Platinum Preppy Wa Modern Maki-e Fountain Pen - Fukura Suzume (Limited Edition)
The limited edition Platinum Preppy Wa collection consists of six designs inspired by traditional Japanese patterns. Each pattern symbolizes a special auspicious sign so that you can choose your own favorite based on the design or meaning. Unlike conventional Maki-e, it is applied with silk screen printing instead of urushi lacquer on the underlayer, which is then sprinkled with colored powders such as gold and silver and hand-finished one by one by Maki-e artisans. It gives more thickness compared to normal printing, while the reflections and shades of the powders create a three-dimensional feel.
The Platinum Preppy fountain pen is one of the best values for the money! This is a fantastic starter fountain pen, or great for lending to a friend. This fountain pen features a pink body with designs, a clear cap, trim, and grip section, and a stainless steel nib. It also comes equipped with the Slip & Seal Mechanism, which prevents the ink from drying out inside the pen even after a year without usage, providing a stress-free, smooth writing experience at any time.
The Preppy accepts Platinum cartridges or a Platinum converter to fill with bottled ink. It comes with one ink cartridge. The Platinum converter is sold separately.
Alternatively, by converting this pen to an eyedropper, you can fill the entire barrel with ink for maximum ink capacity! All you need to do is add an o-ring and a small amount of silicone grease to the threads (available separately).
Click here to shop all compatible Platinum ink cartridges.
- Condition
- New
- Brand
- Platinum
- Type
- Fountain Pens
- Color
- Purple
- Demonstrator
Whether or not the barrel of the pen is translucent, allowing you to see the ink and filling mechanism inside.
- No
- Body Material
- Resin
- Cap Type
How the cap is opened/closed from the barrel of the pen. Some common options include Snap-Cap, Screw-Cap, Magnetic Cap, or Capless (no cap).
- Snap-cap
- Compatible inks & refills
Which ink this pen will accept. Choices include bottled ink and various styles of pre-filled ink cartridges.
- Bottled ink, Proprietary Platinum ink cartridges
- Filling Mechanism
How the pen fills with ink. Click here to watch our video tutorial on common filling mechanisms.
- Cartridge, Converter, Eyedropper
- Grip Material
- Resin
- Nib Size
- Fine
- Nib Color
- Silver
- Nib Material
- Steel
- Postable
Whether or not the cap fits securely onto the back of the barrel when open.
- Yes
- Retractable
Whether or not the nib/tip can retract into the body of the pen (usually for click or twist-open style pens).
- No
- Diameter - Body
- 12mm (0.5in)
- Diameter - Cap (without clip)
- 13mm (0.5in)
- Diameter - Cap (with clip)
- 17mm (0.7in)
- Diameter - Grip (mm)
Measured from the place most people choose to rest their fingers, which varies with each pen.
- 10.0mm
- Length - Body
The measurement from the back end of the barrel to the tip of the nib.
- 122mm (4.8in)
- Length - Cap
- 59.7mm (2.3in)
- Length - Nib
The measured length of the visible portion of the nib when it is installed in the pen, from grip to tip.
- 14.5mm (0.6in)
- Length - Overall (Closed)
- 138mm (5.4in)
- Length - Overall (Posted)
When the cap of the pen is posted onto the back of the pen body, this is the measurement of the entire pen including the nib.
- 154mm (6.1in)
- Weight - Body
If a converter is included with the pen, this weight is reflected in the total.
- 9g (0.3oz)
- Weight - Cap
- 4g (0.1oz)
- Weight - Overall (g)
- 13.0g
- Max Ink Capacity - Cartridge
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a cartridge.
- 1.43ml
- Max Ink Capacity - Converter
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a converter.
- 0.98ml
- Max Ink Capacity - Eyedropper
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when filling the entire barrel of the pen via eyedropper.
- 4.33ml
Customer Reviews
I'm totally in love with the colors of this pen, and have two inks that would be perfect colors for it BUT I haven't used it because (silly me) I neglected to buy a converter for it.
I tend to like broad and italic and bigger nibs. I also tend to be drawn to more expensive pens. So I thought I would try a Platinum Preppy with a fine nib. It is talked about all of the time and I wanted to find out why. Well, this pen is comfortable! It's not so skinny that I cramp up using it. It comes with a cartridge. But most surprising is the nib. This fine nib is ridiculously smooth. It's not scratchy, nor does it have much/or any feedback. I am so surprised! And it's not too long when posted! Now I understand what all the fuss is about. Thank you Goulet Pen Co for driving me mad about this pen, enough so that I would try it!
Love the pen and the color! It's simple and cute and durable. I bought one for my journaling and got another on for work. Love how they package it too!
Super cute and writes well.
