Definitely I think these are great pens for the price. I have the mandarin yellow one and can't complain! Have a great new year Chris, thanks for all your videos!
Chris, Thank you for another year of reviews with great background research, and your own experiences. The PenCommunity is so much better for your wisdom and good humor.
I agree they are great reliable pens. I've do have a couple, however you've now convinced me I need one with the engraving just to top off my Jinhao collection Best wishes for a Happy and prosperous New Year and I look forward to enjoying more of your videos in 2022.
Thanks for another great review. The 18KGP nib engraving bugs me too. I swapped a Kaigelu NMF into my Jinhao Centennial red with logo. Works great. Happy new year!
Thanks, as always, for the great review! I have been really enjoying the Jinhao 100s too. They seem to be refining and improving it nicely. I look forward to more improvements to this line in 2022. I just ordered the new vermillion one, that looks very classy and reminds me of my grail pen the Pilot custom urushi vermillion.
A very interesting Parker - Jinhao analysis and comparison, thanks to Chris' professionalism and the fountain pens of his magnificent collection. I have a small number of Jinhao Centennials and I have verified that they are the same size as the Parker Duofold edition for the 100th anniversary of 2021 sold in Italy for 1200 euros. Very emblematic. It should be noted that the Chinese produce these copies with their own specific brand as a respectful homage to the original product. Beautiful choice of ink. Thanks for everything Chris! Happy New Year!
I've been wanting one of the Jinhao 100 Centennial Big Red pens with the logo too and couldn't find them on Ebay either. I'm so glad you reviewed this pen and the showed the Ali Express store that has it. I just went and purchased one from them. Nice to end the old year with a pen I've been wanting! The Duofold is my favorite style. Thanks so much!
What do I like? Easy answer is "Yes." I'm pretty happy with almost all the pens I own. Not that enthusiastic about extra fine nibs, but they have had their use. Only one I don't like at all is a copy of the Hero 616. Yes a fake of a generally poor quality pen that's virtually unusable as a fake. I have a real soft spot for Esterbrook pens of the past, but my absolute favorite is the Wahl-Eversharp from the pre Parker buyout era, if you made me have to choose a brand. Of my newer pens, I can say that I haven't found a Jinhao I didn't like. I don't have a 100 yet, but I plan to, and plan to get one for a friend as well. I appreciate your videos and views. Thanks for sharing them!
Ali Express is definitely the place to get these right now. The price is significantly less and the selection is much better. The copying is not always a bad thing. It's definitely not the same experience when you buy a cheap copy. But ..it gives you an idea of the type, size and shape of pen that you might like. I really don't think that anyone who wanted a Duofold ever decided to get a Jinhao 100 instead. I would bet that someone, somewhere bought a Jinhao 100 and decided to save up for the real thing.
I am exhibitA lol. I have bought a few reproductions on wish and Allie express ended up shelling out the dough for the real McCoy later on! Now I have the repros that I do not care what happens to them lol.
I've recently taken the plunge and bought my first two Jinhao Centennials. I haven't inked them up yet, but based on my previous experience with the brand, I expect them both to write well right out of the box. I'll probably add more, because a local pen shop got in a shipment with colors I'd had my eye on for a while. It's just great to be able to handle them while choosing my favorite colorways. That being said, I got a Moonman/Majohn A1 Nighthawk which I inked up with Lennon Tool Bar Pouchong Tea. I was pleasantly surprised with a) how smooth it writes and b) how the clip doesn't get in the way I'd feared. (The Nighthawk is currently the only colorway for Gen2 A1 pens which are clipless.) Now I'm sorely tempted to get the yellow and red ones I'd been eyeing. Moonman also came out with the T5 in several colors and a very subtle fireworks design on the barrel. 2022 is looking promising already!
@@chrisrap52 I had my favorite T5 pens put on layaway and plan to pick them up mid-month. Check out the A1. OG with a clip in six(?) colors (including glossy black and matte black). A Filipino friend told me he's seen people swap out Pilot nib units just for the heck of it.
I have one doubt ,are these pens made of celluloid?? i could see some listings on flipkart in which it is mentioned celluloid fountain pen. The pens are the same ones shown in this video with that engraving on the barrel.
Hoy me llego la color naranja con nib fino y estoy muy contento. No tuve que hacer nada para ajustar el nin que es muy suave y húmedo. Es muy bonita y creo que la usaré bastante
The Jinhao converter that is fitted with this pen is a little flimsy. It had been my understanding that the International Standard converters would fit this pen until I read a user comment on Amazon "Schmidt K5 didn't fit." Has anyone else tried the international standard converters with this pen?
