Yep, those reviews were mine!........

Oct 18, 2018,05:17 AM
 

You inspired me to pull out the last of my fountain pens this morning. The Girard Perregaux Tourbillon pen happens to be my favorite one of what I have left in the collection. Tony




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Not a watch but still Breguet

 
 By: foxluck : October 17th, 2018-12:09
Got this today. Set of 3 Breguet pens (ref WIS1AG03F). ...  

Huh. That does look nice! [nt]

 
 By: Spangles - Dr. Tabby : October 17th, 2018-15:53

Fantastic Set by Montegrappa...

 
 By: SALMANPK : October 17th, 2018-17:02
For Breguet. I remember buying a set from the Madison Avenue store in 2001. S

Congrats! That's a really nice set............

 
 By: TonyR : October 17th, 2018-17:05
I have the Breguet fountain pen but as a lefty it kind of stinks writing with it as I smear ink all over the place when I write. I do have a number of nice fountain pens but really don't use them much anymore for that reason. On another note, do you know ... 

I didn't know you were a fountain pen person!

 
 By: patrick_y : October 17th, 2018-19:02
Good to know!

I would say that the better word is "was" a fountain pen collector.........

 
 By: TonyR : October 17th, 2018-20:38
I haven't used a fountain pen in at least 5 years. I have around 10 pens left that are mostly Montegrappa's. At the peak I probably had 25 or 30 of them but sold off a number of pens a long time ago including all of my gold Mont Blanc's. I kind of wish I ... 

There is review of GP and Breguet pens on FountainPenNetwork forum.

 
 By: foxluck : October 18th, 2018-04:40
And possibly Tony is the one who posted them www.fountainpennetwork.com www.fountainpennetwork.com PS: I hope posting of such links to other forum is not prohibited here.

Yep, those reviews were mine!........

 
 By: TonyR : October 18th, 2018-05:17
You inspired me to pull out the last of my fountain pens this morning. The Girard Perregaux Tourbillon pen happens to be my favorite one of what I have left in the collection. Tony ...  

I can't remember the names of the ones I had (and I'm too lazy to look!).........

 
 By: TonyR : October 19th, 2018-17:29
But it wasn't any of those you mentioned. The one name I remember was the "Tate" pen that I had in gold. It was my least favorite out of the limited edition MontBlanc's I had. Its funny how I remember the name of my least favorite one! Tony

I wasn't a fan of the Tate neither.

 
 By: patrick_y : October 19th, 2018-22:32
The mechanism was cool, the vanishing nib mechanism like that found in the Boheme. But the pen itself wasn't my favorite. I really like the Borghese pen. It's cool and modern!

Looks like it's polishing time...

 
 By: patrick_y : October 19th, 2018-14:27
Every year, usually in the spring, I'll start polishing my silverware, then the pens, then all the other silver accessories... Polish these babies and start enjoying them again!

How do you care/polish about silver pens?

 
 By: foxluck : October 19th, 2018-23:03
I have some Montblanc and Pelikan pens but they are not silver ones. So those Breguet/Montegrappa are my first silver pens. And silver with time will get some patina. So how to clean it not to harm the pattern?

Very carefully!

 
 By: patrick_y : October 19th, 2018-23:18
Don't rub the polishing cloth too hard, as it will harm the pattern. Use a silver cleaning/anti-tarnish solution and dab it onto the pen. Then dry the solution off the pen with minimal rubbing. This way the relief is not "flattened" or worn. Excellent que... 

Thanks for the links...

 
 By: patrick_y : October 19th, 2018-14:26
Considering they apply to the discussion at hand, these links are definitely permitted. And they're not sales oriented. Your consideration towards the rules is definitely much appreciated! Gorgeous pens and nice reviews. Thanks for the link!

I've got dozens of Montblancs...

 
 By: patrick_y : October 19th, 2018-14:23
I don't think I've ever even tried writing with a Montegrappa. I tried an S.T. Dupont, nib was too firm. Montblanc's nib is still not flexible enough and the Montblancs are a little dry. Would love to give Pelikan a try, they supposedly run a little wette... 

I know that they are produced by Montegrappa.

 
 By: foxluck : October 17th, 2018-22:56
And that is why it is strange for me that they've placed "Swiss made" label on pens (it is engraved on back side of the clip). Possibly some of operations are made on Breguet side. Or Montegrappa has some Swiss manufacture.

Very nice writing instruments!

 
 By: patrick_y : October 17th, 2018-19:01
Another pen collector here. Very nice!