Wing Sung 629 14k Piston Filler Fountain Pen Unboxing and Review 2021
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
- The Wing Sung 629 is trying very hard to be a Montblanc 146. How well does it do that? Is the extra cost for the gold worth it? I unbox it, talk about the parts and features of the pen, provide some size comparisons and measurements, and then do a writing sample. After the writing sample, I talk about what I like and what I don't like about the pen. Please feel free to use the chapters provided below to skip to various parts of the review.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Start
00:41 - Introduction
02:36 - Unboxing
04:10 - What is a Knockoff?
07:39 - Parts and Features
11:33 - Size Comparisons
12:55 - Measurements
13:10 - Removing the Piston
16:33 - Writing Sample
19:38 - Likes and Dislikes
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23:07 - Why Gold?
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I will never get a Montblanc for the cost of getting this premium pen, I will spend it to buy an iPad Pro which gives me a lot of entertainment. A pen only writes hence no need to overspend to get a tool to write, so I will consider this Wing Sung 629 as I accept its price tag is reasonable and it is a piston filler.
This is another of your great "Public Service" review. Entertaining, informative, and a fair warning to all! Have a great season!
Happy holidays! Thanks, Bill!
I agree at 100% 👌🏻
Peace on earth..Merry Christmas. Thanks for all the videos you made this year.
Thank you so much, Wendy! Have a happy Holiday holiday!
Thank you for the review! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year everyone! 😊
Thank you, Javi C!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 the 699 with this 14k #6 nib is on sale this weekend for less than $70 US at some aliExpress stores. I might pull the trigger
HAHA - semi precious plastic - LOVE that!!! A lot of my pens are made with that! Thanks for taking one for the team - we appreciate that! Fortunately I was lucky enough to inherit my Dad's old Montblanc 149 and it writes like a dream, it's a lovely pen! Therefore I won't even think about getting this one! Merry Christmas and thanks for this :)
Any time! Lucky you with Dad's MB149. A classic.
@Inkquiring Minds Merry Christmas Doug I hope your Christmas has been going well. Season's Greetings. 🎅 🎄
Thank you, Sadman! 🎄🎁👍
Merry Christmas!!!! Hopefully the next year will be as pentastic( you see what i did there) as this one! Fantastic video! As a gift i will share something that i found out yesterday! The section from the kaigelu 316A and the jinhao 100 are interchangeable ( although i must admit that i trust the jinhao section- kaigelu body ,more).
Thanks, you too! And thanks for the info on the 316A; trying it now! :)
@@InkquiringMinds Ooohhh very happy to read that!!! Hopefully you find some nice combinations!
Thanky for the review of the Wingsung......fine pen love to have one........Tq for all your hardwork......May You Have A Good Christmas....Be Blessed ...with lots of Pens....n Pals n Subscribers ..Members
Thank you, Ho Keat seng!
@@InkquiringMinds Thank You 🤠
25:40 Doug spitting facts LOL, the truth hurts but it's still the truth, amazing video Doug, have a Merry Christmas
Thank you, Ekank _DURKH!
When I saw your last Jinhao Centennial review I was surprised that you didn't picked the Galaxy finish, with this new video I'm starting to suspect you might want to take one (again) for the team and buy the Jinhao 100 Galaxy with the 14k nib too haha.
The only Chinese 14k nib I've found that isn't as stiff as steel so far has been the Penbbs 14k Calligraphy nib.
The Jinhao 80 is a clone. Great video!! Keep making these videos.
Ouch! Can’t win ‘em all. But, as Gretzky once said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” That’s a nice Pilot list; I just need the Falcon to complete it. And I’m going to take up the suggestion from another comment here to look for an MB in like-new condition later this year. Happy New Year, Doug!
You got that right! Happy New Year, Oscar!
really beatiful uploading. 🙌
Wow, who's your Moonblanc now? Thanks for the great review and Merry Xmas!
Happy holidays! I like MaBlanc.
My 629 with 14k EF nib arrived last night, love it! The nib is really good, I was surprise the EF is not scratchy on paper, rather it has feedback similar to the Sailor 21K M nib. I went to get the flat top version in blue of the 629, really beautiful pen.
Great to hear!
Merry Christmas Doug🎄🎅. Thank you for the and for taking another hit in the wallet for us 👍.
May you and your loved ones keep having a wonderful season! 😊
Thank you, Jorge! Same to you and yours! 🎄
Great video! You saved us from buying a pen we don't need! But I do need some poutine, might have to drive up to Quebec soon..
