I love this! I've been pondering this very thing a lot lately. I probably spend too much on my hobbies, but it is SO much fun! ...Until I have to explain to my spouse why I purchased yet another pen, ink, or notebook.
I just bought my grail pen during my first trip to Anderson Pens in Wisconsin; a Lamy Dialog cc. I wasn't planning on buying it, but once I got to the store and saw the Lamy Dialog series pens gleaming in that glass case, I didn't even try to resist. It was just a matter of choosing between the Dialog and the Dialog cc, and then choosing a finish. I went with the All Black cc.
I'm not sure what my next grail pen is. Maybe a Visconti something. The Namiki Frog Urushi pen looks awesome but its got to be trillions of dollars. I'll have to become a trillionaire before I have a shot at obtaining that pen.
Oddly enough, my latest frivolous purchase was the Dialog 3 during the FPD sale. It was definitely not what I was expecting and it was far heavier than what I remembered. But hey, it was on sale, so it was basically free. I even put a moratorium on pen purchases after that, but as you may notice from my next posts… it failed. Now may I interest you in a Visconti Homo Sapiens as your next grail?
I’m a monster... it’s too heavy. It’s good for beefy hands for sure, but I don’t like beef. I just have beef with the pen. Otherwise it’s super smooth!
All jokes aside, I haven’t yet pulled the trigger on it because I’m waiting on a specific special occasion. And because I bought another grail this year (not the D3). I’m a strong individual. I can wait. I can.
I love this! I've been pondering this very thing a lot lately. I probably spend too much on my hobbies, but it is SO much fun! ...Until I have to explain to my spouse why I purchased yet another pen, ink, or notebook.
I just bought my grail pen during my first trip to Anderson Pens in Wisconsin; a Lamy Dialog cc. I wasn't planning on buying it, but once I got to the store and saw the Lamy Dialog series pens gleaming in that glass case, I didn't even try to resist. It was just a matter of choosing between the Dialog and the Dialog cc, and then choosing a finish. I went with the All Black cc.
I'm not sure what my next grail pen is. Maybe a Visconti something. The Namiki Frog Urushi pen looks awesome but its got to be trillions of dollars. I'll have to become a trillionaire before I have a shot at obtaining that pen.
Oddly enough, my latest frivolous purchase was the Dialog 3 during the FPD sale. It was definitely not what I was expecting and it was far heavier than what I remembered. But hey, it was on sale, so it was basically free. I even put a moratorium on pen purchases after that, but as you may notice from my next posts… it failed. Now may I interest you in a Visconti Homo Sapiens as your next grail?
Dialog 3 is the best LAMY, hands-down. How do you like it so far?
I’m a monster... it’s too heavy. It’s good for beefy hands for sure, but I don’t like beef. I just have beef with the pen. Otherwise it’s super smooth!
lol You are a ruthless penabler indeed. The Homo Sapiens do look great; the Operas too.
Join uuuuuuus...
All jokes aside, I haven’t yet pulled the trigger on it because I’m waiting on a specific special occasion. And because I bought another grail this year (not the D3). I’m a strong individual. I can wait. I can.