SheafferPrelude Gloss Black Fountain Pen With Gun Metal Tone Pvd Trim And Fine Nib

Very good and arrived on time

high quality

This ballpoint may not be for everyone, as it is slightly fat, but I love it! Some background: I have a small (<10) collection of fountain pens, including a Sheaffer Prelude F - a gift from many years ago. I also have gained a TESCO engraved Sheaffer Prelude ballpoint in stainless steel, from the year 2000. Unfortunately, this is so slippery to use that I now call it Boris! Like Boris, it is useless for its intended purpose, so this purchase is its direct replacement.The art deco ballpoint is well-made, with a smooth action and a very smooth writer with the ‘K’ refill. Made mainly of metal, so it is a good weight in use. Although slightly chubby, this is very good for slightly rheumatic hands. Also, it looks very nice - hence recommended.Seller was great, too: excellent price and service.

It is a good writer but no without a few issues:What I received looks different to the photo.The screw cap seems to go on forever you can be a few seconds getting this off.Once off, and on the main barrel of the pen, the cap falls off very easily.It feels much lighter that pens I already have which were half the price.Not a disaster I just expected better.

I like to buy nice pens for work ( I buy too many ) and have tried all sorts from parker, waterman, cross and so on, but my favoutite is a Sheaffer 300 fountain pen. Having wasted money on a pilot fountain pen recently, I thought I would buy this one, because being a more expensive version of the Sheaffer 300, it was certain to be a better pen. I'm slightly dissapointed - it leaks ink all over the nib, although it writes ok ( but not as well as the 300 ! ) and it's a lot lighter in weight ( I prefer a slightly heavier pen ). I've now bought another Sheaffer 300 - a cheaper pen in the range, but in my opinion a much better pen !

As a nurse, I use pens a lot and have bought many over the years.This however is an amazing pen. Lovely to hold, easy and comfortable to write with. Not scratchy. And it’s refillable.The price is amazing for this high quality pen.

Needed a new nib for my existing prelude fountain pen and it was significantly cheaper to buy a whole new pen instead of just a nib. So for value for money - yes, this is good. I’ll try to repair the old nib and get it working, if so I’ll have a spare pen in a design I don’t care for (my original is plain black lacquer with silver trim).