Pilot Capless Decimo Fountain Pen Review

First of all it is one of the very few if not the only good and widely available retractable fountain pens on the market which means that the pen combines the comfort of a fountain pen with the ease of use of a ballpoint pen.

Pilot capless decimo fountain pen review.

Pilot capless decimo fountain pen review jeff abbott is a regular contributor at the pen addict. Happy new year everyone and what better way to kick off 2019 than with a classic pen that i can t believe i ve never reviewed. The pen can use bottled inks with the purchase of a pilot con 50 converter or pilot con 20 converter. The decimo pen can use either pilot ic 50 or ic 100 ink cartridges one of which is included.

The retractable pilot decimo is a slimmer lighter version of the standard pilot vanishing point perfect for longer writing sessions or anyone who prefers a lighter pen. I ve been interested in the pilot decimo since i started hearing about it. It s a gorgeous pen but sometimes i think the old plastic faceted vps were better workhorses overall. I ll go over the packaging pen design size comparisons writing sample and cost value.

The pilot capless decimo. The pilot capless matte fountain pen aka vanishing point is very interesting in many ways. Page 1 of 2 review. The pilot decimo fine fountain pen 139 is my first foray into the world of retractable fountain pens.

Here s a review of the pilot vanishing point decimo fountain pen in the champagne color. Each pilot capless decimo fountain pen comes with an 18k rhodium plated retractable nib. First because the current vanishing point capless model is a little heavy for me at times. Unlike every other fountain pen i have i didn t have to pay for this one and it s for a type of pen that until recently i didn t know even existed a retractable fountain pen.

The pilot vanishing point or capless is the best known of these pens but the decimo is its smaller version. Most people are familiar with the standard pilot vanishing point which along with the lamy 2000 is a staple of various top pen recommendation lists especially at the sub 150. Pilot vanishing point decimo fountain pen light blue 18k gold extra fine nib. Pilot vanishing point decimo fountain pen light blue 18k gold.

Pilot capless decimo posted in fountain pen reviews. There are very few other retractable fountain pens. You can find more from jeff online at draft evolution and twitter the pilot vanishing point has long been a point of discussion on the podcast and typically polarizes users because of the unique shape and clip positioning. Visconti make the pininfarina carbongrafite for the rather staggering price of just under 1400 and lamy make the dialog 3 for 250 although it s occasionally available at wh smith.

I love my raden capless.