Very nice video. I hate getting ink all over the nib and section too, but since I hate cleaning out a syringe I either do it the first way or just fill through the nib. I find that priming the feed takes up about half the converter, so I have now started to just fill through the nib. And, I am used to that way now because most of my pens are piston fill anyways. I have a MZ Blue Hawaii with a Bock nib in broad. I loved it at first, and it is still very nice, but I have not had the temptation for more Leos. As you said they switched to JoWo for their steel nibs, but are using Bock for their gold nibs. go figure??? They do make some pretty resins though. The pointed ends and the rollerball clip are all hallmarks of OMAS.
Thank you very much! Yes, didn't think of mentioning that, priming the feed does take quite a bit of ink! I guess for me I'd rather not make a mess and my goal is seldom to get the most ink possible from a fill, I enjoy rotating inks and if I choose to refill on the same ink then it's already primed and filling with the cartridge converter takes seconds. Piston filler leaves you with the nib or Syringe option as you mentioned. I'm already considering getting a Leonardo Grande 2.0 that also has the Jowo screw-out units for either a #6 or #8 Jowo nib unit. My understanding it's the new Leonardos all have Jowo Nibs just since are screw-in units and some are friction fit. The gold nibs are still jowo but are friction fit with an ebonite feed instead of plastic. I love the pointed ends and roller clip that are reminiscent of Omas! It's only the faceted sides and amazing Celluloid that still leave me wanting an Omas, and also the nib! My understanding is that alot of those details originated with the original Delta!
@@fountainPENdulum If you like the screw-in units, Franklin Christoph makes them too and you can get a grind done by Audrey. The SiG nib is very well known, though I have not ever used one. Also Peyton Street sells JoWo #6 units and they do grinds there too. I read recently that the new Leonardo in-house gold nibs were Bock, and then Leonardo machined them at their factory. Perhaps just the in-house gold nibs are Bock, and the other gold nibs they are using are JoWo. Or I could be mistaken all together. :) OMAS pens are my favorite. To me nothing writes like an OMAS nib. Originally when I saw your Stipula, it reminded me of the famous OMAS Scarlett Red celluloid. It is a big misconception that those details are from Delta. Delta started in 1982 to revive those older Italian pens like OMAS. It also doesn't help the details that Leonardo was started by the son of one the Delta founders. Those traits go back on OMAS pens from the 1930s. Vinatge OMAS pens came in spherical or faceted, and they would switch back and forth between the rollerball and diamond clip.
@@ironmic9244 thanks very much for those recommendations to check out! I was mistaken, I believe you are correct about the gold nibs being house nibs and being Bock (friction fit). You're on point about the Omas faucets and clip also, thanks for those clarifications! Omas would definitely be a favorite for me also, though I haven't acquired the Omas I've wanted. Vintage 14k Flex Celluloid faceted with some girth to it. I've been looking into the Models but haven't found a super good resource to organize all the types just research here and there. I haven't given up but it's a weary search especially because of the pricing! Do you know much about the return if Omas?
@@fountainPENdulum I don't know where or not their gold nibs came in units or not. I don't pull the nib and feed now out of a friction fit section. They are doing what OMAS was doing near the end, and what SCRIBO is doing now. If you want something close to OMAS, then SCRIBO is the way to go. in case you don't know, they were former OMAS employees and bought the nib machines from OMAS. To me there is OMAS, 100 levels, then Pelikan, and what ever else. I've become very loyal to OMAS. I've been lucky to get a couple, but they are now difficult or expensive to come by, especially the special celluloids, and the arco is just ... forget about it. The revival of OMAS, ....... , ooooh that's a touchy subject. LOL I'll address that in a second reply as to not be one long overwhelming message.
@@fountainPENdulum So there have been 2 OMAS pens dropped thus far. I don't know about the legality of it, because I have it on good authority that there are NO plans for OMAS production right now, so how these 2 pens were released is puzzling. What has happened is ASC who bought the old celluloid stock is releasing the pens. They are fitting these pens with old stock loose OMAS nibs. I've seen the Ogiva 222 in videos and pictures and the finishing is horrible. The engraving is so atrocious, that is the only word I can use. It's an absolute travesty. All of the OMAS body parts, none of the soul. Check out Figboot's review, and you'll see what I am talking about, not to mention my many comments there. The second pen is the Ogiva Israel 75. It's using the spectacular Royale Blue celluloid and the loose nibs from the OMAS 75 anniversary pens. That just does not feel right. The last thing is Navahlur is somehow involved in the production of the pen. Navahlur, really???? They have no business being around OMAS, and finally the pens are being made in Naples, not Bologna. Italians from what I have gathered have a lot of regional pride. You can't just move it from Bologna to Naples. I think I am not very happy about this. Don't revive something just to revive a name, you have to have it's soul or forget it, let the brand rest. OMAS is pretty sacred to pen people, and I'm not even old enough to really understand that sacredness. I think I have pretty strong feeling about this!
Beautiful pen!!
Thanks very much! Leonardo's does a beautiful job on their resin fountain pens!
