I have the black version of that Delike. It was called 'Delike New' when I bought it, but more recently, I've seen it as the Hunyuan. 100% honestly, it has one of the best, smoothest, nibs I have.
I really like my Travelers brass pen. Its features: removable clip, friction fit cap, key ring, excellent steel nib, standard short cartridge, etc. However, it's about 3 times the price of this Delike pen. Oh well. PS: Brass products frequently have a thin lacquer anti-tarnish coating. It keeps them looking good without polishing. (Ask a veteran about shining up their belt buckle.)
Yay ! I’ve this one, its black version as well as their slightly longer versions and also an Alpha resin (clone of Kaweco Art Sport).. These are my favorite pens in my collection.. Looks like there’s no other pocket pen from Delike for me to buy !!!
I have been burned by a few Chinese purchases so I am gun shy but this is great you are getting noticed and congratulations! You earned it :) Of course, I will still watch the videos.
Yeah I hear ya, no shortage of cheap pens & I've had many as well. I tried to look for some that seem decent. Of course, ones like the Jinhao 51a or 100 are good pens and there are many others too. I am trying to find a few that seem decent for the price point VS ones that are a race to the bottom when it comes to cost.
I have this in black. Did not like the EF nib so tried my first grind. Got the nib to the point that it would not write and put it aside for a few months. Finally realized I had nothing to lose so got the sand paper out again. Now I have a very smooth sort of stub nib with wide down strokes and narrow horizontal, I really enjoy using this pen now.
Thanks for the discount code DB. Worked like a charm! You may want to mention in the notes that it is caps sensitive so it needs to be all caps like you wrote it.
I've had the black version of this Delike pocket pen for a couple of years. I also have a slightly longer, slightly thinner all brass model. I don't remember if it was described as a pocket pen or not, but it's definitely closer to the Kaweco Supra in length and girth than to the Sport. In fact, I bought a Supra clip that fits it. I also have a couple of those Sport brass knock-offs, in shiny chrome, brushed chrome, and "antique" brass finishes. At ;east one vendor had those Sport knock-offs listed as "Delike" brand pens, but I'm not sure if they are or not. Sometimes I think they just put words in the titles to generate search results, regardless of what the actuality is.
I just bought one myself, the price is ok and as a pen it is one of the few pens produced in China that realistically does not copy, or is not massively inspired by other brands (not more than the rest of the brands in the world in any case) , so in conclusion, it looks good and maybe it writes just as well.
Pretty cool little pen. I looked around a bit and the Lamy Friends Bear is fun, but I'm going to hold off for the other reviews before making a decision. Really cool of them to work with you!
I got the DeLike Brass pen through a Truphae subscription box (a great thing--got many inks and pens that I had never considered, but have certainly enjoyed). My only quibble with the Delike is that sometimes the section comes loose a turn or or two in my pocket. Writes great though.
i know it has nothing to do with the video, but i just lost my vac 700r iris somewhere at school, i bought it after watching your video about it and it had the best EF nib ive ever written with and was my go to pen for bad paper until wednesday when it was just gone
@@Doodlebud its okay, maybe someone else found it and is happy to have such a good pen, i still hope it finds its way back somehow (i will put up a small sign asking if someone found it with a 20€ or so reward) and if it doesnt it is what it is
Great Review as always. Thought you should know that the code comes up with the message "Sorry, all coupons/codes have now been claimed.", so they didn't keep it till the end of June. Oh well, you snooze you loose I guess. On another note, I have hadboth the brass and the black version of the Delike and there's always one of them in my pocket.
Hi DB, thanks for the code, seems it has a limit for claim, when I try to use it, it said "all coupon have been claimed". I have the black version of the delike pen, really good as EDC pen.
Thanks mate As Alexas a nice informative review and on top a discount that worked flawlessly for me ( I have ordered two cute Lamy bear pens for my children)
Thanks for the code - give it a try and it worked. Pretty cool to see Aliexpress hunting on pen reviewers. Is this a one time use code or can be used on any pen purchase you make until it expires?
