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Laban Corinth Collection Fountain Pen
The_Jniac
322
Dec 2, 2018
It is a beautiful pen with a good heft to it, but the balance is quite uneven. Mine (Clear body with gold and a Fine nib) does not write much at all unless I apply a fair bit of pressure, which makes it dig into standard looseleaf: definitely not the ease of use I would expect from a $150 pen, much less a $350 one. My Lamy Al-Star, even when using the same Diamine Onyx Black ink, is leagues better. With some faffing and getting used to its fussiness it is usable, barely, and only when time is not in short supply since I have to write slowly and frequently have to fix areas where it skipped.
A community member
Feb 22, 2019
The_JniacThis is something that has become a trend lately, I am sad to notice. Somehow it became excusable that $350 pen can come out of factory barely working, if at all. At that price point I would expect perfection, both in quality and materials. Thank you for providing us with this insight into quality of these pens.
And to anyone who is thinking about justifying this state of production, just remember that no one complained about such issues with Pilot Metropolitan pens which you can get 2 for $25.
The_Jniac
322
Feb 22, 2019
No problem! It is sad. I had worried that the Grifos pens were having similar issues, but I have since found that, for whatever reason, the Grifos pens need to be held at a steeper angle, around 55-60 degrees instead of my normal 35-45 degrees.
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