Thanks for your review. I have found that the steel nibs have become very comparable to gold nibs. It is a question of economics. Having a well functioning pen with a steel nib and spending $$$ less it a big plus. Do I have new pens with gold nibs? Yes. Are they better than steel? It depends on what you expect. My Pilot 743 with a gold soft fine nib acts very smoothly and provides bounce and line variation. If I am looking for a pen nib with little to no variation, steel works fine, as well as stiff gold nibs.
That’s the way business is, ergo it must be morally OK. Got it, and I shall hereby apply the same logic to all business practices because that’s the wonderful world we live in.
Hi Chris, thank you for the video! I have a couple Jinhao 100a pens that I know are similar. I really like them. I tried to swap the Jinhao F nib for a Kaigelu EF nib and they do not seem compatible. The Kaigelu slips right out and will not stay tight. Should it work? Any advice appreciated and thank you.
I do not have a 100A. From what I see, looks like same #6 nib that the 100 use. I just swapped in a Kaigelu EF nib into a 100 & it fits just like the original Jinhao. Need to insure nib is seated exactly like original nib. Happy New Year.
@@chrisrap52 Thank you - I have two 100a pens from same seller and they seem to have different size feeds in them. The Kiagelu fits in one pen, but not the other..... weird. Thank you and Happy New Year!
One more quick question - I see some 100A models with a knot/deco type cap collar. Is that a new or older design? There are too many of these to keep up with! Thanks!
I do not have a 100A. Appears to be different resin colors & a different cap band. Maybe a distributer worked with Jinhao to have a slightly different design? Happy New Year!
I recently bought one of these and also find it very wet! Too wet for me. With the nib unit sort of sealed, I don’t know if it can be dried out. The nib slit already seems reasonbaly tight. Any thoughts? Happy New Year!
I get that jinhao are "copies" or fakes lookalikes of established brands but here is the thing I have TWO junhao 159 which is clearly a knock off of Montblancs 149 and truth be told the Jinhao's are excellent value and pretty damn good the materials used the design and execution and the writeability are all very good and this in a £10 per pen offering which frankly is amazing . The montblanc 149 is around £800 new and £400 plus used and frankly the quality is excellent but not enough to justify the asking price , howver factor in the desireability of the brand (montblanc) and it becomes the consumers choice . Personally I enjoy being able to buy any numbers Jinhao fountain pens and others that look very much like more expensive offerings from established brands and write perfectly well £10 for a jinhao 159 vs £800 for a montblanc 149 for exactly the same look and to be brutally truthful pretty good quality is a no brainer . So far I have 3 jinhao fountain pens all are excellent and perform brilliantly and the quality of the "resin " is amazing and in my hands feels as good as branded offerings that cost 10 x the price . So this makes me wonder ? how over priced are the branded versions ? even allowing for western labour rates etc ... anyone who has not bought a jinhao should do so they are brilliant little pens .
Profit margins, marketing. Luxury gods have the most markup of any products, could be 10-50x the cost of goods. Jinhaos are sold at very low markup, no marketing costs added on. Enjoy that we can get these great pens at a great price.
Definitely I think these are great pens for the price. I have the mandarin yellow one and can't complain! Have a great new year Chris, thanks for all your videos!
Thanks, you too!
Chris, Thank you for another year of reviews with great background research, and your own experiences. The PenCommunity is so much better for your wisdom and good humor.
Thanks, Joel. Have a fabulous New Year.
I agree they are great reliable pens. I've do have a couple, however you've now convinced me I need one with the engraving just to top off my Jinhao collection Best wishes for a Happy and prosperous New Year and I look forward to enjoying more of your videos in 2022.
Finally found a black one with silver trim and the logo on the side. I just wish the horses were pulling that chariot in the opposite direction.
Thanks, Chris! Always fun to travel the wide world of pens with you as our guide. Look forward to '22. Happy New Year!
Thanks for watching. Have a Joyous New Year.
Thanks for another great review. The 18KGP nib engraving bugs me too. I swapped a Kaigelu NMF into my Jinhao Centennial red with logo. Works great. Happy new year!
Very nice! Enjoy the New Year.
Thanks, as always, for the great review! I have been really enjoying the Jinhao 100s too. They seem to be refining and improving it nicely. I look forward to more improvements to this line in 2022. I just ordered the new vermillion one, that looks very classy and reminds me of my grail pen the Pilot custom urushi vermillion.
