I am glad it turned out to be great. I am a fan of Viscontis but cannot in my right mind afford them 😂 I have been eyeing the Mirage Mythos which is as close as I can get to my spending limit.
I do have a Breeze and a Van Gogh, both steel nibbed pens, and enjoy using both of them. This is my forst gold-nibbed Visconti. I think I may need to ink the others up as well and do a comparison between the three, all of which are at very different price points.
@@GarryEvesThat would be nice as I feel they can vary a lot which is a shame because some manufacturers take a lot of care even with their entry level pens.
Congratulations on your Grail pen Garry. I found that first really expensive pen purchase very difficult as well. I have Visconti HS Magma, Midnight in Florence, Tuscan Hills, and Lotus Garden. Every one of them has a wonderful nib. I so glad you are thrilled with your purchase and looking forward to seeing it featured in future videos.
Now I've been able to experience the pen with longer writing sessions I can see why people love them so much. Lets just hope this doesn't take me down another rabbit-hole.
Congrats, Gary... incredible acquisition... we are all so happy and celebrate with you. You are so deserving... I believe the plating on the pen is, in fact, "ruthenium," if all my sources serve me correctly. But again.... thanks for sharing.
ALL this time...I thought YOU were talking about the BRONZE AGE...and I can't stand the Bronze!!! But the Visconti Homo Sapiens DARK AGE?!?! WHOA!!! THAT pen has NOW been moved to my GRAIL pen!!! (I'll probably watch this video like 20 times!!!) Congrats and thanks for showing us!!! Cheers!
I usually prefer medium nibs but had to get my homo sapiens in fine since it writes such a wet line. It's been such a great pen for drawing and writing for me. I can't imagine how sopping wet a broad nib would be for this pen.
I think the nib is Palladium coated. I had to laugh when you talked about the excessive package. I agree but you wouldn't want a pen like that to come in a little tin box. 😂 It's a beautiful pen. I like that it has the dark accent rings. Regarding the price; Mark Twain said, " Never regret anything that makes you smile", and I can see your joy, in your new pen. I think this is the best pen review I've ever seen, because your happiness and pride of ownership shines through.
I haven't been able to find anywhree that says about the nib coating, only that is it a Sreamtouch nib. I will dig a but more into that. I'm still in two minds about the packaging. Part of me expects to have that sort of packing for the money spent, but the other parts does still cry out that it'soverkill. Thanks. I've been using the pen today, it is such a joy to use that i don't really want to put it down.
@@GarryEvesIf you have a Dreamtouch nib, it should be 23K Palladium. Those were the original nibs for the Homo Sapiens. Then the price of Palladium exceeded the price of gold, so Visconti started using gold Bock nibs ( which is probably when they got a reputation for bad nibs), before they began using in house nibs.
@@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564 I've just been going from the Cult Pens website, which is where I bought the pen from. I'm sure they used to have more details about the nib on it, but I can';t find them any more.
I enjoyed your review. I really like the Homo Sapiens. I bought the Sapphire Stones demonstrator on sale from Goldspot a few years ago but wasn’t completely satisfied with the nib. Last month I purchased the Crystal Dreams edition and it is without defect, the medium nib writes like butter and feels so comfortable in my hand. My husband purchased the Dark Crystal version and is glad he did. He prefers the more substantial sized pens. My other favorite EDC pens are the Pelikan M1000 Renaissance Brown, Pilot Vanishing Nib LS & Custom 823, and the Lamy 2000. Over the last few years I’ve developed the philosophy of buying the item I really want rather than a lesser substitute. I’m unhappy with it, and eventually get the originally desired item. Wasted money. 😛👋🏾
I've been lucky, I have 3 Viscontis now (2 steel and this one) and have not had a nib issue with them. I believe Appelboom offer a service to check the nibs before dispatch.
Congratulations on your new pen. Visconti nibs are very wet writers. The complaints about the nib are usually from previous editions when they were made from 14Kt gold or Palladium. There even a comical nib version. The lava resin is very unique. I think they call it hydroscopic. It feels really nice in the hand. I own only one Visconti fountain pen, the Divine Proportions. I have never used it, strangely. It sits on display in its display case. Enjoy your pen. I think you may be able to swap nibs. It would certainly be less expensive than getting another Homo Sapiens.
@@GarryEves Yea, they said that they can send me a new cap but I checked the pen further and it turns out that the feed is damaged and the nib tines also is not perfectly aligned😞
So the seller is very kind he issued me a full refund and told me that I can keep the pen. I will get the nib done by a nibmeister. Now just the feed where it’s screwed onto the barrel has a chip(where the Visconti nib removal tool goes).
I am glad it turned out to be great. I am a fan of Viscontis but cannot in my right mind afford them 😂 I have been eyeing the Mirage Mythos which is as close as I can get to my spending limit.
I do have a Breeze and a Van Gogh, both steel nibbed pens, and enjoy using both of them. This is my forst gold-nibbed Visconti. I think I may need to ink the others up as well and do a comparison between the three, all of which are at very different price points.
@@GarryEvesThat would be nice as I feel they can vary a lot which is a shame because some manufacturers take a lot of care even with their entry level pens.
I think I like the Dark Age better than the Bronze Age. Congrats!
It was a toss up between them, but I like the all black look of the Dark Age.
Beautiful pen Garry.
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Congratulations on getting your grail pen. The pen is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Rachelle in Seattle
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Glad to see you so happy with your grail pen, enjoy using it. It is a beauty. My grail pen is a Lamy 2000
I was lucky enough to also get a Lamy 2000, the First Impressions for it will come out at the end of the month.
