Platinum Fountain Pen, Plaisir Fine Nib, Nova-Orange (Pgb-1000#25-F)

I was a little disappointed at first, but I've grown to appreciate this pen. The pen is advertised as having a fine nib but writes a little closer to a medium nib pen. For the money, I was expecting a slightly heavier pen, but the exterior appearance is very nice and the cap closes with solid click.So here is why I like this pen. In addition to the appearance, the nib writes smoothly and the airtight cap keeps the ink from drying out. It can sit unused in a drawer for a few weeks or few months and will still write well. I first filled it with ink in August 2021 and continued to use the pen an occasional basis for 5 months without any problems. Only in March 2022, I found the nib had dried and I had to wash-out the pen and refill the ink cartridge. None of my other refillable fountain pens have beat that record. (Though I must admit that my non-refillable varsity fountain pens pens have lasted over 5 years without drying out.)

The Plaisir is lovely to hold, the aluminum body feels nice, it writes beautifully, and is such a stunning color. Nice weight, nice balance, already a favorite!And, even better, the ink mechanism is interchangeable with Platinum Preppy!I have been using Platinum's great Preppy inexpensive pens for some time, such great pens, so much better than many pens 2x or 3x their price. The Plaisir uses the same wonderful ink mechanism as the Preppy, but the Plaisir is nicer to hold and write with. So if you want an ultra-fine Plaisir (e.g. an 02 nib), you just get a cheap Preppy, unscrew the head, and screw it into your Plaisir. Voila!This is also a great way to change colors - just change the mechanism for one with a different ink.Oh, and it's very easy to refill Platinum cartridges with your own ink - just use a blunt tip syringe.Good writing!

It writes better than ten times more expensive fountain pens. The ink flows like butter. Amazing pen.

I enjoy writing with this pen, although I chose a fine NIB because I had been writing with a European Medium NIB, there is a big difference. I am planning on replacing the NIB with a Japanese medium NIB as the fine NIB is a bit too scratchy on regular yellow pad paper, for my preference. For anyone who enjoys writing with a fountain pen, this is a good choice to check out.

This pen is very scratchy when writing, and I've had issues with it skipping when writing which really breaks the flow of my writing up. Overall, it's nice, but I'm much happier with the medium nib.

This is a good size and is comfortable to hold. Although it has a medium nib, it writes with a line nearly as fine as A fine nib from other pens. I have left it for as long as 10 days with no evidence of it drying out.

Size and value.

Awesome pen

An amazing little pen. I've ordered more...

Absolutely stunning little fountain pen. Lovely fluid writing with it. The only downside is only ink cartridges I can find for it are on line. The ones in UK shops are too small.But the pen is faultless. Love it

Increíble pluma, buena fluidez, no se seca, buen agarre, facilidad para cambiar los plumones o limpiarla. La única pega que puedo poner es que tenga un convertidor propio, pero esto sucede con otras muchas marcas. Por menos de veinte euros creo que es todo un acierto. Además, puedes combinar las partes de esta pluma con la Preppy.

Aunque es un plumín fino la escritura es muy suave desde el primer momento, la pluma es ligera y el color radiante, ideal para iniciarse

Très bien. A noter que la pointe est très fine et plutôt rigide donc pas de variation de trait. Livré avec une cartouche d'encre, et il n'accepte pas les cartouches internationales. On retrouve le convertisseur à piston pour stylo plume Platinum (Converter-500) pour environ 8 euros, et là je ne peux que vous le conseiller car en plus de vous donner plus de liberté dans le choix des encres, il est vraiment beau, de bonne qualité, et se remplit et se nettoie facilement.