I quite like this pen. The size, design, all-round look and vibe of this pen at a pretty affordable, fair price all appeal to me. Various color options are nice. I don’t mind the Schmidt steel nib, and I particularly like the threaded converter, something I wish more pens also had. Very balanced and helpful review, Mick. It’s a pen I wouldn’t at all mind trying out even if I don’t end up buying it. Thanks for showing it here.
I just received both of these models and I like writing with them more than the Kawecos. The Scriveiners EDC are more comfortable to write with due to not being so short in the grip section and they take regular converters instead of short. I like how they have everything attached, screwed down, etc... The copper I have is very heavy at 50g which feels substantial to me. This is something you won't be writing a long letter with. The price is very appealing. And lastly they write so very nice, I just wish they were with a #6 Nib.
Good review, Mick. I like this EDC pen over the Kaweco Sport. One of the reasons is that it will take a standard converter and it will take a long international cartridge. I happen to like it over the Classic.
Late to comment here, but I have seen so much promotion around for this pen that I looked at your review and a few others. I thought what the heck and ordered it from Amazon. It came within 24 hours (I am a Prime member). I got the executive in black and I have to say I am pleasantly surprised. Everything about this pen is really appealing: the aesthetics, the price, the quality, the value and, most importantly, the nib. I see a lot of negativity about the pen because it’s made in China. Really does that matter? Jinhao and others are not making quality pens at sensational prices. Anyway, the nib and converter, the heart and soul of the pen, is German. This is like a car assembled in China with a Mercedes-Benz engine and transmission. Who cares about the metal around it. I highly recommend.
The question is what does it offer at this price point that established brands at this price point don’t offer. It’s in the same price point of the steel nib Parker Sonnet, Waterman expert, lamy aion etc, why should I get those tried and tested model over this?
At the Australian price point… it is cheaper than all the pens you mention. It’s also a different form. Pens and their uses are up to the user. Some people will prefer this size, weight, design etc over other pens. Some wont. Personally, I don’t enjoy the Lamy Aion, it feels clumsy in my hand… this Scriveiner is more comfortable and feels nicer on the page to me. This has a good steel nib, as good as any of the steel nibbed Parkers and Watermans in my experience… and as a smaller pen, makes a nice, convenient middle ground between fuller sized pens, and smaller pocket pens. So… it’s all down to the user and what they like in a pen. If it’s not for you… that’s okay.
The box says that this pen comes from a company in "London". Most people would associate that name as the capital of the UK, but this is another Chinese pen, probably made in a factory with awful work conditions and pay? I wish people in the pen community would wake up to the moral dilemma of buying products from a country where freedom is unknown and human rights are non-existent. Meanwhile, the government threatens democratic Taiwan with invasion and supplies Putin's war in Ukraine.
I quite like this pen. The size, design, all-round look and vibe of this pen at a pretty affordable, fair price all appeal to me. Various color options are nice. I don’t mind the Schmidt steel nib, and I particularly like the threaded converter, something I wish more pens also had. Very balanced and helpful review, Mick. It’s a pen I wouldn’t at all mind trying out even if I don’t end up buying it. Thanks for showing it here.
I just received both of these models and I like writing with them more than the Kawecos. The Scriveiners EDC are more comfortable to write with due to not being so short in the grip section and they take regular converters instead of short. I like how they have everything attached, screwed down, etc... The copper I have is very heavy at 50g which feels substantial to me. This is something you won't be writing a long letter with. The price is very appealing. And lastly they write so very nice, I just wish they were with a #6 Nib.
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Good review, Mick. I like this EDC pen over the Kaweco Sport. One of the reasons is that it will take a standard converter and it will take a long international cartridge. I happen to like it over the Classic.
Late to comment here, but I have seen so much promotion around for this pen that I looked at your review and a few others. I thought what the heck and ordered it from Amazon. It came within 24 hours (I am a Prime member). I got the executive in black and I have to say I am pleasantly surprised. Everything about this pen is really appealing: the aesthetics, the price, the quality, the value and, most importantly, the nib. I see a lot of negativity about the pen because it’s made in China. Really does that matter? Jinhao and others are not making quality pens at sensational prices. Anyway, the nib and converter, the heart and soul of the pen, is German. This is like a car assembled in China with a Mercedes-Benz engine and transmission. Who cares about the metal around it. I highly recommend.
The question is what does it offer at this price point that established brands at this price point don’t offer. It’s in the same price point of the steel nib Parker Sonnet, Waterman expert, lamy aion etc, why should I get those tried and tested model over this?
At the Australian price point… it is cheaper than all the pens you mention. It’s also a different form. Pens and their uses are up to the user. Some people will prefer this size, weight, design etc over other pens. Some wont. Personally, I don’t enjoy the Lamy Aion, it feels clumsy in my hand… this Scriveiner is more comfortable and feels nicer on the page to me. This has a good steel nib, as good as any of the steel nibbed Parkers and Watermans in my experience… and as a smaller pen, makes a nice, convenient middle ground between fuller sized pens, and smaller pocket pens. So… it’s all down to the user and what they like in a pen. If it’s not for you… that’s okay.
The box says that this pen comes from a company in "London". Most people would associate that name as the capital of the UK, but this is another Chinese pen, probably made in a factory with awful work conditions and pay? I wish people in the pen community would wake up to the moral dilemma of buying products from a country where freedom is unknown and human rights are non-existent. Meanwhile, the government threatens democratic Taiwan with invasion and supplies Putin's war in Ukraine.