You know I never thought of that, thanks for bringing it up. That might be why there is a coating on the pen hmmmm 🤔 Any brass parts I've made has always been lead free brass so totally forgot about that. There are ways to test it, I don't have the gear. I think there may be some type of swab test but not sure how accurate it is. I can look into it.
Sometimes, local hardware store have lead swabs to test for, well, lead. Amazon has some kits as well - they seem to be readily available. 3M makes a kit - 3M LeadCheck
Interesting video, informative as always. Kaweco Sport in brass is quite expensive. Disappointingly light. In my world not really worth the money. I bought mine for a specialist titanium nib conversion. Not overly keen on pocket pens but if I wanted one either Gravitas or Ennso for me please. BTW I’ve got an Ennso Aria on the way.
Nice pen, i liked it a lot as an alternative to the canonical kaweco sport, since it is slightly longer posted and practically perfect for my hand. Unfortunately, seems to seal badly. I found ink boogers and drying up in lesse than 3 days. Bad luck or common issue?
Lol personal story: my pen is a karas AL13 decograph. I find the pen boring. I've been using it for over two years every day, every truck's paperwork, as a commercial tire guy ( meaning big dirty tires, out doors work) I've bought about 6 pens looking for love and sold 4.I have my al13 decograph and my goodblue which broke during an accidental capped waist high drop ( after dropping my al13 deco dozens and only having to live with a scratch on the finish) Twice, to gripe about how fragile my goodblue was, I flug my al13 decograph across a truck bay in to the hopper of the next garbage truck but that was the the same as casually dropping it. Nothing breaks that pen while it's capped and that's why it's actually not boring. Ask me for a picture of the pen would ya?
Did you ever get the chance to test the amount of lead on this pen? Doing this experiment would probably give closure about lead in chinese brass especially on fountain pen reddit where some people are afraid to try chinese brass pens because of lead. Thanks Dood
Havent done that test. I used the pen for a little while but not much since the review as I have other pocket pens I prefer so this one has sat around. I might try to find it to zap it with a laser 🤔
I changed my login from Canada to US and it worked in both. Quickest way to try is find a pen thats above the min purchase, add to cart, then put in the code DOOD to see if it works. Then you'll know. I think it applies everywhere but not 100% certain
I have been on the fence for almost a year about the Kaweco Brass Sport. I have man hands and I find their plastic Sport too light. Maybe this could be a good alternative?
I always try to keep and open mind but at the same time scrutinize it. I get many spam emails or bogus offers. But I can sort of tell now when something is genuine. So happy to work with them as I do buy a fair amount of stuff on Aliexpress. Will try to do my best to help weed out the stuff that isn't so great and find some good buys. I have several items that I've been very happy with so far, and some of course that were duds.
I like your channel. I like an approach you take on pens. Engineer talking about his pen-related hobby. But seeing advertisement of aliexpress in a context of buying known-to-produce-a-copies brands (delike) and obvious knockoffs ("Lamy")... IDK. I feel disappointed =( About this "Lamy": Indeed, Lamy has produced limited edition in collaboration with Line Friends several years ago. And it became popular pens to make a knockoffs. I know what I'm talking about. I have one of those "Lamy Safari Brown" pens. It will be interesting to see a review on this one. Especially with comparison of real Safari and this fake one.
I have reviewed several pens & other accessories I've gotten from Aliexpress several times. Yes, there are items on Ali that are flat out copies, I did my deep dive on the WS699 VS Pilot 823. These pens can also be bought on other online platforms as well. I ordered some that are "similar" to others, and other ones that are unique designs. Many people order from Aliexpress so this may help people who order to get details prior to purchase and save a few bucks. This really isnt any different than when other retailers or makers send me stuff to review. I'm not getting paid to do these reviews (other than ad revenue I get form UA-cam), and I don't "make a cut" off the sales - as far as I've been informed so far. I try my best to show whatever pens I get for how it is and layout the good & the bad. For the Lamy, I'll pick it apart as best I can. I dont own a Safari (never been a fan) but have a AL Star, so will see. I am in contact with someone in the local Vancouver Pen Club who has a bunch of Safari's so getting input/details from her to get more info to share. I'll also be encouraging viewers to leave info if they've had similar pens and leave their thoughts so others can read prior to purchase.
