NEW PEN DAY // Pilot Custom 743 // First Impressions & Overall Review
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- čas přidán 17. 07. 2024
- Thanks for watching my #unboxing of the Pilot Custom 743! My first impression may be a bit different to my overall review a week later... what do you think? #newpenday #fountainpen
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I wish Pilot would branch out with different colors. Sailor seems to be doing well selling the same old Pro Gear in a variety of colors
So true! Especially here in North America!
You have such a beautiful collection i would only need one they look to pretty to use but your lettering is amazing 👏🏽
how fun.. thanks for the review
Thank you so much!
Nicely done, thank you.
Hi there! REALLY THOROUGH new pen video!! I love hearing how this one is different from the 823- a pen I recently purchased. I am no regretting my purchase, although at first I thought Maybe the vac filler wasn't something I really wanted. I have a Vac filling twsbi and hardly ever fill it with ink. Also I just want to say, I really really love your channel and watch consistently on my TV and get too lazy to comment since I have to log onto my computer to do so. Just know, I am here. :)
I appreciate this, Lorelei! Thank you!
That burgundy color is stunning. I was contemplating getting a custom 74 from japan in this colorway but my friend told me it reminded him of lawyers in a bad way and it made me think of getting the black instead 😅. I don't have a basic black pen really anyways, all of my cheaper pens are colorful or are demonstrators and all of my mote fancy expensive pens are also colorful, so I think it's not a bad idea to have a classic black and gold pen in yoir collection. I still love this color tho so maybe I'll grab that one again in another nib size someday in that color. I think it would look lovely with Wearingeul Metamorphosis, Diamine Writer's Blood, Diamine Oxblood, Colorverse Dirty Red or Robert Oster Blood Moon just off the top of my head. Lovely pen, lovely and informative review. I love watching your unboxings, my bank account however does not lol, I always end up with another pen on my wishlist somehow.
Unboxing videos are always so much fun! The burgundy color of that pen looks so rich. If that was my pen I think I would have reached for my bottle of Diamine Writer's Blood ink right away. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Steve! And that is a great pairing!
A++ review!
Ugh, I wish I loved my Vanishing Point as much as you do. 😭
Thank you for another great review!
I am still divided on it! I love the nib but the overall body 🤷🏻♀️
I have a black custom 743 with a FA nib. I LOVE mine now that I upgraded to an ebonite feed. One of my faves!
An ebonite feed is on my to buy list! I would love to try a soft fine nib!
Thanks for the video, I have watched some videos about 823 and I was worried about it cracking and the maintenance so when I heard there is the exact same pen just different filling system I have been researching about this pen more. And I do like to change my pen just in case of flow issues so this would make my life way easier.
Glad it helped!
I have this pen in the soft fine and it is so smooth with a bit of bounce. One of my favorites I just don’t love the ball on the clip
Excellent review. I have not enjoyed pilot fine gold nibs out of the box for the upstroke issue. On the other hand their medium nibs are some of the finest in the business. Had the fines reground on now they are wow.
A Pilot Medium is fantastic!
Just got one and agree on the nib. I think I would choose the 823 over this one for those who can only get one.
Thank you! I have been eyeing the 743 for a long time! Very few reviews! I’m deciding between the FA and M (or even FM). I’m not ready to splurge that much on one pen….but time will tell! 😅
I have the Pilot CH 91 with a fine nib (#5) and it has the same issue with the stroke. I don’t really like it much. I love the VP nib like you do. So this is part of why I’m hesitant on getting the Pilot 743. Being available in N.A. now helps a lot though…and hopefully more reviews!
Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful. Now I want to try a soft fine Pilot nib to see if it is comparable to the bounciness of the VP!
Thanks for the video. I am thinking of getting a Pilot fountain pen so am grateful for your thoughts on this one. It's interesting that you were expecting the nib to be as 'bouncy' as the one on your Pilot Vanishing Point. The bounciest nib I have is on my Lamy dialog cc which is also a 'vanishing point/capless' pen. Maybe it has to do, as you suggest, with the construction of the thinner nibs for such pens.
Glad it was helpful!
Gracias desde España, great pen!!
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Thank you so much!!!!!
That is the Japanese packaging. I do like the color options that are in Japan. There is also a dark blue in the 743 I believe.
I have the 823 with a fine nib, also have the VP fine - they are two completely different animals. VP much softer feeling, but I LOVE the way the 823 writes. I prefer the larger #15 nib. I also have the 742, another stiff one, with a #10 nib…and am now thinking of getting the 743 in a medium. I’d get another 823, but that vac system is a pain in the butt. Thanks for a good review
Glad this was helpful!
