Pelikan Souverän M805 Stresemann - Fountain Pen Review

This video is part of a review which is to be found on wp.me/p7302D-h8
(I do guess in the video that the M1000 fountain pen - which is Pelikan's flagship model - costs about 250€ more than the M800, which is wrong. The M1000 costs about 100€ more than the M800.)
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[@crouserm]

Even now, some years later, thank you for this fantastic review. Your demonstration gives me confidence to use well the m805 Stresemann I have en route.

[@Scrivelynotes]

Thanks a lot Rob! Let me know what you think of yours once you were able to test drive it a little. Am very curious!

[@crouserm]

@@Scrivelynotes It came quickly from Belgium to Ohio, USA. I was lucky to find one still in stock, and wonder if I got one of the last ones still currently available (supply chain issues at Pelikan) in Europe! Already, I am very impressed, with the smoothness of the plunger mechanism, the gentle line variation writing both in "obverse" and in reverse (broad nib), and, of course, with the sheer beauty of the pen.

[@Scrivelynotes]

@@crouserm Happy to hear this, Rob. Sincerely hoping this pen will serve you for many years to come.

[@invisuu6280]

Thanks for the review. I just found out about this channel, as I am considering an 805 Stresemann. Subscribed! Do I need yet another Pelikan in my collection? No, probably not. By the way, I grease the threads on my Iroshizuku bottles - that way they will not stick and will be much easier to open, but one must be careful to not get the grease for example on the pen, when refilling. The plastic cap broke off on one of my Iroshizuku bottles before I greased them with silicone grease! Grüsse aus Slowenien.

[@Scrivelynotes]

Thank you very much for your kind comment! Haha, I feel you. The question of 'needing' another pen is most probably indiscussable for most of 'us' :-). Anyway, the rabbit hole is deep and steep :-). Thanks for the hint with greasing the bottles! Good idea. In the meantime, I always wipe out/off the cap and threads with a paper towel. That way they are clean and also don't stick. A fast and convenient method to me. Viele Grüße aus Stockholm!

[@Cortesevasive]

Yes you can use the twsbi wrench

[@Scrivelynotes]

Thanks

[@thomasaushauser1940]

War mir noch gar nicht aufgefallen: Als Linkshänder schiebt man die Feder, statt sie zu ziehen. Man schreibt in die Gegenrichtung, jedenfalls als Europäer. Hab' ich gleich ausprobiert: Klar, die Feder kratzt. Lohnt sich das denn, als Linkshänder, in teure Füller zu investieren, wenn das Schreibvergnügen in Gold gar nicht richtig zum Tragen kommt?

[@Scrivelynotes]

Thomas Aushauser ich spüre keinen großen Unterschied und für mich lohnt es sich auf jeden fall. Ganz angesehen davon, ob goldfedern per se überhaupt besser sind als Stahlfedern...

[@Kellerkind80]

I wish they would make the screw thread out of metal. The pen has a street price of 380 Euros, and when you look at the material, a bit of (good) plastic, maybe 15 Euros of Gold for the nib. I can´t believe that the price is so high cause of the hours of work they spend for making them.

[@Scrivelynotes]

Well, you're right in a way. But then it is also a luxury product that can't exactly be judged that way. The same applies not only to also e.g. Montblanc but to any luxury/premium brand/product, no matter if it's clothes, watches, or whatever. "Price = cost + overhead"-logics do not apply in such product segments.

[@ZoneCrasher]

This is called "diminishing return" once you go over a certain price point. For fountain pens, I believe the sweet spot is somewhere between $100-150. You got a gold nib, nice enough material and decent workmanship for the money. Anything beyond that, sorry to say, is waste of money from pure functionality perspective.

[@Cortesevasive]

@@ZoneCrasher Also it could be called price discrimination , pushing the very similar product with different prices to saturate all market segments . Also its very visible in Sailor pens where gold entry pen cost like 150 and second step is just a tid bigger and doubles the price .
Performance wise I guess best nibs are at 200-300euro

[@Cortesevasive]

First show me a pen of equal quality for a lower price .the plastic is ok . Pelikans last a lifetime . Any 5buck chinese pen can get all metal that doesn't mean anything . Pelikan design is very low profile and understated , especially at plain black version . But that's a good thing if you like that .

[@mikerose2504]

alan mail that is why I like Pilot 91/912 you just pay for the nib basically .. I did buy an ebonite feed for my 912 but that means for 270-300 euros you will have an amazing nib/feed without the hassle of vintage

[@B51608]

you might try stopping the AAH and EEH and MMH in your vids and consider a script