You should! 😃
Awesome opening song! Love me some ELP!
Greg Lake. Amazing talent. Huge loss.
For the people who want *some* line-variation, wing sung has what they call JF-nibs on taobao, which is a chinese calligraphy nib hand-ground in house. Too bad I haven't seen it available for the western market yet though.
ah OK! thank you!
Very good review and advices
Glad you liked it
@@InkquiringMinds and I enjoy very much listening the acoustics guitars. Quality music.
I have one Pierre Cardin model no. President more than 15 years old and that's looks exactly like MB, and price was almost 9 USD. It is cartridge converter.
I bet it wasn't made in France.
I've seen a review on taobao stating that their extra fine nib is a fair bit wider (0.55mm), sounds like their nib has some wild width variation
Good review and comparison. Thanks. BTW, I happen to be looking into Opus 88 Bela mainly because of its Bock nib. But you mentioned your Bela had Jowo nib. Could you help to verify the nib maker info, Bock or Jowo? Thank you for your help.
I think I mis-remembered the nib on the Bela, because it is indeed, a Bock #6 steel nib.
Great video 👍
Thanks 👍
Thanks for this review. I was fearful that you would recommend it. I bought a WingSung 699 because I desired the Pilot 823. Kept the 699, but wound up buying the Pilot anyway. I didn’t want to go for this pen, only to make another leap and but the Montblanc. You’ve saved me money, Doug, and for that I’m grateful. Have a Happy New Year!
Glad I could help, thank you, Bill!
Merry Christmas. I hope your having a beautiful, wonderful, magical day filled with ink and shinny nibs (haha). Have a great Christmas, Doug.
ps, now the post between Australia and Canada is back, I owe you possible three letters now because I have a writing box, haha :)
Happy Christmas
Something to look forward to! Thanks, Chels!
@@InkquiringMinds I'm working on it today, post gets picked up again Monday. Today, Boxing Day the Australians and Brits are battling it out on the cricket field.
Oooh...this is perfect! I'm picking up one of the flat-top versions!
Thank you sir! This pen is top notch!
Enjoy!
Happy Christmas Doug, if you celebrate it; Happy Saturday if not :)
Happy holidays! Thank you so much! Same to you. The kids are arriving in an hour to open gifts!
Merry Christmas Doug!
Gold nibbed FP prices are out of control - I bought my Platinum 3776 for like $70 and Lamy 2K for $100. Good thing there are good steel nibs available.
Thanks for the review, have a great day!
I agree. And there are very few that are worth the $$. Pilots still seem to be good value.
Professor Doug, Entertaining as always, been catching up on several reviews today LMAO. I wish you and your blushing bride all the best for the upcoming year.
Thanks Coach!
Nice review Doug. Lots of great zingers! Especially when aimed at the Lamy 2000. Merry Christmas
Happy holidays! Thank you, Robbin!
Well done sir. Very educational. You have saved many people a considerable amount of money.
@20:35 😂 that was good 👍🏻 Nicely said Doug. I think it’d be any of those Pilot’s. Appreciate you taking one for the team! 🙂
I'm very glad to see you videos about wingsung pens.
My friend,Mr zhang made this pen.
May I have your contact Information so that You can tell your suggestions about wingsung pens.
Thanks a lot!
My email is inkquiringminds@gmail.com
A great introduction (great voice, too). A great review, too.
I will never throw away my Leonard Furore, ever. I have it with the steel nib and spent the money for one with a Soft Fine 14K nib. To me there is a distinct difference, but worth the extra money; perhaps not but Leonardo makes exquisite pens and they tune their nibs, steel or otherwise.
Pilot has a soft gold nib. Very bouncy.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Thanks, Paul. I think Leonardo has largely addressed the sub-par performance of their Bock steel nibs. The new Jowo nibs are excellent.
@@InkquiringMinds my Furore came with a Bock nib the gold nib is from Jowo, so I bought a new section to fit on my Furore. I just received a new Momento Zero and it has a Jowo steel nib. Very smooth.
Well, I have purchased two Leonardo pens and neither is worth the price. One is even in the landfill.
@@user-br3sl9go3b I am sorry you have had bad experience with your pens. For me they make one of the best pens to come from Italy.
@@paulmchugh1430 Sure, I understand completely! I just want to state the facts about Leonardo from my experience because other customers were also burned.
Thanks for saving me some money!
Happy to help!
