This is a fun pen. A demonstrator with a Parker 51-style hooded nib and a piston filling mechanism. A lot of clear pens tend to suffer from barrel cracking, but this one has been doing well for several years. It writes well, holds a lot of ink, and there is no leaking or evaporation.
This specific pen writes really well. The nib is the tiniest bit scratchy, but I like some tactile feedback when I’m writing. I only have one 618, so I can’t generalize about the QA on the nibs. One thing - of all of my pens that are in regular use, this one has the most reliable flow after periods of disuse.
Thank you! I’m relatively new to using fountain pens, so knowing that I can explore certain areas of the larger space on a budget makes me happy!
This is a good budget pen with the best price-to-quality ratio of any pen that I have. You can’t tell from my picture but the cap posts, so you don’t need to worry about losing it while you’re writing.