@@Doodlebud, Hey! I feel like there are a bit of misunderstanding or something. I have nothing against Aliexpress in general. I order stuff from it times to times. I don't have any prejudices about Chinese products as well. There are a lot of awesome Chinese in-home products. However, I hate knockoffs and "exact copies". I believe, those make a lot of damage to the industry. Still, I'm OK with people buying copies and knockoffs if they know exactly what do they buy. This is why I'm sure community should talk about those. And this is why I appreciate you work on videos about all those pens. What I'm not OK in this particular video is a context. You advertise an online store in the context of buying knockoffs. Like "Look what I found on XXX! It's some weird Lamy. Gonna make a review on it later". But it's not a Lamy. This is the only problem here. The context. No matter what store there would be. It could be ebay or even amazon with the same exact effect. I liked the rest of this video. It even features a pen that seems to be original design, even though it's delike (AFAIK, it's the brand of the same company as Moonman is). I'm really looking forward to see your review on the rest of those pens. It would be really awesome if you somehow get genuine matte Safari for review. I have a collection of Safari's and several knockoffs so feel free to ask questions about those if you have any. Thank you for your work!
No worries buddy. I've been in contact with someone here who has quite a large collection of legit and fake Lamy pens. So far it seems like its legit but we are going to meet so I can get some of her pens in my hand to find the small differences between the proper Lamy pens and the fakes. I've found a few things already, but knowing me, I found a few more tiny little Easter eggs that I "think" can be definitive tiny details that tell they story. There are some things that seem odd, but several key things that make me think its legit as well. I messaged Lamy directly to ask them if these ones are the real deal, so will hopefully get a reply. Will try to do my best to confirm these ones. I've seen they now carry what seem to be other legit pens: Platinum 3776, Pilot 74 & 823 even! Seems like they are trying to adjust and carry big name brand lines now which I find very interesting! If this Lamy is the real deal, hopefully that can confirm the other high end pens as well
this is still my daily driver i change the grip to the groove type, it writes way smoother and better than overpriced junk MB 149 and also better than my delta oversized, it only loses out to my CH 92 & C 823 The most important element for a pen is it's writing quality (the rest are secondary and nobody cares about the material uses as functionality > aesthetic, all the time ! ) and the quality level goes as below (excludes ancient over flexible nib pens), first = almost all Japanese fountain pens especially by the top 3 brands second = most china pens and maybe a few german ones (older models as the new ones especially pelikan sucks!) third = the rest of the pens
I have the knurled/coated version of that Delike pen. Writes extreme well with the Waverly style nib, and is dead-on reliable.
It hasn't missed a beat since I've inked it up! 👍
I have the black version of that Delike. It was called 'Delike New' when I bought it, but more recently, I've seen it as the Hunyuan.
100% honestly, it has one of the best, smoothest, nibs I have.
I really like my Travelers brass pen. Its features: removable clip, friction fit cap, key ring, excellent steel nib, standard short cartridge, etc. However, it's about 3 times the price of this Delike pen. Oh well.
PS: Brass products frequently have a thin lacquer anti-tarnish coating. It keeps them looking good without polishing. (Ask a veteran about shining up their belt buckle.)
Awesome. The Dood abides
Yes he does 😎
Yay !
I’ve this one, its black version as well as their slightly longer versions and also an Alpha resin (clone of Kaweco Art Sport)..
These are my favorite pens in my collection.. Looks like there’s no other pocket pen from Delike for me to buy !!!
I have been burned by a few Chinese purchases so I am gun shy but this is great you are getting noticed and congratulations! You earned it :) Of course, I will still watch the videos.
Yeah I hear ya, no shortage of cheap pens & I've had many as well. I tried to look for some that seem decent. Of course, ones like the Jinhao 51a or 100 are good pens and there are many others too. I am trying to find a few that seem decent for the price point VS ones that are a race to the bottom when it comes to cost.
