Conklin 1898 Fountain Pen, Misto Orange - 14KT Gold Flex Nib | Unique Resin Pen with 14KT Gold Nib | JoWo Stainless Steel Nib Made in Germany | Ideal Gift for Professionals

I have several Conklin pens, no problems with them.1. The orange Misto I received has a lot of blue in it, they are ALL different, and they are never going to look like the stock photo. That’s what makes each one unique.2. If the nib feels too scratchy you might be pressing too hard, or try a wetter ink.3. You can, buy Conklin replacement nibs in different sizes on eBay or directly from the Conklin website (Yafa brands).4. If you don’t like it, just return it. It’s all personal preference… you can find something else you might like better. I got mine as someone’s ‘return’ on Amazon for $42, that’s a great price, and it writes perfectly.

A well made pen that feels good as you use it. Can write quite a bit and still grasp the pen comfortably.

I was drawn to this pen because of the explosion of color in it. As others have noted, the actual pen is not as brilliant looking. The best way I can describe it is to take a light brown filter and put it over the pictures. It is more of a subtle coloring, muddy even. The pen is still quite pretty and the embellishments are very lux. I got a good discount on Amazon, so I will keep it, but if I had to pay full price, it would have gone back.

Looks great overall but the QC is not there for a $100 pen and it writes very poorly.A cosmetic nitpick is that the clip should be lines up with the 1898 logo but it’s off center.However, the writing experience is atrocious. False starts and skips so frequent that it’s almost not useable. I’ve tried it with a couple different inks, with cartridge and with converter. Doesn’t matter. I have to shake it to get ink to flow.Save your money. I have a $10 pen from China that writes beautifully. I won’t buy another Conklin.

I got the misto orange which has more blue in the resin with just enough orange to go with the rose nib. It’s a beautiful pen, even though I’m not a fan of theFlex nib. For what I paid I can replace the nib, so the pen is a keeper. It’s nice to write with, will post but that makes it a tad to big for my taste. This is my 2nd Conklin and overall I’m pleased with the quality.

Great quality great feel in the hand. Highly recommend this pen.

There is no doubt the absolute beauty of this pen. I love the design very much as well as the size when it’s posted. Comfortable in the hand, and feels good. I so so so wanted to love this pen. I had ordered the FINE TIP, and upon receiving, it was very scratchy and not a pleasurable experience. I kept giving it chance after chance, yet its roughness wouldn’t go away. I then ordered a medium nib which made a better difference, but kept getting hard starts and skipping. If this was a cheaper pen, perhaps in the $20 range, I really wouldn’t have cared, but it’s not. It was over $100 and to be so dissatisfied well, I just can’t verify its cost. Again, BEAUTIFUL looking pen, but the main purpose, it’s writing, left me wanting. Hate doing this kind of review, and generally don’t give negative reviews, but there ya go.

Just disappointed about the overall look of the pen, knowing that the pattern of the colors can vary, I was hoping to at least receive a fountain pen that looked like the one shown which was colorful and vibrant. Here the colors are muted and dark and quite blended, making it just a brown pen.