Very nice video. I hate getting ink all over the nib and section too, but since I hate cleaning out a syringe I either do it the first way or just fill through the nib. I find that priming the feed takes up about half the converter, so I have now started to just fill through the nib. And, I am used to that way now because most of my pens are piston fill anyways.
I have a MZ Blue Hawaii with a Bock nib in broad. I loved it at first, and it is still very nice, but I have not had the temptation for more Leos. As you said they switched to JoWo for their steel nibs, but are using Bock for their gold nibs. go figure??? They do make some pretty resins though.
The pointed ends and the rollerball clip are all hallmarks of OMAS.
Thank you very much!
Yes, didn't think of mentioning that, priming the feed does take quite a bit of ink! I guess for me I'd rather not make a mess and my goal is seldom to get the most ink possible from a fill, I enjoy rotating inks and if I choose to refill on the same ink then it's already primed and filling with the cartridge converter takes seconds. Piston filler leaves you with the nib or Syringe option as you mentioned.
I'm already considering getting a Leonardo Grande 2.0 that also has the Jowo screw-out units for either a #6 or #8 Jowo nib unit. My understanding it's the new Leonardos all have Jowo Nibs just since are screw-in units and some are friction fit. The gold nibs are still jowo but are friction fit with an ebonite feed instead of plastic.
I love the pointed ends and roller clip that are reminiscent of Omas! It's only the faceted sides and amazing Celluloid that still leave me wanting an Omas, and also the nib! My understanding is that alot of those details originated with the original Delta!
@@fountainPENdulum If you like the screw-in units, Franklin Christoph makes them too and you can get a grind done by Audrey. The SiG nib is very well known, though I have not ever used one. Also Peyton Street sells JoWo #6 units and they do grinds there too. I read recently that the new Leonardo in-house gold nibs were Bock, and then Leonardo machined them at their factory. Perhaps just the in-house gold nibs are Bock, and the other gold nibs they are using are JoWo. Or I could be mistaken all together. :)
OMAS pens are my favorite. To me nothing writes like an OMAS nib. Originally when I saw your Stipula, it reminded me of the famous OMAS Scarlett Red celluloid. It is a big misconception that those details are from Delta. Delta started in 1982 to revive those older Italian pens like OMAS. It also doesn't help the details that Leonardo was started by the son of one the Delta founders. Those traits go back on OMAS pens from the 1930s. Vinatge OMAS pens came in spherical or faceted, and they would switch back and forth between the rollerball and diamond clip.
@@ironmic9244 thanks very much for those recommendations to check out! I was mistaken, I believe you are correct about the gold nibs being house nibs and being Bock (friction fit).
You're on point about the Omas faucets and clip also, thanks for those clarifications!
Omas would definitely be a favorite for me also, though I haven't acquired the Omas I've wanted. Vintage 14k Flex Celluloid faceted with some girth to it. I've been looking into the Models but haven't found a super good resource to organize all the types just research here and there. I haven't given up but it's a weary search especially because of the pricing!
Do you know much about the return if Omas?
@@fountainPENdulum I don't know where or not their gold nibs came in units or not. I don't pull the nib and feed now out of a friction fit section. They are doing what OMAS was doing near the end, and what SCRIBO is doing now.
If you want something close to OMAS, then SCRIBO is the way to go. in case you don't know, they were former OMAS employees and bought the nib machines from OMAS.
To me there is OMAS, 100 levels, then Pelikan, and what ever else. I've become very loyal to OMAS. I've been lucky to get a couple, but they are now difficult or expensive to come by, especially the special celluloids, and the arco is just ... forget about it.
The revival of OMAS, ....... , ooooh that's a touchy subject. LOL I'll address that in a second reply as to not be one long overwhelming message.
@@fountainPENdulum So there have been 2 OMAS pens dropped thus far.
I don't know about the legality of it, because I have it on good authority that there are NO plans for OMAS production right now, so how these 2 pens were released is puzzling. What has happened is ASC who bought the old celluloid stock is releasing the pens. They are fitting these pens with old stock loose OMAS nibs.
I've seen the Ogiva 222 in videos and pictures and the finishing is horrible. The engraving is so atrocious, that is the only word I can use. It's an absolute travesty. All of the OMAS body parts, none of the soul. Check out Figboot's review, and you'll see what I am talking about, not to mention my many comments there.
The second pen is the Ogiva Israel 75. It's using the spectacular Royale Blue celluloid and the loose nibs from the OMAS 75 anniversary pens. That just does not feel right. The last thing is Navahlur is somehow involved in the production of the pen. Navahlur, really???? They have no business being around OMAS, and finally the pens are being made in Naples, not Bologna. Italians from what I have gathered have a lot of regional pride. You can't just move it from Bologna to Naples. I think I am not very happy about this. Don't revive something just to revive a name, you have to have it's soul or forget it, let the brand rest. OMAS is pretty sacred to pen people, and I'm not even old enough to really understand that sacredness. I think I have pretty strong feeling about this!