Love these pens. They are gorgeous. I use the stub for Italic Calligraphy.
I’ve heard complaints about how horrible TWSBI stub nibs are, but they work
perfectly for me. I am newbie to the fountain pen world though. The ink capacity
in these pens are one of the biggest highlights for me.
Totally in love - the photos do not do the prismatic colors on the body justice,
and since I already have a TWSBI 580 in a Medium nib I knew I'd need to justify
this one with a different nib size, so I went with the 1.1 stub italic. This is
my first pen of that nib size as I'm relatively new to the hobby (got into it
around Xmas '21) and OMG, absolutely love what this does for my handwriting!
This is going to stay in my inked rotation of pens all the time now, starting
with a thank-you card for the person who gifted me this for my b-day. If you've
been wanting this pen colorway but weren't into the vacuum fill option, get this
one - it has the high-capacity, clip, and comfortable size that I love about my
existing 580 in a bold new statement body. I don't think I'll be comfortable
taking it to work (too appealing to sticky fingers), but this will get a
prominent display on my home desk.
Not only is this pen gorgeous, but it writes like a dream. I've had no issues
with it whatsoever thus far, and I'm really in love with the stylization
provided by the stub nib. Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase!
These are superb pens! I use mine frequently and enjoy it tremendously! I have
never had a problem with it. It fills perfectly. It writes great!
I have the 580 1.1 nib in grape. To me the wide nib's very retro, recalling the
1930's &'40's. I used fountain pens with approximately 1.1 nibs that were
antiques from the '30's and '40's when I was in high school in the 1970's. So I
have been a big fan all the while. TWSBI's styling on the 580's and the 700vac's
is delightful! Depending on the colouring, some are almost gothic. I also have
the 700vac in Iris.
These pens are nearly magical! You certainly should buy at least two so you can
really give them a try out. - Paul
My pen has a cracked barrel right out of the box. I got home from work and
opened it up. Literally lifted it out of the plastic box to show my gf and as I
held it up to hand it to her I saw a crack. Quite disappointed as this was my
first 580 and purchase from jetpens. Quite a big let down really. I've been
advised on reddit that i can reach out to twsbi directly but just. really
disappointed.
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