TimeOut

As i've mentioned here before I am addicted to small leather goods such as wallets, notebooks, bags etc. Also included in my addictions are cuff links, small jewelry, watches of course and now I have added fountain pens to the list. Am realizing that you ... 

Fountain pens have a special place in my life, especially Montblancs, and you will find adjunct collectibles including inks, leather pen cases or pouches, and papers/notebooks to add to the passion. Have fun!

and am considering another one or two. Have another fountain pen, a Conklin and a bottle of grey Montblanc ink in the Amazon cart. But for every pen, leather item and bottle of ink I buy it cuts into my Cartier fund. Damn addictions!!

But due to changing times, I am starting to buy different brands as either brand prices increase too much or design not to my like.

or other "addictions"?

Leather goods - Braun Buffel Spectacle - Ray-Ban, but now my optician stop bringing in new model and end up getting adidas Jeans -Levi’s Casual shoes - Li Ning Watches - Ball Watch initially but diverse to whatever I can afford and like.

This what it left after baking it in my car fr years.😅 ...  

I’m partial to Waterman. It’s all about the balance ...  

More than once I found myself buying items I don't need, have no usage to or collect these items, purchased just for the pure joy of owning a nice object. (I can later ask myself why the hell I bought it / need it, but that's another story). Anyway, I can...  

Are possibly the most slept on under the radar pens ever made

My journey to the pen dome, especially MB, was quite short. Bought a Marcel Proust, , Agatha Christie and a Platinum/ black "daily" Meiste stuck. The Meiste stuck got "lost" within few weeks, I know who uses it ever since, but go prove it... that what my ... 

notebooks etc is bottomless. Get in and you may never be heard from again. Some are quite interesting. The brands for everything mentioned are nearly endless, some cheap and some waaaaaaaaaay expensive. Just like something near and dear to all of our hear... 

A Dunhill AD 2000 carbon fibre ...  

Sailor. The best nibs. Amazing quality/price ratio. Platinum and Pilot/Namiki. Classic japaneses. Pelikan, Graf Von Faber Castell or Faber Castell and Kaweco. Twsbi. Santini, Aurora, Visconti and Leonardo Officina Italiana. Best.

I'm really enjoying just looking at my Namiki Chinkin Dragon and Yukari Royale Frog.

My all time favorite is the Peter the Great from Montblanc. But I also really like the Montblanc Borghese. As for the Namiki pens, I really like the FROG a lot - it's by the first female Maki-E artist that Namiki hired. Among Pilot pens, I really enjoy wr...  

I don’t mind to spend a good amount of money on watches but when it comes to fountain pens I don’t get to pull the trigger. I show you in the picture some of my favorites. Pelikan, Santini, Montblanc, Sailor and Twsbi. ...  

Beautiful collection.

I have a Yukari Royale in red urushi but I keep looking out for a maki-e design that appeals to me. All the best, Jon

I personally don't use my Urushi pens on a daily basis. But I do know those who do. I can tell you, the absolutely most critical thing is keeping the pen in a drawer and not in sunlight. For instance, I have a friend with two identical urushi lacquer pilo... 

Yes, I do try and keep my pens out of the light. All the best, Jon

I will be writing a review about music nib pens and flex nib pens soon. Music nib pens are extra wet pens that have square cut-off corners (most pens are rounded corners). Flex pens are very flexible, the harder you write, the wider they get, making it ha...