I am glad I went with the Pelikan M600 fountain pen.
Mine is the classic green striated one fitted with an extra fine nib.
The nib glides well on the paper. It is wet but keeps the line perfectly straight.
The piston filler works well and very smoothly.
It is, in my opinion, much more comfortable than the Pelikan M805 fountain pen I also own.
It’s a great daily writer and a workhorse.
I own and use the M1000, M800, and M400 fountain pens. I have always been intrigued by the M600. Overall I favored the M800s as my workhorse pens. Substantial in the hand and with a size and section diameter that suited me. So why the M600? Every pen has a unique balance between nib, section diameter, balance, weight, overall size. And each of the Pelikans carries an individual feeling. The M600 is a lovely balance between M800 and M400. Substantial, yet light enough to almost disappear in the translation of thought into handwriting. If you gravitate toward larger pens, yet enjoy an almost effortless write, I would recommend you try the M600. I'm glad I did.
While the pen is gorgeous with a beautifully smooth nib, its plastic piston tends to be a bit of a problem. The piston knob tends to loosen a little over a period of usage. Then, one has to re-seat the piston. This is not difficult to do with tutorials available on the net. But if it bothers one, one should go for M800/M1000. These models do not have this problem.
The Pelikan Souveran M600 with a fine nib is a fantastic product. This is now my 3rd Pelikan Souveran pen (M1005 Stressman, M805 Blue Dunes) and I am very pleased with its writing quality, beautiful detailing and ergonomics. The nib simply glides on the paper with great inkflow and no hesitations, skipping or hard starts ever. Highly recommend this pen.
As always the service from Appelboom was equally high quality and I received my new pen in Arizona in a timely manner. Very pleased to continue doing business with Appelboom. There are never any surprises, just great customer service.
I live in Sacramento, California. I had the pen and ink seven days from when I ordered it, and that includes handling a toxic substance declaration with FedEx (because of the ink I also ordered).
Superb service.
This pen is what I had dreamed it might be. So smooth. A little lighter than I expected. The barrel is beautiful and the translucent ink chamber is very practical. The green color is wonderful. The clip is very stiff and strong. I do not own a large collection of nice pens; I have a waterman man 100 from many years ago that I love. This is my second fine pen and I am very happy with it and the service from Appelboom.
Absolutely fantastic pen! A very comfortable pen to write with, not too narrow. The extra fine nib is very smooth. A bit of a stiff nib but you can get some variation. Wonderful flow with the feed. Can't go wrong with Pelikan!
This is my second pen purchase at Appelboom and I will not hesitate to shop from them for all my future writing needs.
I discovered the Pelikan brand after watching a video on the Appelboom’s YouTube Channel. After that, I search their web store for the Pelikan fountain pens. I asked some questions and a few minutes later Joost Appelboom, the owner, kindly respond to me with all the information I need. Appelboom's service was nothing short of excellent and the pricing I obtained was the best. I could not find other authorized Pelikan at USA that offered the same price and services. A specialist inspected the pen, tune and smooth the nib, and delivered to Puerto Rico, USA. The extra services and shipping was free of charges. Thanks Joost!
The writing experience using this pen is excellent, Wrote smoothly out of the box. Would definitely recommend this product. Also I had some questions and Joost at Appelboom was very quick in answering my queries
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