| Brand Name: | Pilot |
| Model number: | 60149 |
| Color: | Blue |
| Size: | Fine |
| Point Type: | Fine |
| Ink Color: | Blue |
| Manufacturer Part Number: | 60149 |
Product Specifications
Technical Details
- Large, durable metal body
- Beautiful rhodium accents
- 18 karat gold nib
- Brilliant design, ingenious technology
- Navy gift box
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Product Description
From a culture that has revered the art of writing for more than a thousand years comes instruments that celebrate both writing and art. Where traditional techniques and modern innovations are fully realized in writing instruments that bridge art and technology, poetry and science, yesterday, today and tomorrow. The Pilot Vanishing Point retractable fountain pen is a product rich in both history and performance. Its brilliant design and ingenious technology make it a pen for the new age. A larger size, durable metal body and attractive appointments make the Vanishing Point unmistakably unique. These exquisite pens are available in black, blue and red barrel colors with gold or rhodium accents, black or blue carbonesque finishes with rhodium accents, and yellow, brown, raden, chrome, white and gun metal gray finishes with rhodium accents. All are available with an 18 karat gold fine, medium or broad nib. Each Vanishing Point fountain pen is beautifully merchandised in a navy gift box. For the valued client, friend or family member, it will be the gift of a lifetime. For every creative endeavor, Pilot Vanishing Point is the ultimate writing tool.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What is it like to use this pen?,
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This review is from: Pilot Vanishing Point Collection Retractable Fountain Pen, Blue Carbonesque with Rhodium Accents, Fine Nib (60149) (Office Product)
The pictures of this pen don't do it justice--I'll try to describe in words what it is like to hold this pen in your hand. I have the blue carbon fiber model, and the dark navy blue next to the rhodium finish indeed looks very sharp. The bottom of the pen, where the nib comes out, has a vague hint of art deco about it, whereas the rest of the pen, with its unfamilier, yet totally logical geometry and layout, has a fashion-forward air. But the styling of this pen is neither retro nor futuristic. The combination of a (lets face it) archaic writing technology combined with advanced materials like carbon fiber makes a dramatic styling statement--but without a hint of irony. And yet, the look is anything but contemporary---what is it?The best way to describe it is that this pen looks like an artifact from an alternate world history--it looks like what a high-end fountain pen would look like today had the ball point pen never been invented. It fits, unselfconsciously, into your lifestyle as if you had been using fountain pens all your life. The retractible nib makes for a very practical writing instrument--it is so much quicker to whip the pen out of your pocket and press the clicker to jot something down that you do it much more naturally than uncapping a regular fountain pen. Another click and the nib vanishes just as fast, ready to be cliped back into your pocket. I bought the model with the fine nib, and I really like the ultra-precise line it can draw, but I can't really recommend the fine nib model to casual or first-time fountain pen buyers. I had to adjust the nib by (very carefully!!!) inserting a razorblade to spread the tines out a bit, in order to get the kind of ink flow I desire. And fine nibs can be finnicky. It is a fountain pen, after all. So newbies please get a model with a medium nib. But I really love this pen, and can't imagine what I did without it.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Pen,
By Bill (Fort Worth, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pilot Vanishing Point Collection Retractable Fountain Pen, Blue Carbonesque with Rhodium Accents, Fine Nib (60149) (Office Product)
The pen is great especially if you like to use a fountain pen but don't like the hassel of dealing with a cap.It's my favorite fountain pen. I chose it over all my other fountain pens (Parker, Pelikan, Lamy & Waterman) for everyday use. It's extremely well-made and balanced. In my opinion the Vanishing Point Pen only has two drawbacks. First, if you like the convenience of using a cartridge, they are not readily available locally (like Dallas/Fort Worth Texas) & they are more expensive than international sized cartridges. Second, the pen does leak a little just not on the outside (I've noticed that when when I take the pen apart, the nib assembly has ink leaking). I would not hesitate to recommend this pen to anybody!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best fountain pen I've used,
By Jim Gerdy "jjg" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pilot Vanishing Point Collection Retractable Fountain Pen, Blue Carbonesque with Rhodium Accents, Fine Nib (60149) (Office Product)
I have been a longtime fountain pen user and for years never tried a Japanese pen. My favorite was the Lamy 2000 and I had some quirky Montblancs and Watermans that are nice to look at but each has its own annoying problem such as leaking or sweating.A once told a pen aficionado that I wanted the finest point you could find in a fountain pen (meaning the narrowest line rather than anything in particular about the materials or design of the nib). He apprised me that one should look to the Japanese (Pilot and Namiki) for that and that the European pens just can't compare for consistent quality of the very fine nibs. I bought the Namiki retractible and consider it the best pen made. And now after having bought a few I would say the quality is highly consistent. It definitely has a fine line. I thought my Lamy 2000 fine or extra fine was adequate, but the Namiki is better. It lays ink down more consistently. And the trap door design is an engineering feat. The pen stays wet for weeks unused. I have since also bought some other Pilots and like this maker the best for writing quality. Their products, in the $5 to $200 range are far and away better than anything I have used from the US or Europe. But even among this fine product line, for me, the vanishing point pen stands out. The grip and clip assembly is ergonomic perfection. The case is very durable (I have some brassing on my first one after years of constant use). The nib is the most rigid and precise I have used. I would say anyone who likes fountain pens would not regret buying one of these.
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