Pilot Custom 743 Fountain Pen - Verdigris
A US exclusive color! This gorgeous Pilot Custom 743 fountain pen comes in a green resin body with gold accents. The #15 size 14k gold nib comes in a wide range of nib size options: Extra Fine, Fine, Medium, Broad, Double Broad, and the soft Falcon. Each nib has a unique, smooth and effortless writing experience.
The Custom 743 fountain pen has the same size body as the Custom 823 but fills with the included CON-70 converter or Pilot ink cartridge. It comes in a gift box with a 70ml bottle of Pilot Blue ink.
Whether planning on gifting this exquisite pen, or writing with it personally daily, the Custom 743 offers an unsurpassed writing experience that will delight fountain pen aficionados.
- Condition
- New
- Brand
- Pilot
- Type
- Fountain Pens
- Color
- Green
- 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 Rotations
For pens with a screw-cap closure, how many rotations it takes to uncap/recap the pen.
- 1.75
- 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).
- Screw-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 Pilot ink cartridges
- Filling Mechanism
How the pen fills with ink. Click here to watch our video tutorial on common filling mechanisms.
- Cartridge, Converter
- Grip Material
- Resin
- Nib Size
- Extra-Fine, Fine, Medium, Broad, Double Broad, Falcon
- Nib Color
- Gold
- Nib Material
- 14k Gold
- 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
- 12.5mm (0.5in)
- Diameter - Cap (without clip)
- 15.6mm (0.6in)
- Diameter - Cap (with clip)
- 19.8mm (0.8in)
- Diameter - Grip (mm)
Measured from the place most people choose to rest their fingers, which varies with each pen.
- 10.5mm
- Length - Body
The measurement from the back end of the barrel to the tip of the nib.
- 131mm (5.2in)
- Length - Cap
- 71.5mm (2.8in)
- Length - Nib
The measured length of the visible portion of the nib when it is installed in the pen, from grip to tip.
- 23mm (0.9in)
- Length - Overall (Closed)
- 149mm (5.9in)
- 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.
- 164mm (6.5in)
- Weight - Body
If a converter is included with the pen, this weight is reflected in the total.
- 15.0g
- Weight - Cap
- 10g (0.4oz)
- Weight - Overall (g)
- 25.0g
- Max Ink Capacity - Cartridge
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a cartridge.
- 1.20ml
- Max Ink Capacity - Converter
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a converter.
- 1.40ml
Customer Reviews
I’ve been sharpening knives almost as long as I’ve been writing. Angles are pretty important, and maintaining that edge is just as important. It was a 20,000 grit diamond emulsion on a buffalo strop that brought my 30 year old waterman back to life after playing around with the alignment. In the process of looking for equipment a pen caught my eye. It was from a US distributor through Amazon and I bought it along with a black and blue ink from Noodlers brand. The pen is absolutely amazing to write with, but my paper wasn’t so great. This is the entrance down the rabbit hole called Goulet Pen Company. I watched so many videos, reviews, read comments like those here and settled on this Pilot 743. It’s extra fine and is very nice to write with. Paper, ink samples ( I got 16),
The packaging was very secure and arrived a day earlier than expected. I got my VP in Thursday and my Custom 743 Friday😁 Thank you Goulet Pen!
And it writes like a fine point should, Japanese nib or not. I just wrote a ton with it using JHerbin Violet ink and it wrote so well.
Since it has a converter instead of a piston fill like the 823, it is easy to switch inks.
I had been wanting either this or the 823 for quite a while, leaning to the 743 for easier cleaning and the FA nib. I didn't know about the verdigris though and once I found out I had to have it! It looks amazing in person. The nib is nice and bouncy. I have a 912 FA and this is definitely less soft, but it still flexes a bit when slight pressure is applied. I enjoy this more for daily writing as it's easier to control the flex and its stock performance is more consistent despite not having an ebonite feed. It's wet enough to prevent any railroading or hard starts in the two weeks I've had it. It is a Pilot fine with no pressure and I've pushed it to match my Kaweco Sport BB. The bottle of ink it came with is excellent as well if blue is your color. I first tested with that and currently am using Iroshizuku syo-ro with no flow issues of any kind. Currently my most expensive pen but I couldn't be happier with my choice. It was worth every dime.
Excellent writing experience
I don't know which I love more, the color, or the writing experience as they are both amazing. Verdigris is the only way to describe the color. It is blue and green at the same time, but neither at the same time. It is beautiful, and goes well with Private Reserve Blue Suede. The writing experience is truly amazing. I like my Japanese extra fine, and this one is smooth as silk and the perfect fine line to go with my tiny handwriting. As usual, my package, which I ordered to celebrate a promotion at work, was packaged with a slightly ridiculous amount of care. I love how Goulet Pens always makes every customer and every order feel like it was the most important thing they had to take care of that day. It keeps my coming back for more.
