I took a while to decide to purchase this pen because of the price, but I am glad I did. It is a superb pen! The material feels lovely to the touch and the nib makes for a very pleasurable writing experience. I would definitely recommend.
Visconti Homo Sapiens does not need any review or recommendation. If you can afford name is enough.
I personally love the bronze or dark age edition without ink window. To me it damage its aesthetics.
Fine nib is suited for my writing style.
Appelboom's nib master has done a suparb job in nib tuning. It is very wet and smooth. On some paper it writes medium-ish which is parfectly ok.
Thanks appelboom to help me my grail pen conquest. I was waiting for this pen more than 3 years.
Only thing is I miss the palladium version, which is unfortunately out of production.
Wat een prachtige pen, het materiaal, de clip, de wijze waarop die schrijft, Italiaans vakmanschap. Standaard onderdeel van mijn dagelijks gebruikte pennenset.
Absolutely gorgeous pen, the pictures don't do it justice.
The pen feel wonderful in the hand, with a nice weight and smooth but grippy texture.
The fine nib is smooth and writes beautifully. It's quickly become my favourite writer. I chose the tune and smooth option and they did a fantastic job with it.
I love the Visconti nibs. I got this pen in a fine nib. It is smooth and soft, like no other. Absolutely one of the best writing experiences out there.
I wanted the pen in the new Visconti clip design, and Mr Appelboom was very helpful with that. I am also satisfied with the competitive price at this shop for this classic pen.
This pen has been on the top of my grail list for a longtime. I had a bit of a wait after finally pulling the trigger and ordering it. I was not as blown away as I thought I would be when unboxing the pen. Don't get me wrong, the pen is absolutely beautiful. The nib writes as it should, albeit a bit thin for a western EF. It writes more like a Japanese fine, which is still really thin. The pen seems to be a bit dry. The most disappointing feature of the pen was the plastic feed. For a pen of this price range I definitely expected an ebonite feed. As I stated before, beautiful pen. The feel of the pen is unlike anything else I've ever carried. It's just not exactly what I wanted it to be. I'm not sure I'll buy another Visconti.
This pen feels amazing to touch…the rip section is good eventhough sometimes the cap holding area comes in the way of the grip. The nib is superawesome to look and it writes with amazing consistency..never had a hard start or stop with it…I ledt it for 2 weeks and wrote in my journal and it started instantly. The ink capacity is very good and one problem is the lack of a window to look at the ink level ( in this model) . Another problem is the clip is too tight and I had to manually pull it out to clip it in my pocket. Overall, a lovely pen to write
This is my third Homo Sapiens pen and I have to say it is the best. Why? Because of the new 18K gold nib Visconti chose to equip the Homo Sapiens with. The former palladium nibs were a little bit more flexible than the new ones, but the gold nibs offer the better performance in my view.
Material and craftmansship are superb and the filling mechanism works like a dream. The Visconti Homo Sapiens Bronze Age is a marvellous pen for everyone who likes bigger fountain pens with a luxurious look and that special feeling that none of the other pens in the same price category can offer. If you were doubtful about Visconti's nibs in the past, give the new 18k gold nibs a shot, it is one of the best nibs I have written with!
The texture of this fountain pen and the pleasant feeling to the touch are amazing. Keep in mind that the material it's made of adds weight to the pen, however I can sustain long writing sessions with no issues or discomfort. The flow of the nib is quite wet, I have tried it with Waterman, Parker, Diamine and Iroshizuku inks, without problems or jumps. I think it is one of the best writing instruments available on the market.
Excellent material and high value/price ratio. Also, Appelboom service and nib tuning is the very best.
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