A very interesting Parker - Jinhao analysis and comparison, thanks to Chris' professionalism and the fountain pens of his magnificent collection. I have a small number of Jinhao Centennials and I have verified that they are the same size as the Parker Duofold edition for the 100th anniversary of 2021 sold in Italy for 1200 euros. Very emblematic. It should be noted that the Chinese produce these copies with their own specific brand as a respectful homage to the original product. Beautiful choice of ink. Thanks for everything Chris! Happy New Year!
May you have a Joyous & Wonderous New Year.
I've been wanting one of the Jinhao 100 Centennial Big Red pens with the logo too and couldn't find them on Ebay either. I'm so glad you reviewed this pen and the showed the Ali Express store that has it. I just went and purchased one from them. Nice to end the old year with a pen I've been wanting! The Duofold is my favorite style. Thanks so much!
Great review Chris. Thanks for another year of phenomenal content.
My pleasure! Glad you enjoy. Have a great New Year.
What do I like? Easy answer is "Yes." I'm pretty happy with almost all the pens I own. Not that enthusiastic about extra fine nibs, but they have had their use. Only one I don't like at all is a copy of the Hero 616. Yes a fake of a generally poor quality pen that's virtually unusable as a fake.
I have a real soft spot for Esterbrook pens of the past, but my absolute favorite is the Wahl-Eversharp from the pre Parker buyout era, if you made me have to choose a brand.
Of my newer pens, I can say that I haven't found a Jinhao I didn't like. I don't have a 100 yet, but I plan to, and plan to get one for a friend as well.
I appreciate your videos and views. Thanks for sharing them!
Thank you for watching & contributing. Agree on the vintage Wahls.
Ali Express is definitely the place to get these right now. The price is significantly less and the selection is much better. The copying is not always a bad thing. It's definitely not the same experience when you buy a cheap copy. But ..it gives you an idea of the type, size and shape of pen that you might like. I really don't think that anyone who wanted a Duofold ever decided to get a Jinhao 100 instead. I would bet that someone, somewhere bought a Jinhao 100 and decided to save up for the real thing.
Perfectly said. Have a great New Yrear.
I am exhibitA lol. I have bought a few reproductions on wish and Allie express ended up shelling out the dough for the real McCoy later on! Now I have the repros that I do not care what happens to them lol.
Blessed new year Chris! Love your reviews as always!
Thanks so much!
I have a 100 on order. I'll be interested to see if it has a logo. Great comparison with the classics.
I've recently taken the plunge and bought my first two Jinhao Centennials. I haven't inked them up yet, but based on my previous experience with the brand, I expect them both to write well right out of the box. I'll probably add more, because a local pen shop got in a shipment with colors I'd had my eye on for a while. It's just great to be able to handle them while choosing my favorite colorways. That being said, I got a Moonman/Majohn A1 Nighthawk which I inked up with Lennon Tool Bar Pouchong Tea. I was pleasantly surprised with a) how smooth it writes and b) how the clip doesn't get in the way I'd feared. (The Nighthawk is currently the only colorway for Gen2 A1 pens which are clipless.) Now I'm sorely tempted to get the yellow and red ones I'd been eyeing. Moonman also came out with the T5 in several colors and a very subtle fireworks design on the barrel. 2022 is looking promising already!
I have 3 T5s in transit. Enjoy 2022. They will be a lot of "new" pens for us.
@@chrisrap52 I had my favorite T5 pens put on layaway and plan to pick them up mid-month. Check out the A1. OG with a clip in six(?) colors (including glossy black and matte black). A Filipino friend told me he's seen people swap out Pilot nib units just for the heck of it.
Thanks for that exposure to the Noodler’s lubricated ink-I’m going to pick up a bottle at Dromgoole’s tomorrow !
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Best budget pen in my opinion. think i'll have to order a few more now 😉
I have one doubt ,are these pens made of celluloid?? i could see some listings on flipkart in which it is mentioned celluloid fountain pen. The pens are the same ones shown in this video with that engraving on the barrel.
I don't believe these are celluloid. I have many vintage celluloid pens. These are not like those. These are made from same acrylic as the other 100s.
@@chrisrap52 THANKS 😊
Hoy me llego la color naranja con nib fino y estoy muy contento. No tuve que hacer nada para ajustar el nin que es muy suave y húmedo. Es muy bonita y creo que la usaré bastante
Me alegro de que te guste la pluma. yo disfruto el mio
@@chrisrap52 me alegro también.
