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So I've heard a lot about xfountainpens and thought they looked interesting, nice prices, but last week on a whim I searched Amazon for fountain pens and a vanilla 'kurve' came up for under $14. prime, too!
However, on the same page were five of those pens, vanilla included, for $40! Can't beat that, I thought. And a mini-bottle of ink!
The name is Bulow, The model is X450, which I hear is a rebranded Jinhao or something.
They look goooood. And the one I dip- tested in J Herbin Cafe des Isles (looks like burgundy leopardskin) writes smoooooth.
Nice rebranded cheap pens, free ink? I am in serious danger of buying more from them. Pics to come.
I got the raft pack of x750s for Christmas last year. I gave many away (FP evangelist that I am) but I kept 2. One has a Knox XF in it (also from xfountainpens.com) and it's seen a lot of use since. Eric and Doc Brown both gave it a spin in DC and they both seemed to like it.
List price: $99.99, our price $29.99. Something is odd here. How are they able to do that?
But seriously.... Niiiiice pens. Chesterfield ink is Diamine? Right?
That is what I heard about the Chesterfield brand.
I have been tempted to get some of the X530. However, with me terrible experience with Jinhao pens I haven't tried any of the X series bulow pens. All my Jinhaos all start strong and then write 1/2 page skip, and then won't start again. I would be glad to hear how your experience with the Bulow versions work.
I received an e-mail from them with coupons and free shipping. There seems to a market flood of Chinese pens lately. I agree with etoyc, that they have some issues with skipping then suddenly stopping. I have other Chinese pen brands that pretty much do the same thing.
i've been contemplating getting pens from them, do they ship worldwide?
I have the blue one loaded with Waterman Florida Blue. Ok, it hasn't been in there that long but it's still a juicy writer. So far my only problem has been the cap. You really have to PULL. I need to start pumping iron again.
Took delivery of a Jinhao X450 SeaBlue Marble with gold trim. I had exactly that experience with the cap it is very tightly secured and clicks in place with a resounding clack. The other thing is it is a really heavy pen ..... do they make them from depleted uranium ? The 18Kgoldplated(!) nib is large too not sure of the size supposed to be a B but it writes like a Lamy M. The grip area has three ribbed indentations for comfortable holding.
Nice color on that pen Bogon.
Nice! I like this model more & more!
Doc, I'm not sure about sending a bill as some people here could demand a finders fee in return.
KI, That is an elegant Daakusaido black X450. How to you like that grip with the ribbed indentations ?
My one appears to have more pronounced gold plating on the gigantic nib.
I find the grip somewhat reminiscent of the Lamy Safari section in feel, maybe just with not so sharp corners. I like it. The gold plating on my nib wore off when I ground the nib to a stub.
I realized I just had too many pens (I know, I'm a heretic for saying that), so after I finally decided to give up on flex nibs on my Ahab and swing for the Knox K35 nibs from x-pens today. I'm really excited for the nibs to show up to my door step. Shame I have to spend 15 dollars before I get 4 dollar shipping to Canada. I suppose a greater excuse to get a variety of nibs.
I started out with the 5 pack of x450's from xfoutainpens, but didn’t care for the medium nib they come with, just too broad for my tastes. I purchased two of the Knox nibs off the site one F one XF and fitted them. I also replaced the converters with Waterman converters. I have two that I use daily they are both smooth as butter on hot glass. I have no issues with ink flow what so ever and I love the weight of the pens.
However one of the nibs did have a small sliver of metal in the tines. I don't have a razor blade to clear it out, but it doesn't seem to be impeding the flow or causing problems. My Ahab is back in rotation!