Thanks for another great video . Hope you have a lovely day . For me I do think it's a little too close to the Montblanc 146 , and for the money I would save up and get a real 2nd hand Montblanc if your going to spend that sort of money. Again have a great day and thank you for saving my wallet another hit.
Totally agree
@@InkquiringMinds the question is when will you buy a Montblanc .
@@stevenjohnson2806 I'll have to sell something I guess.
I tried hard to resist buying this pen but couldn’t: your review was a bit too convincing. I like the slotted ink window and flat top.
Question: can the nib be easily changed?
Yes!
Just received the steel nib version yesterday and initially it really pissed me off because the nib was unusable. Very scratchy, barely any ink flow. Fortunately this was easy to fix and now it's fine. I wondered between 629 and 630 but ultimately decided on 629. Anyway, have you tried swapping thie 629 nib with anything?
I have not. The WS #6 nibs are slightly unusual.
I've ordered a Platinum President with a medium nib for 137€ last Thursday, from Amazon Spain. Your video made me so much more happy about an already joyful purchase... I had no idea I was buying a soon-to-be-discontinued pen, and I had no idea you could spend almost the same amount of money on a disappointing Chinese Montblanc clone with an underwhelming nib. Oh, and I got an E95S last month, in no small part due to your earlier review of it, and you are right, it is dreamy. Such a perfect little pen...
Fantastic!
Merry Christmas, Doug! Thanks for taking 1 for the team!! Another pen to avoid for better options!!
Same to you! Thanks, Kevin!
@@InkquiringMinds , you are so very welcome!
Lovely opening for Christmas morning.
I'll definitely take your advice. I had no plans anyway to purchase this pen, and now I'm assured that unless I become a lotto millionaire, I will not be adding it to my collection for any reason. :D
Happy holidays!
Excellent review, especially dispelling some gold nib myths!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have to say a larger number of customers buy this 629 pen just for its hand polished Chinese calligraphy nib.😂But not the normal nib
Would you have got it without the gold nib? Would it be worth it then?
I had both. They are both great.
i shure lke thst righting of the opus 88
I have a 626 WingSung with a steel nib that is as soft or even softer than the Pilot Falcon.
I feel the Falcon is overrated, I much prefer the 95Es.
Me too!
Could you provide some more comment on how the 629 compares to the 628?
From what I've seen a steel nibbed version of 629 is also available for about 30 USD, and 30 USD for a Sailor-MB inspired piston filler seems like a much more acceptable deal. I wonder though if there's any point in getting one if I already have a 628, which seems like the same pen only with a different filling mechanism. Do they differ in any other way? 629 is slightly bigger from what I see in size comparison?
The WS629 is completely different than the WS628. The 629 is definitely a more substantial pen in every way. I consider the 628 flimsy with a really awful nib. I bought two of them and they were both awful. I even replaced the nibs on both with no luck. The 629, even in steel, would be far better than a 628. I know people do love the 628, but it is lost on me.
@@InkquiringMinds Thanks, maybe I'm gonna consider it after all
Well, the best gold nib I ever had was a vintage Waterman "pink" super flex nib, fitted to a huge BHR Waterman 56. I sent the pen to Nathan Tardif (this was many years before Noodler's, when Nathan repaired pens for me), and he made a custom Waterman pure silver tree trunk overlay for it. I ended up selling it about 20 years ago, with the original clamshell blue case. I hate to tell you what I sold it for.
I have no doubt. Those vintage Waterman gold nibs are legendary.
Thank you for the review Doug. And thank you for the effort you make to spare us buying bad pens. Happy new year to all Rathbuns
Happy new year! Thanks, Guderina!
I don't think so, there's bunch of bad guys, but this pen is not bad son.
I was thinking this is a super-knockoff of a Pilot 823. If they threw in a square box with a bottle of ink. I have 3 of these Wing Sung 629s. Blue goes well with Diamine washable blue.
I think the Wing Sung 699 is a better super-knockoff of the Pilot 823. The 699 now comes with a 14k nib as well!
A few weeks ago I ordered a Wing Sung 629 (steel nib) and it arrived today. The pen works. It writes beautifully in my green fountain pen ink. I agree with your thoughts.
Thank you, donwinn!
Very informative. Perhaps, "all that is gold does not glitter!" Your reflections on gold vs. steel are on point. My Scrikks 419 has a steel nib (gold plated, or _very_ well polished) that writes with wonderful flex. Definitely small pen, but posts well (it needs to), and is a piston filler, at less than half the price of the 629. Lists still as $40 US at Appointments in Cincinnati.