I have this in black. Did not like the EF nib so tried my first grind. Got the nib to the point that it would not write and put it aside for a few months. Finally realized I had nothing to lose so got the sand paper out again. Now I have a very smooth sort of stub nib with wide down strokes and narrow horizontal, I really enjoy using this pen now.
Well that's a sorta win by the sounds of it now 😅
Thanks for the discount code DB. Worked like a charm! You may want to mention in the notes that it is caps sensitive so it needs to be all caps like you wrote it.
Sure, guess I should explicitly mention it ;)
I've had the black version of this Delike pocket pen for a couple of years. I also have a slightly longer, slightly thinner all brass model. I don't remember if it was described as a pocket pen or not, but it's definitely closer to the Kaweco Supra in length and girth than to the Sport. In fact, I bought a Supra clip that fits it. I also have a couple of those Sport brass knock-offs, in shiny chrome, brushed chrome, and "antique" brass finishes. At ;east one vendor had those Sport knock-offs listed as "Delike" brand pens, but I'm not sure if they are or not. Sometimes I think they just put words in the titles to generate search results, regardless of what the actuality is.
Yeah the naming is pretty crazy, like you said hitting all the keywords
In pens that accept 2.6mm cartridges, the Standard International ones with 2.4mm diameter are easily fitted.
I just bought one myself, the price is ok and as a pen it is one of the few pens produced in China that realistically does not copy, or is not massively inspired by other brands (not more than the rest of the brands in the world in any case) , so in conclusion, it looks good and maybe it writes just as well.
Pretty cool little pen. I looked around a bit and the Lamy Friends Bear is fun, but I'm going to hold off for the other reviews before making a decision. Really cool of them to work with you!
I got the DeLike Brass pen through a Truphae subscription box (a great thing--got many inks and pens that I had never considered, but have certainly enjoyed). My only quibble with the Delike is that sometimes the section comes loose a turn or or two in my pocket. Writes great though.
Thanks for the code, dood! Never shopped at Ali before. I’ll look around.
Love your channel DB! Keep up the great work sir!!
i know it has nothing to do with the video, but i just lost my vac 700r iris somewhere at school, i bought it after watching your video about it and it had the best EF nib ive ever written with and was my go to pen for bad paper until wednesday when it was just gone
Yeah that sucks. Luckily I haven't lost a pen yet. Sorry you lost your pen 😞
@@Doodlebud its okay, maybe someone else found it and is happy to have such a good pen, i still hope it finds its way back somehow (i will put up a small sign asking if someone found it with a 20€ or so reward) and if it doesnt it is what it is
Great Review as always.
Thought you should know that the code comes up with the message "Sorry, all coupons/codes have now been claimed.", so they didn't keep it till the end of June. Oh well, you snooze you loose I guess.
On another note, I have hadboth the brass and the black version of the Delike and there's always one of them in my pocket.
Yeah another viewer informed me. Looks like they put a limit on the # of uses. I emailed them to ask wAddup wit dat!
Hi DB, thanks for the code, seems it has a limit for claim, when I try to use it, it said "all coupon have been claimed". I have the black version of the delike pen, really good as EDC pen.
What!? I just emailed them to find out about that. They never mentioned a limit on the # of uses on the code
Thanks mate
As Alexas a nice informative review and on top a discount that worked flawlessly for me
( I have ordered two cute Lamy bear pens for my children)
Oh good to hear the discount worked for you,some people have been having issues
Thanks for the code - give it a try and it worked. Pretty cool to see Aliexpress hunting on pen reviewers.
Is this a one time use code or can be used on any pen purchase you make until it expires?
I have no idea if it can be used multiple times. Didn't get a bunch of info, so guess we'll find out 🤔
@@Doodlebud Well planning to get something else in a week or two - so if you don't find out first, I'll let you know :).
Please do 👍
Is there any way to experiment if there is any Pb in this brass? Would be great if you could test this.