I ordered a medium fine 723, was sent a 743 with an FA nib by mistake. Was going to send it back, but I decided to keep it. It’s the same size 15 - but is considered a flex nib. Not too much flex, you really need to push it. It’s much softer than the standard 15 nibs. So, now I need to order again the medium fine…but I like the FA, and you probably would as well.
Nice video! What pen did you write the first title on the paper with please? That one has flex and looks very good. Thank You!
It's the Tombow Fudenusake Brush Pen.
Thanks for the review. I already have a few vac fillers, so I'm very tempted to get the 743 (instead of the 823). I just wish the nib was available, which would be perfect. I just got my first gold nib ever (Elite 95s ), also through amazon, the exchange rate makes these pens much more affordable. Atlas etc sell it for $144, I got it for $70, just too much of a difference to not go with amazon. Same applies to this pen too at the momenty.
Any updates on the pen after 5 months?
Also curious how much you spent for it.
I got my Custom 743 pen through Amazon for around $200 USD. I just could not get along with the nib so I sold the pen.
@@KarynaLovesToPlan Thanks, yes, if the pen just doesn't feel right, then there's little reason to hold on to it, esp at that price. I think I've seen them for around $160'ish now. The nib on the Elite is incredibly smooth and seems to have a bit of bounce, but with a big nib like on the 743 I'd worry about it laying down too much ink and limiting what paper I could write on.
This pen is on my wish list but I’m waiting for it to be released in white/cream or olive green.
Those would be beautiful colours!
How do you feel about the con 70 converter? It’s a beautiful pen but that converter gives me pause. I really like the format of your review, though. The week later update is a nice touch!
I don’t mind it. I clean it out with a syringe to make it easier.
I love Pilot nibs and am glad you came around to enjoying it. I agree that gold nibs are not necessarily superior to steel nibs, and I agree that one can have a great writing experience with a steel nib. That being said, I'd take a Pilot nib over a Jowo nib any day -- even a steel Pilot nib. Pilot converters leave a lot to be desired, but their nibs are marvelous, even on the budget models IMO. I got the US exclusive 743 in Verdigris and like it a lot. Yes, it comes with the inflated US prices, but for those who care about such things, it comes in a nice gift box with a huge bottle of Pilot Blue ink. And the FA nib option, of course.
Thank you! I am appreciating this pen for what it is and trying not to compare it to the VP. But I would love to try a soft fine!
The Veridgris look very cool. I don't like the name though. If it is a reference to 'verde', I mean they could have called the pen green in whatever the word is in Japanese. or since it's a US exclusive, call it "Liberty' kinda matches the color of the statue.
I would personally take any nib over Jowo now.
@@KarynaLovesToPlan You might want to try an FA nib sometime too. I have two and only rarely use them for actual flex writing. They're great for everyday writing and add a little bounce or give. Hard to describe, but it does soften the feel a little.
@@ironmic9244 I wouldn't call the color of the pen Verdigris either, but I'm struggling to name the color accurately. It's an unusual color that looks green in some lighting and teal in other lighting. I wouldn't say it's the color of the Statue of Liberty at all. I like the color, but can't pinpoint it.
@@marilyngardner4269 You wouldn't be the only one. Many have commented on how they figure out the color. I guess I would have to see it, because the photos don't seem to capture the pen accurately. I just figured because it's a US exclusive, and it looked green, I figured Liberty would work :)
Where can you find that grey tray where you show the pens?
From Penn State Industries
I can either buy 3 custom 743 pens or 5 custom 742 pens for the same price.
Which option would you go for?
Truthfully, none. I ended up selling this pen as I could not get used to the #15 nib.
I personally am interested in trying the SF or the SFM... You know, for science. 😅
Me too! I want to try the soft fine so much!!!
I have a SFM on the Custom 74. It is really nice from what I remember. Funny, I've been thinking about it for the past couple of days, and will be inking it up this week. I just haven't decided what ink to put in it, so that has been what has held me off. Oh the decisions, decisions. Who would have thought picking an ink for a pen would give this much grief?
Anyways, it's smooth, is on the fine side with a feather touch, but with normal writing is closer to a fine than a medium, but still in between the two. But then again it is a Japanese nib, so it is as expected. It does open up to a broad, but again not a flex, but it sure does give a nice writing experience and allows for that added 'cushion' that I like with gold nibs.
@@ironmic9244 thanks for the details!
Lovely pen. I think that the finial cap is smaller on the 743. I like the finial cap on the 823 better, but I think I prefer a converter instead of the vacuum system!!! Undecissed.
Good call!