on saleDiplomat Magnum Fountain Pen - Demo Purple

Having read the reviews after I placed my order I was a bit worried that I had made a mistake. I have many Diplomat Aero's and I love them. So when this arrived I was quite skeptical, so my first impression is that it is really light and quite small compared with my aero's in circumference . It how ever writes very smoothly, I purchased the Medium nib, I think the price is ok probably paying for the brand name.

The pen meets expectations. It writes nicely with enough roughness. The ink flow is good. It looks good. The material feels a little plastic but not overly so. The grip is sufficient not to be slippery. It rests comfortably in my (relatively a little larger than average) hand. I'm happy to have purchased this pen from The Goulet Pen Co.

I was excited to get a Diplomat. I opened the box, inked the pen, and wrote a few quotes on my Rhodia notepad. It was not the experience I was expecting for the cost. The pen materials make it feel and look cheap.

Up to this point I have only bought calligraphy pens for when I play with ink in my daily journals. Today's experience with my new fountain pen guarantees it a spot in the quick grab cup on my desk. Thanks for the ink by the way.

My first fountain pen, and I was shocked at how smooth it was to write with. It's very good for my hands, I haven't experienced any cramping since I started using it for writing. Switched to a ballpoint pen when I ran out of ink and ow, ow, ow! I adore the purple color (although I do wish it were solid purple and not semi transparent). It also doesn't seem to work too well with Indian Ink, it kept having to be flooded in order to write properly. But switching it back to water-based ink got it working smoothly again, and much less frustrating! Will definitely buy this as a starter pen again, if ever I was to lose mine (heaven forbid). The shipping was so fast and the note included was very sweet, will also buy from Goulet Pens again. Great deal!