The Jinhao converter that is fitted with this pen is a little flimsy. It had been my understanding that the International Standard converters would fit this pen until I read a user comment on Amazon "Schmidt K5 didn't fit." Has anyone else tried the international standard converters with this pen?
I find these Jinhao converters equal to or better than Schmidt. Your seller may have put in a lower quality converter.
Thanks for your review. I have found that the steel nibs have become very comparable to gold nibs. It is a question of economics. Having a well functioning pen with a steel nib and spending $$$ less it a big plus.
Do I have new pens with gold nibs? Yes. Are they better than steel? It depends on what you expect. My Pilot 743 with a gold soft fine nib acts very smoothly and provides bounce and line variation. If I am looking for a pen nib with little to no variation, steel works fine, as well as stiff gold nibs.
I agree. I have not found a good soft steel nib. Gold nibs work better for that. Have a Great New Year.
The same to you and your family.
That’s the way business is, ergo it must be morally OK. Got it, and I shall hereby apply the same logic to all business practices because that’s the wonderful world we live in.
Doesn't mean it's right just that everybody does it.
This is my last video of 2021
Happy new year man.
Happy New Year to you.
Chris...please help: Jinhao 100 or Majohn C1? I like juicy wet(!) F size. 😊 Thanks
Very different designs. Juicy & Wet, C1. The F nib is that & also a generous fine. The 100 F nib is good with a finer line but not as wet as C1.
@@chrisrap52 Thanks. I know designs are so different, this will be pen for "work" not for show off. 😉
Hi Chris, thank you for the video! I have a couple Jinhao 100a pens that I know are similar. I really like them. I tried to swap the Jinhao F nib for a Kaigelu EF nib and they do not seem compatible. The Kaigelu slips right out and will not stay tight. Should it work? Any advice appreciated and thank you.
I do not have a 100A. From what I see, looks like same #6 nib that the 100 use. I just swapped in a Kaigelu EF nib into a 100 & it fits just like the original Jinhao. Need to insure nib is seated exactly like original nib. Happy New Year.
@@chrisrap52 Thank you - I have two 100a pens from same seller and they seem to have different size feeds in them. The Kiagelu fits in one pen, but not the other..... weird. Thank you and Happy New Year!
One more quick question - I see some 100A models with a knot/deco type cap collar. Is that a new or older design? There are too many of these to keep up with! Thanks!
I do not have a 100A. Appears to be different resin colors & a different cap band. Maybe a distributer worked with Jinhao to have a slightly different design? Happy New Year!
@@chrisrap52 Thank you for your reply - Happy New Year to you and yours!
I recently bought one of these and also find it very wet! Too wet for me. With the nib unit sort of sealed, I don’t know if it can be dried out. The nib slit already seems reasonbaly tight. Any thoughts? Happy New Year!
A drier ink. If you have other Jinhao's with No.6 nibs, unscrew & swap. Happy New Year.
FYI. I know some people fill that engraving with a chalk, looks great.
Yes it does but I didn't have any chalk. Happy New Year.
@@chrisrap52 thanks. Happy New Year and all my best wishes!
EVERY SINGLE PEN IS COPIED THE DESING! HOW ABOUT THE SMOOTHNESS OF THE TWO PENS!
I get that jinhao are "copies" or fakes lookalikes of established brands but here is the thing I have TWO junhao 159 which is clearly a knock off of Montblancs 149 and truth be told the Jinhao's are excellent value and pretty damn good the materials used the design and execution and the writeability are all very good and this in a £10 per pen offering which frankly is amazing . The montblanc 149 is around £800 new and £400 plus used and frankly the quality is excellent but not enough to justify the asking price , howver factor in the desireability of the brand (montblanc) and it becomes the consumers choice . Personally I enjoy being able to buy any numbers Jinhao fountain pens and others that look very much like more expensive offerings from established brands and write perfectly well £10 for a jinhao 159 vs £800 for a montblanc 149 for exactly the same look and to be brutally truthful pretty good quality is a no brainer . So far I have 3 jinhao fountain pens all are excellent and perform brilliantly and the quality of the "resin " is amazing and in my hands feels as good as branded offerings that cost 10 x the price .
So this makes me wonder ? how over priced are the branded versions ? even allowing for western labour rates etc ... anyone who has not bought a jinhao should do so they are brilliant little pens .
Profit margins, marketing. Luxury gods have the most markup of any products, could be 10-50x the cost of goods. Jinhaos are sold at very low markup, no marketing costs added on. Enjoy that we can get these great pens at a great price.