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freshmaker
28
Mar 29, 2018
I received this pen as part of the last drop. I *love* this pen. It’s now part of my daily rotation. I have the black Alpha with a stub nib. I honestly wasn’t expecting the finish to be so iridescent and pretty. I find myself twirling it under the light to watch it “change“. The nib writes beautifully (it is a stub so you have to hold it correctly) and is super smooth. I don’t experience any of this “Aurora feedback” that I keep hearing Aurora is known for. It’s very wet, so I get lots of sheen or shading depending on the ink.
The knurling on the section is great. I was concerned that it would dig into my fingers and be uncomfortable, but so far that fear has been proven unfounded. That said, I haven’t yet sat down with this pen for a multi-hour writing session.
Unexpected bonuses: - The cap comes off with slightly more than half a full rotation. This makes it very convenient to get the cap on/off during meetings. - You can post the cap safely. They have a nice little beveled area inside the cap that hugs onto the back of the pen body so that the metal isn’t the part hugging the pen. Hopefully the plastic in the cap won’t wear down the beautiful finish over time. - I don’t care about packaging, but wow, was this ever an elegant presentation. It’s the biggest and heaviest box of any pen I own, with what smells to me like real leather inside.
Cons: - While I mentioned you can post the cap, it doesn’t post deeply. The body is really long (longer than my M805), so posting makes it a bit unwieldy. I do like posting my pens so this is unfortunate for me, but it’s a wonderful size un-posted. - The converter is a proprietary size so none of my international converters work. Just need to source a spare :) - I got dinged by customs for this package and had to pay an extra $85 CAD. I don’t usually have to pay customs on items coming through USPS, but I wonder if the weight of this package triggered something through customs. This is complete speculation.
Anyway, this pen is so good it has made me now want to try other Aurora’s!!
A community member
Apr 1, 2018
freshmakerHow wide is the stub?
freshmaker
28
Apr 3, 2018
I‘m not sure exactly, but I’ve attached a writing sample. My apologies for the bad photo quality (hopefully uploading it here doesn’t make it worse).
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A community member
Apr 3, 2018
freshmakerLooks great!