Right on! Thanks for this info, Rob.
629 also have a Calligraphy nib, But it is made for Chinese calligraphy, And it is also 14k
Yeah nah I think the Pilot 823 is a much better pen with a much better ink capacity and nib which the great Matty Armstrong praised as having a butter smooth nib.
Agreed! 100%
Even a 18K (916) gold jewellery is not soft not to say a 14K gold nib.
这支笔怎么这么贵，在中国，这支笔是480CNY≈ $75，另外的特殊打磨的尖（用于中文书法）的版本，售价是630CNY≈ $99。
也許賣家覺得西方人會付更多的錢？
@@InkquiringMinds Maybe for the freight and tax
Is the nib stiffer than the nib on the Sailor 1911?
I don't own a Sailor but it is pretty stiff for gold.
yes
Thanks for the review. I would never consider paying that price for a Chinese pen anyway but it did answer some of my curiosity of what you would get for that price from China. I would take my Pilot Elite 95 (got mine from Japan) over anything the Chinese manufactures offer at half that price. I do have a fair amount of Chinese pens though, but all were below $20. None are outstanding but for the price, worth getting in about 80% of the cases. They made up the majority of my collection when I first started collecting.
The Pilot e95s is one of the best value for money in gold-nibbed pens in my opinion.
@@InkquiringMinds Absolutely agree.
First, I will add to your arguments in that the purchase of the Pilot gold nib starter pens from Japan is even less expensive than the prices you mentioned (since the comparison is to a pen purchased from China). Secondly, I agree wholly that some of my best writing, most beautiful fountain pens are equipped with steel nibs. I think all of my Leonardo pens are steel-nib equipped (largely because I could not afford the gold nib version), and I love the way each of them writes. I have an older (used pen market) Delta that I love, and it is also a steel-nib pen. I love each pen I have purchased from Edison Pens, and I have never purchased a gold nib Edison pen! To take a contrarian position, I would love to see what you think after you do your magic to the nib! Do you think you can adjust it so that it writes the way you like? I ask because I have purchased a few pens (even new) that were by well-know Italian pen makers that required a lot of tuning. I am about to sell a Stipula that is a lost cause for me; yet, its MSRP was over $500 (I purchased it at $275 on a 50% off sale; it now appears on a lot of vendor sites at $250 or so, making me believe it has been a bust of model. In fact, i cannot sell it without disclosing all the issues, so i may trade it to a nib specialist). Last, while $107 is a high price for a Chinese pen, I think it is still rather inexpensive for a pump filler. Karas normally adds around $100 or more for a gold nib. If you just want to buy the nib unit, I think a gold-nib unit is $150 at full retail. It is German made, so likely worth it. MSRP on a Karas Vertex model with a nice resin and a gold nib is around $270 i think. As to the categories, in the legal world nothing really matters until you get to the fake goods category. If Wing Sung tried to put the famous snow flake trade mark on the pen, then and only then would it violate international law. As soon as fashion designers have a showing of the coming year’s fashion designs, even Walmart will other “clones” or “knock off” goods; however, they will specifically be ordered as “look-alike dresses” or “purses”, etc. The materials will likely be prints of poorer quality and no false labeling as to source would be on the goods (probably will be a store brand). My Asian students were the most adept at detecting fake goods branded as the real thing! Since they came from wealthy families, they were particularly irritated. They shamed others with the fake goods. I come from rural poverty and even practiced law in a less affluent area. Consumers there were very happy to find the look-alike goods! :)
Thanks for this, Keith. To answer your question about the nib. It is just way too fine for me, even though it is marked a Medium. If I were to make the pen more interesting, I'd probably get Jack to do a cursive italic oblique out of it. That kind of nib would not need any spring at all because the shape of the nib would give the line variation.
Thank you very much for your sacrifice! Question for you. How have they fit the #6 size nib in the Wingsung 629, does it use a different feed from the steel version? The reason I ask is I LOVE my Wingsung 699, the only thing I wish it could do, was swap out with a standard #6 size nib. Obviously the 699 uses its own #5'ish size. Is the 629 somehow adapted to hold a #6?
Maybe I can answer this question.The 629's nib has a same size with sailor grand 21k.
And the feed is different from steel version in some very small details（ Maybe you can still replace this 2 nib, but it really has some difference）. But the size is not like the 699
Thanks! I don't have the steel version of the 629, so I can't answer that part of the question. But, I do have a 699 and just pulled the nib and feed from the 699 and compared it to the 629. They are both #6 size nibs and both have VERY similar feeds. The 629 feed tapers to a narrower point but both nibs go on both feeds and fit both pens. So, I expect the nibs will work on both pens.
