The EF nib is very smooth for its fine point, with a properly adjusted flow, and writes really, really well on all paper. The grip and pen is gurthy and is something you should try for yourself.
Appelboom is to be commended for the prompt responses, quick service, and expedient delivery! Not once, nor twice. But every time you place an order and consistently over time - again and again and again! I love it, I trust it, and I can rely on it!
Great product, great vendor, and great experience1
I think there should be a 4th criteria for purchase experience on the ratings :) 5 stars!!
I bought Montblanc 149 in BB 6 months ago. I have been writing with this fountain pen ever since. I requested the nib to be checked prior the despatch. And oh my god - it is so smooth and juicy. I love every single ink I am putting in this pen, I can enjoy its quality and colour every moment.
The Appelboom service is amazing. Such a friendly and helpful staff. I hope they are going to open their branch in London as I probably will be their daily customer, if they do. Thank you so much Appelboom for such a lovely pen and your constant hyper care about the customer. You are the one of not many companies that they didn't forgotten what is important. Thank you Appelboom! You are the legend!
After much consideration I eventually ordered this pen with a fine nib. I am so pleased that I did, the writing experience is excellent, the pen is wonderfully smooth and there is plenty of ink flow.
For such a large pen it still manages to feel comfortable and well balanced in the hand.
The service from Appelboom was excellent as expected, the pen was delivered just two working days after I placed the order.
A great pen and great service.
La pluma tiene un diseño icónico de gran versatilidad dando oportunidad a realizar los trazos que se desean realizar. Particularmente, las formas de cada una de las letras que son escritas dentro de cada uno de los documentos o escrituras realizadas. En general, la pluma es de gran diseño y excede los requerimientos de escritura.
It's not always guaranteed that an expensive pen will write out of the box. I've had it happen a few times so I was very nervous about this pen, especially since I didn't see the option for Annabelle to tune it. I ordered off my phone so I could have missed the option somewhere. I was delighted when the pen wrote perfectly without any issues. It's everything I thought it would be. Also, even though my order didn't initially come through, Joost took care of it. My pen came gift-wrapped AND it came with two delicious Stroopwafels. I would definitely order again. My only regret is that I didn't try the italic nib but I've never written with one so I didn't want to risk it.
A classic beauty. A great writer. The pen is so comfortable in my hand. It’s girthy and great if you like girthy pens. I also can comfortably use the 146, but the 149 is great for my medium to small hands. I love my handwriting with the pen. The EF is smooth and thicker than my Japanese EF and F pens. It’s the broadest Western nib I can use. Highly recommend this one.
If you love your Sailor KoP then add this iconic pen of Mont Blanc. It is also known as El Presidente. Order from Appelboom Penen. Their service is flawless.
The pen fits very comfortably in the hand, the weight is very well balanced with the pen uncapped which is the way I like to use my pens. It has a very big nib and the medium nib produces, in my opinion, a typical trace width for this size (e. g. compared with Montegrappa's medium). It writes very smoothly, although so far I have only tried it with the Montblanc Petrol Blue ink. My first impression was that the nib was overflowing, but reading some reviews of this ink I think that the overflow is more on the ink than on the nib. I will try it with some other ink options.
The black resin is beautiful and the pen as a whole has a look of understated elegance.
Again, the purchase experience with Appelboom was outstanding. If you are interested in buying a pen, I strongly recommend to start here.
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