Congratulations on your Grail pen Garry. I found that first really expensive pen purchase very difficult as well. I have Visconti HS Magma, Midnight in Florence, Tuscan Hills, and Lotus Garden. Every one of them has a wonderful nib. I so glad you are thrilled with your purchase and looking forward to seeing it featured in future videos.
Now I've been able to experience the pen with longer writing sessions I can see why people love them so much.
Lets just hope this doesn't take me down another rabbit-hole.
Congrats, Gary... incredible acquisition... we are all so happy and celebrate with you. You are so deserving... I believe the plating on the pen is, in fact, "ruthenium," if all my sources serve me correctly. But again.... thanks for sharing.
I thought I had also red ruthenium somewhere, but I've not been aboe to locate the source again. I'm sure I'll find out one day.
ALL this time...I thought YOU were talking about the BRONZE AGE...and I can't stand the Bronze!!! But the Visconti Homo Sapiens DARK AGE?!?! WHOA!!! THAT pen has NOW been moved to my GRAIL pen!!! (I'll probably watch this video like 20 times!!!) Congrats and thanks for showing us!!! Cheers!
The more I use the pen, the more I love it.
I usually prefer medium nibs but had to get my homo sapiens in fine since it writes such a wet line. It's been such a great pen for drawing and writing for me. I can't imagine how sopping wet a broad nib would be for this pen.
It is a very wet writer.
I need to try some different inks in it, but I am currently quite enjoying the Earl Grey.
This is also my grail pen but in the Dark Crystal model because of the ink window. Congrats.
I was also thinking about the Drak Crystal, but just love the all black nature on this pen.
Your review has rekindled my interest in getting one of the Homo Sapiens (lava) models. Thanks. (or maybe no thanks -- the cost..😮)
👍Sorry, but also not sorry.
Great pen Garry. I think the 18k nib is the gold nib though
Yeah, this is the 18k gold nib. It may be palladium plated, as Teresa suggested, but I haven't been able to confirm that.
I think the nib is Palladium coated. I had to laugh when you talked about the excessive package. I agree but you wouldn't want a pen like that to come in a little tin box. 😂 It's a beautiful pen. I like that it has the dark accent rings. Regarding the price; Mark Twain said, " Never regret anything that makes you smile", and I can see your joy, in your new pen. I think this is the best pen review I've ever seen, because your happiness and pride of ownership shines through.
I haven't been able to find anywhree that says about the nib coating, only that is it a Sreamtouch nib. I will dig a but more into that.
I'm still in two minds about the packaging. Part of me expects to have that sort of packing for the money spent, but the other parts does still cry out that it'soverkill.
Thanks. I've been using the pen today, it is such a joy to use that i don't really want to put it down.
@@GarryEvesIf you have a Dreamtouch nib, it should be 23K Palladium. Those were the original nibs for the Homo Sapiens. Then the price of Palladium exceeded the price of gold, so Visconti started using gold Bock nibs ( which is probably when they got a reputation for bad nibs), before they began using in house nibs.
@@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564 I've just been going from the Cult Pens website, which is where I bought the pen from.
I'm sure they used to have more details about the nib on it, but I can';t find them any more.
Congratulations on getting your grail pen!
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I enjoyed your review. I really like the Homo Sapiens. I bought the Sapphire Stones demonstrator on sale from Goldspot a few years ago but wasn’t completely satisfied with the nib. Last month I purchased the Crystal Dreams edition and it is without defect, the medium nib writes like butter and feels so comfortable in my hand. My husband purchased the Dark Crystal version and is glad he did. He prefers the more substantial sized pens. My other favorite EDC pens are the Pelikan M1000 Renaissance Brown, Pilot Vanishing Nib LS & Custom 823, and the Lamy 2000. Over the last few years I’ve developed the philosophy of buying the item I really want rather than a lesser substitute. I’m unhappy with it, and eventually get the originally desired item. Wasted money. 😛👋🏾
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Enjoy your grail 😊
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Congratulations Mr Garry!
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wow beautiful
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This pen is beautiful. I would get a Fine or Extra Fine nib since I don't like it too wet
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In EUR it's only 795 !
The exchange rate betweej UKP and AUD is aweful at the moment. Hopefully it will come down, but no sign of that at the moment.
Reminds me of my JoWo BB nib that I got recently. Try chromashading inks in the pen, I think they'll work very well.
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Lovely pen, yes I would buy one but the reported nib issues make me hesitant to purchase from overseas and finding one in Aus is not that easy.
I've been lucky, I have 3 Viscontis now (2 steel and this one) and have not had a nib issue with them.
I believe Appelboom offer a service to check the nibs before dispatch.
Congratulations on your new pen. Visconti nibs are very wet writers. The complaints about the nib are usually from previous editions when they were made from 14Kt gold or Palladium. There even a comical nib version.
The lava resin is very unique. I think they call it hydroscopic. It feels really nice in the hand.
I own only one Visconti fountain pen, the Divine Proportions. I have never used it, strangely. It sits on display in its display case.
Enjoy your pen. I think you may be able to swap nibs. It would certainly be less expensive than getting another Homo Sapiens.
Thanks.
it's an awesome pen. I was using it yesterday and finding it hard to put down.
Congrats on the pen. I have ordered mine with a stub nib. Waiting for it to come
👍 I hope it arrives soon. I'm really loving mine.
@@GarryEves received my pen today and it has a massive crack on the cap
@@SiddyBoy Oh no. Are the retailer able to help with it?
@@GarryEves Yea, they said that they can send me a new cap but I checked the pen further and it turns out that the feed is damaged and the nib tines also is not perfectly aligned😞
So the seller is very kind he issued me a full refund and told me that I can keep the pen. I will get the nib done by a nibmeister. Now just the feed where it’s screwed onto the barrel has a chip(where the Visconti nib removal tool goes).