, but it didn't stick to the nipple of the Logo. I discovered it because the ink leaked out through those tiny slits. Thankfully it was on the table and not in my shirt pocket, but you get it: it might be the source for an unexpected surprise.

 

There is little branding. Just a small LAMY on the cap at one side of the clip. You need to pay attention to see it, which is something I do really appreciate. Oh, and obviously the LAMY engraved on the nib.

 

All in all, despite its simplistic design, it is loaded with tiny details that speak wonders of the thoughtfulness of the maker and designer, and the care and attention for detail and qualilty.

 

So, minimalist design at a very affordable price, in a metal sturdy pen made of steel, with plenty of attention to detail and superb quallity. And if you do not like the nib you can swap it for a large variety of Lamy nibs. What else can you ask for?

 

Well, yes. More variety. I have ordered some extra nibs off eBay. There are many made for the WingSung 3008 or Hero 309, in a variety of finishes and points, so you may even tune it to your taste with additional nib options.

 

Shortly: a very nice, elegant and reliable pen to wear carelessly around.

Edited December 26, 2019 by txomsy

[WLSpec]

Nice review, thanks for sharing

[A Smug Dill]

Thanks for the review. The (brushed steel model of) LAMY Logo was one of the prime candidates for the fountain pen to give away as bomboniere at my wedding recently, but lost out on account of it does neither comes with a converter in regular SKUs, nor take international standard cartridges; and I don't trust the cap to be all that effective at preventing ink evaporation and drying out of the nib and feed when the pen is capped and unused for a while, and so probably isn't so suited to the casual user of fountain pens who may only pick one up to write with once in a blue moon, even though they're good enough as writing instruments such that, between my wife and I, we have four Logo fountain pens.

[txomsy]

Actually the cap is rather good. I've got this one loaded with Koh-i-noor Dokument Blue, which is a very dry ink. Uncapped it can dry out quickly (in minutes or less) but I have had it capped for days unused and it would start writing without any fuss immediately.

[Estycollector]

Thank you for your review as I was not familar with that Lamy model.

[pen2paper]

Life events/out of sorts schedule has kept me away from typical routines, including carrying inking cleaning pens. Logo had been my surprise reliable go-to this past full year. It’s been sitting since 11/13/19 & just started flawlessly smooth, no skipping, & obviously not dried out.

 

That’s been my experience with both. The first was so surprisingly smooth I bought a second. Fine, then EF nibs. First EF I truly admire.

 

A year of flawless, ready to go service. Dawns on me, throw in a new cartridge, no rinses either.. so my own personal experience is reliable with each use a pleasant reminder of why I enjoy fountain pens, & how good design delivers comfortably at minimal cost.