F.P. Journe

Hello guys, As you might have remembered i said that before the Tokyo boutique went into the New Year's holiday they contacted me saying that the F.P.Journe Pens have arrived, and so today, which is the 1st day of business in the new year, i went to check... 

Hum: The buzz in the watch world two years ago was 'vertical integration.' Now, it seems diversification. DB is making an auto? Journe a set of pens. I remain very skeptical that all of this is little more than a.) the madness of the inventor, b.) pure ma... 

I guess it's a case of "to each their own," but I personally really like the pens. From what I gather, FPJ just liked the idea of doing his own pens, something different, hence the opening mechanism for the fountain pen and the platinum nib. It's a projec...  

Admittedly I have not seen the pen, but from what I pictures I've seen so far, it appears to be a well finished writing instrument - that's it. There is nothing unique or innovative about the retracting nib, Namiki, Montblanc, Stipula have all done it in ... 

The extra heavy price tag deters even the most hard core collectors. I 'll rather stick to my hand made Namikis and Danitrios as they are better value for money. For USD $15000 I can get the Emperor sized Kawanakajima from Danitrio. The golden pavilion fr...