From where you bought the pen
I show a screenshot of the transaction but it is on Aliexpress as "Yong Shen 629"
So I can save some money and feel safe using it everyday because I can clean and lubricant it myself
Sure, but save your cash and buy the steel nib. Same thing.
Thanks for pointing out the obvious flaws, instead of glossing over them like some reviewers do👍
No problem 👍 Thank you, Cmdr Darwin!
Found these 2 interesting pens that you might like to review next year (I am definitely interested in a vac filler): Asvine V169 (Much cheaper on Ebay than Aliexpress) and Majohn A1 (pre sale only so far and it is a knockoff of Pilot VP).
I have a MaJohn A1 on the way - or a least, waiting to be on the way.
Thanks for the review Doug!
I received my Pelikan 400NN Tortoiseshell EF yesterday for which I paid $120. It is certainly not new and I discovered it has a little crack on the piston cap. Still, it feels like a better deal than a WingSung 629 14K.
Absolutely it is!!
Sounds like even Wing Sung can take a wrong turn now and then.
They all do it seems. Wing Sung with their copy of the Duofold and the awful 628, Jinhao with the 85 and Moonman with the M1000 and F9.
To add to your point, lots of chinese FP lovers think that the best feature of this pen is the calligraphy nib offering. They acknowledge the same problem, however, of "if wingsung just did a somewhat original design instead of ripping of Sailor Pro Gear/ MB146, it would've been an amazing pen altogether."
Yes, it will be.
That scene with the poutine was heartbreaking. Lukewarm gravy is terrible 😔
That's a lot for a ho-hum pen. I couldn't stop thinking about the price either. I bought my gold pens used or I wouldn't have any. I think of them as good pens that happen to have gold nibs instead of the other way around. And they didn't cost that much thank goodness! I hope Christmas is going well for you and yours 🎄
So good! Lots of ink! 🎅🎄🎁👍
@@InkquiringMinds Sweet. If there's any first bottles of anything you better show them off!
This pen got a steel nib version.
Yes. tinyurl.com/ywuey2mw
In China, this pen only costs less than 500¥
I don't believe Montblanc originated that design either, and at their prices, it really is a 'rip-off.' I do like that form factor though.
Very true!
Thanks to last part of this video, I will no longer lose sleep over questions that haunt me - “why is my writing experience with that $5 pen as good as my writing experience with those 14K/18K pens”, “Isn’t my writing style good enough to ‘extract juice’ from those expensive 14K/18k nibs?” etc..
In the Chinese market, the 629 also carries calligraphy nibs which are hugely successful (well they sell for 90 dollars domestically, consider that with Sailor ones, which are 4 times the price and have no piston). The regular nibbed versions not so much. I also really don't understand why they decided to make the pen look like a month blanc 146. With a gold calligraphy nib at a relatively low price point, they really have no competition in the market, and it's not like the customers like knockoff pens.
Inscrutable! ;)
@@InkquiringMinds Hero mostly copy Parker, Wing Sung mostly copy Sheaffer, well back the day of course. Now we know that Sheaffer is, well not in a good condition, so Wing Sung need some new model to copy from.
(But let's face it, everyone copys montblanc even from the 60's, pilot and platiunm made a lot of 14K pen looks almost exact like montblanc 121, and sailor's Hoscal are just montblanc nobleless, not to mention meisterstueck shape-- the pilot 74, the platinum 3776, the aurora 88, no matter what nib and which filling system they use, they all took that look).
Of course for this model, it is useless, better not to buy it, but for some other knock offs, they do have some interesting use.As for vintage pen user, when the old pen itself breaking down （some of them are 100 years old）, as long as you have the nib, you can pretty much put it on the copy, for example: Wing Sung has a knock off version of Sheaffer balance oversize, it's entire specifications are similar to the balance made in early 90's, and the pen can easily hold nib from some of the sheaffer balance made in 1930's. As long as you have the nib, these knock off pen can give it a chance to write again in it's near original form with some modern materials (back in the 50's, manufacturers don't have Acrylic or other plastic we use today) :)
@@edenyan7237 Thank you for this, eden yan. Some excellent information here!
Hmm nice but for $200 I have LiKE NEW MB 146 Classic in box 🎁 so....
100%!!!