You know I never thought of that, thanks for bringing it up. That might be why there is a coating on the pen hmmmm 🤔 Any brass parts I've made has always been lead free brass so totally forgot about that. There are ways to test it, I don't have the gear. I think there may be some type of swab test but not sure how accurate it is. I can look into it.
I'd love if you could do that, i also have one but i stopped using it bc of fear of lead poisoning
Sometimes, local hardware store have lead swabs to test for, well, lead.
Amazon has some kits as well - they seem to be readily available.
3M makes a kit - 3M LeadCheck
Interesting video, informative as always. Kaweco Sport in brass is quite expensive. Disappointingly light. In my world not really worth the money. I bought mine for a specialist titanium nib conversion. Not overly keen on pocket pens but if I wanted one either Gravitas or Ennso for me please. BTW I’ve got an Ennso Aria on the way.
It's decent for the money but my favorite pocket pens are the Ensso & Gravitas for sure.
Nice pen, i liked it a lot as an alternative to the canonical kaweco sport, since it is slightly longer posted and practically perfect for my hand. Unfortunately, seems to seal badly. I found ink boogers and drying up in lesse than 3 days. Bad luck or common issue?
You had me at "tool chatter".
Beautiful little pen at bargain price.
It ain't perfect, but for $15, what the heck
@@Doodlebud Close enough to perfect for us non-engineers.
24 hrs later & the statement "close enough to perfect" is still making my eye twitch 😬
While I sleep soundly each night.
@@Doodlebud Maybe a forced patina using salt and ammonia would cover it up. It can create nice colours and patterns.
Lol personal story: my pen is a karas AL13 decograph. I find the pen boring. I've been using it for over two years every day, every truck's paperwork, as a commercial tire guy ( meaning big dirty tires, out doors work)
I've bought about 6 pens looking for love and sold 4.I have my al13 decograph and my goodblue which broke during an accidental capped waist high drop ( after dropping my al13 deco dozens and only having to live with a scratch on the finish)
Twice, to gripe about how fragile my goodblue was, I flug my al13 decograph across a truck bay in to the hopper of the next garbage truck but that was the the same as casually dropping it. Nothing breaks that pen while it's capped and that's why it's actually not boring. Ask me for a picture of the pen would ya?
Good to hear you have a pen that you can practice your 3pt shots with!
Did you ever get the chance to test the amount of lead on this pen? Doing this experiment would probably give closure about lead in chinese brass especially on fountain pen reddit where some people are afraid to try chinese brass pens because of lead. Thanks Dood
Havent done that test. I used the pen for a little while but not much since the review as I have other pocket pens I prefer so this one has sat around. I might try to find it to zap it with a laser 🤔
Doodlepoodle! It's been a while (got distracted with watches). What cha got go in on?
I've a few Chinese made pens they are decent, is the discount code just for Canada? Asking as I'm in the UK. Great post as always
I changed my login from Canada to US and it worked in both. Quickest way to try is find a pen thats above the min purchase, add to cart, then put in the code DOOD to see if it works. Then you'll know. I think it applies everywhere but not 100% certain
I have been on the fence for almost a year about the Kaweco Brass Sport. I have man hands and I find their plastic Sport too light. Maybe this could be a good alternative?
Has more heft to it for sure and feels better, but the section diameter is a bit small for my hand. Not sure if that gives any clarity LOL
Wow, DB. Did you think at first it was spam/scan since it came from Ali?
I always try to keep and open mind but at the same time scrutinize it. I get many spam emails or bogus offers. But I can sort of tell now when something is genuine. So happy to work with them as I do buy a fair amount of stuff on Aliexpress. Will try to do my best to help weed out the stuff that isn't so great and find some good buys. I have several items that I've been very happy with so far, and some of course that were duds.
does the delike brass contain a dangerous amount of lead in it?
Does the Kaweco sport clip fit on the Delike?
Lead?
Darn. Three hours after upload, pans are out of stock
Search from other sellers - is not limited to that seller.
Yup, just like I mentioned in the video, do a search and you'll find other listings. Discount code still applies
Looks like they're sold out.
