Conklin Duragraph Fountain Pen Amber - Stub Nib, Premium Writing Instrument for Calligraphy & Signatures

The media could not be loaded. Well worth it to purchase a Conklin Duragraph. This is the Ice Blue with a stub nib. I have several Duragraphs in various designs & nibs & they're by far my favorite pens in this price range. They're buttery smooth wet writers. Instant start, & no hard starts later. Cap designed well. Quality converter. The pen beautifully showcases your higher priced sheening shimmering pearling inks that have multiple color gradients (when using quality fountain pen paper). Pen writes great on regular paper too. See my video review for further specs that make this pen worth the price. Its a lovely writing experience that you'll enjoy. Also, Conklin lifetime guarantees their pens. I purchase a new one every year that will someday be heirlooms for my children & grandchildren. Once you buy one, you'll want more. I purchase them with the various nibs. Stub, broad, & Italic. Each nib works absolutely wonderful. Conklin uses the Jowo nibs which are high quality & are affordably replaceable should you need to. But, if you're taking good care of your pen, it's unlikely you'd need to replace the nib any time soon. I purchased my first Duragraph 8 years ago and the nib works as well as it did from day 1. Definitely highly recommend ANY Conklin Duragraph pen. It's worth the price for a fully enjoyable writing experience paired with great quality inks & paper!HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

I have been using fountain pens for going on 50 years...from the vintage Parker 51s I got from my Dad (still have them BTW) and the old Schaeffer which I've converted to an eyedropper right up through a pricey Visconti Voyager Kaleido...I love them...there is no finer writing instrument in the world. With all the pens I have, I've never owned a stub nib. When I saw that the Conklin brand was back and offered this beautiful pen in a stub nib for under $50 I knew eventually I'd buy it. Truthfully, I bounced it in and out of my cart for a week or so and finally pulled the trigger. Glad I did!First off, the pen is well made, well balanced and is a smooth writer right out of the box. I inked it up, ran a few 8s and the ink started flowing right away. The stub nib is interesting as you get broad down strokes and thinner cross strokes. From an aesthetic standpoint it makes my handwriting look better than it is. There is just the right amount of wetness and there is some feedback but not scratchy at all. I like a little feedback, some don't...to each their own. The pen posts just fine and does not seem overly big when posted. People with smaller hands may want to use it unposted but, again, the posted balance is good.As I just received the pen, I cannot yet speak to the overall durability but given the quality construction I see no reason why it will not last for generations. If you clean your fountain pens once in a while and run decent ink through them they will last a good long time...one of my 51s is a South America vintage from 1939-40 and writes well still.If you want a pen you can be proud of (pair it with the Duragraph Ballpoint for a nice set, I did) or that you can give as a gift...you will not be disappointed. For the price, again assuming it does not develop any problems down the road, this is a very high value writing instrument. It's not a Visconti or a Sailor or top end Pelikan but for a 10th the price you'll never feel underpenned!

Amazon description is misleading. When I ordered it, it listed it as a four count item. In the detailed item description it listed it again as a four count item. When I received the order, I only received one pen! The price seemed OK for a four count, but a little steep for just one pen. There are other Durographs listed as a single pen that are far less expensive. It’s a good thing I got it at a Prime discount as it is currently even more expensive! DON’T BE FOOLED, YOU ONKY GET 1 PEN, NOT 4!Also, the detailed embedded description say it has a Snap cap. Not true. All Durographs have a Screw cap. The Amazon descriptions For this model and all the others need to be corrected on this. That’s why the 4 stars.The PEN ITSELF is wonderful and deserves a 5 star rating. It looks beautiful, writes smoothly for a Fine nib, and feels great in the hand. The cap CAN be posted, but it feels too top heavy for my taste so I use it uncapped. This is my 2nd Durograph pen and I can wholeheartedly recommend them—- just be aware of the price & be aware you’ll only get one pen & not a “4 count or 5 count”! Amazon should be ashamed of themselves for inaccurate and misleading information.

This is a handsome pen, and the finish of the barrel and cap is, well... spectacular. Though there's very little metal in the overall construction, it has a nice heft to it, and it feels solidly made. I particularly like that it's a screw-in cap. The converter that comes with the pen is also a screw-in, so that's another plus; it's also pretty capacious, always a good thing with a 1.1 nib. I'll admit to a slight misgiving about the durability of the pen body screw-in feature; not being metal on metal, will the material hold up over time? As it is, I treat it gently when replacing the cap.The nib is smooth, very smooth, and the feed generous without being a gusher. I filled the converter with Private Reserve Ebony Green, waited for a few minutes, tapped the top a few times, and started writing. So far, three days, I've had no skipping or drying issues, the pen starting first time even after lying idle for twelve hours, which is, of course, what I should expect. All in all, I like it, like it a lot. Yes, it's somewhat top heavy for me when it's posted, but I have small hands and don't post my pens anyway, so that's not an issue, not for me anyway.Is it worth the price? That's a subjective matter I suppose, but certainly I feel that its looks plus performance merit what for me what was a bit of a splurge; it's now my most expensive pen and will probably continue to be so unless my son, who's just come into a bit of money, is feeling somewhat expansive when my birthday rolls around.