As a matter of fact, ws 629 was originally inspired by sailor 21k, I have talked many times with the manufacturer, And I have a prototype.Which shows the relationship between 629 and sailor
I just wonder always about the gold plating: is it going to last without fading in these more expensive( than Jinhao) chinese pens? what is your experience?
I’ve not seen that the plating on these pens is substandard. I suppose if you polish it a lot it will fade.
Nice review. If someone insisted on a gold nib, I'd point him to some vintage Waterman pens from the 1940s. Very affordable, most have a good flex and the Waterman designs are timeless (but their lever filling system is not).
If you want to spend $100 for a good pen with a gold nib: Buy a vintage Pelikan 400(NN) with a nice OM nib.
If you want a modern pen with a good nib: Diplomat pens have the best steel nibs and they are superior to a lot of gold nibs.
BTW: Steel nibs don't corrode anymore as long as you use modern inks and clean the pen regularly (as you should do with any pen).
"clean the pen regularly" ... there ya go! LOL Thanks Stephan.
To be fair it's not 150$ like some one mention here in comments. It's 112$ and free shipping according to current exchange. But of course I prefer Pilot 74 with 14k sf, sfm, sm for exact same price.
BTW thanks a lot for -10% in CultPens. Just obtained my Pelikan M800 and a lot of other stuff for unbelievable prices here in Russia. Really want to promo for Leonardo pens :D
I mentioned a few times I paid Canadian dollars. Plus I converted it to US dollars at between $105-107US currently. I paid when it was first released and the price was higher.
Doug, I want to give you advice: never wipe this pen with alcohol. I rubbed and wiped off the paint. Now instead of a pen I have a white horror
Alcohol and plastic don’t mix well.
@@InkquiringMinds I'm first time facing this. I guess I've just burned 25 $ US 😂😂
I had just read an article on how to spot a real Montblanc from a fake. Most I knew but one that stood out was the resin. The black resin for the Montblanc is not black but a very deep red that you can only spot with bright light shining behind the pen.
Well the 629 is inspired by the Montblanc 146. So I took a light to it and discovered the resin on the 629 is a very deep red!
Wow, the resin is also imitated.
Wow that's a great discovery! I'll have to look!
I got the 629 on steel nib from aliexpress, I love the nib, amazing nib at a reasonable cost, it is now one of my everyday carry pen.
Excellent, Yomin! Enjoy!
Merry Christmas everyone!
There are two other 20 min videos made by one guy and his leaked all over. It's bad engineering. This is not a good pen.
Now, the knockoffs There is one thing that you have to realize. According to Chinese law, these people are doing nothing wrong. Copyright laws are different there. Canadian and US law does not apply. Just look it up. However, I find that when the traditional pen companies copy something, excuses are made. If a Chinese company copies a clip all **** breaks loose. Some of these copies like the $7 Cdn with shipping Parker Sonnets are wrong. It claims to be a Parker and could and probably should be seized by customs. A Baoer 388 does not claim to be a Parker and I see nothing wrong with that. We would have some crazy looking steering wheels if Ford sued GM because their steering wheel was the same.
This is totally my point and I've made this point in several videos. Most complaints about Chinese copies have nothing to do with the actual pen or even copyright law. People don't like the source, even though they don't mind that 90% of the stuff in their homes is made in China because they shop at WalMart or use Apple products. If people really knew what copyright is all about, they'd have no arguments because the Chinese are not breaking any laws. Then there is the argument around intellectual copyright which is another term bandied about by people who read headlines but no further. After the second world war everyone was down on Japanese stuff because they were copying everything American and "made in Japan" meant cheap shit. This is despite the fact that American engineers and designers went to Japan after the war and helped Japanese companies with start-up products from cars to watches, pens and guitars. With guitars, luthiers and designers from Martin Guitar Co., went to Japan after the war and helped Yamaha build an "inspired by Martin" acoustic guitar that is still highly sought-after today because they are so close to D18 and D28 Martins. (I have one). And the original Montblanc 149 was based on earlier designs from other pen companies.
wow that takes balls.. getting an expensive china knockoff.. knowing its a blatant knockoff..
Sorry-not buying counterfeit pens from China ever!!!
No need to be sorry. I was warning viewers against them!
This isn't a counterfeit. It says Wing Sung on the cap and you know full well you aren't getting a Pilot or MB, so there's no problem.
This is clearly a knock off. They copied the clip, trims, and even the notches in the nib like MBs. I cant even thank for your sacrifice bcz you spent 150 dollars on this. I will never ever buy this pen.
Merry Christmas, Doug!
Thank you, Dash!