If you search on Aliexpress you'll find several more listings
I like your channel. I like an approach you take on pens. Engineer talking about his pen-related hobby. But seeing advertisement of aliexpress in a context of buying known-to-produce-a-copies brands (delike) and obvious knockoffs ("Lamy")... IDK. I feel disappointed =(
About this "Lamy": Indeed, Lamy has produced limited edition in collaboration with Line Friends several years ago. And it became popular pens to make a knockoffs. I know what I'm talking about. I have one of those "Lamy Safari Brown" pens. It will be interesting to see a review on this one. Especially with comparison of real Safari and this fake one.
I have reviewed several pens & other accessories I've gotten from Aliexpress several times. Yes, there are items on Ali that are flat out copies, I did my deep dive on the WS699 VS Pilot 823. These pens can also be bought on other online platforms as well. I ordered some that are "similar" to others, and other ones that are unique designs. Many people order from Aliexpress so this may help people who order to get details prior to purchase and save a few bucks. This really isnt any different than when other retailers or makers send me stuff to review. I'm not getting paid to do these reviews (other than ad revenue I get form UA-cam), and I don't "make a cut" off the sales - as far as I've been informed so far. I try my best to show whatever pens I get for how it is and layout the good & the bad.
For the Lamy, I'll pick it apart as best I can. I dont own a Safari (never been a fan) but have a AL Star, so will see. I am in contact with someone in the local Vancouver Pen Club who has a bunch of Safari's so getting input/details from her to get more info to share. I'll also be encouraging viewers to leave info if they've had similar pens and leave their thoughts so others can read prior to purchase.
@@Doodlebud, Hey! I feel like there are a bit of misunderstanding or something.
I have nothing against Aliexpress in general. I order stuff from it times to times. I don't have any prejudices about Chinese products as well. There are a lot of awesome Chinese in-home products. However, I hate knockoffs and "exact copies". I believe, those make a lot of damage to the industry. Still, I'm OK with people buying copies and knockoffs if they know exactly what do they buy. This is why I'm sure community should talk about those. And this is why I appreciate you work on videos about all those pens.
What I'm not OK in this particular video is a context. You advertise an online store in the context of buying knockoffs. Like "Look what I found on XXX! It's some weird Lamy. Gonna make a review on it later". But it's not a Lamy. This is the only problem here. The context. No matter what store there would be. It could be ebay or even amazon with the same exact effect.
I liked the rest of this video. It even features a pen that seems to be original design, even though it's delike (AFAIK, it's the brand of the same company as Moonman is). I'm really looking forward to see your review on the rest of those pens. It would be really awesome if you somehow get genuine matte Safari for review. I have a collection of Safari's and several knockoffs so feel free to ask questions about those if you have any.
Thank you for your work!
No worries buddy. I've been in contact with someone here who has quite a large collection of legit and fake Lamy pens. So far it seems like its legit but we are going to meet so I can get some of her pens in my hand to find the small differences between the proper Lamy pens and the fakes. I've found a few things already, but knowing me, I found a few more tiny little Easter eggs that I "think" can be definitive tiny details that tell they story. There are some things that seem odd, but several key things that make me think its legit as well. I messaged Lamy directly to ask them if these ones are the real deal, so will hopefully get a reply. Will try to do my best to confirm these ones. I've seen they now carry what seem to be other legit pens: Platinum 3776, Pilot 74 & 823 even! Seems like they are trying to adjust and carry big name brand lines now which I find very interesting! If this Lamy is the real deal, hopefully that can confirm the other high end pens as well
this is still my daily driver i change the grip to the groove type, it writes way smoother and better than overpriced junk MB 149 and also better than my delta oversized, it only loses out to my CH 92 & C 823
The most important element for a pen is it's writing quality (the rest are secondary and nobody cares about the material uses as functionality > aesthetic, all the time ! ) and the quality level goes as below (excludes ancient over flexible nib pens),
first = almost all Japanese fountain pens especially by the top 3 brands
second = most china pens and maybe a few german ones (older models as the new ones especially pelikan sucks!)
third = the rest of the pens