Wordsworth & Black Fountain Pen Set, Medium Nib, Includes 24 Ink Cartridges and Ink Refill Converter, Gift Case, Journaling, Calligraphy, Smooth Writing Pens [Black Chrome], Perfect for Men and Women

Update - 11-1-20: Two items to update:1. Replacement pen arrived yesterday evening. Used it with the converter this morning and my Waterman Serenity Blue Ink and it writes beautifully. As well as the last pen wrote before continuously running out of ink. All other positive comments from my original post apply - wonderful pen in the hand, and on paper.2. Customer Service at Waterman& Black - excellent customer service. THe problem with the 2-day initial reply process is that Waterman & Black Customer Service is in China. TIme difference applies. They read my issue and immediately told me that they were sorry this happened, had a couple of hints on cleaning the pen to clear any blockage (which shouldn't be an issue with a brand new pen), AND informed me they were sending a replacement pen with their apologies. I informed them that I had already returned the faulty pen and had another one coming to me via Amazon. Amazon - one day replacement - THANK YOU. As far as Waterman & Black, I provided my input as to what I believed the problem MIGHT have been - a blocked ink flow tube from material associated with the plastic cartridge that I used first with the first pen. As I said here, I used the replacement pen first off with the converter and my ink bottle and it performs flawlessly. The cartridges they use are thick at the end that goes into the pen barrel toward the head. I don't know the design/style of their piercing/cutting mechanism, but I believe there is a chance a piece of the cartridge blocked the ink channel that prevented flow of ink by gravity, as I could get it to flow only by screwing down the converter barrel plunger every half a page.In any event - we'll see what Waterman & Black say about that. But in the end, I have a functioning pen with the converter. IF Waterman & Black send me another pen as they said they will, I will use a cartridge after verifying proper operation with the converter, to see if the pen experiences an ink flow failure again. I'll stay in touch about the level of customer service to follow up with investigating possible issues with their pens/cartridges.I've used fountain pens a lot throughout my life. I find using them to be artistic and enjoy the feel of good ink flowing on to paper with a quality pen. I purchased this particular pen based on reviews and the color/nib color based on personal preference.My nitial impression of the quality, heft, feel, and balance of this pen in my hand was 'outstanding.' I ordered the additional package of cartridges, and a bottle of Waterman 'Serenity Blue' ink to round out my purchase and happily loaded a blue ink cartridge to see how well it performed.WIth ANY new fountain pen, you have to prime it to begin writing because there's no ink in the nib to pull ink from the chamber/cartridge downward. I shook the pen down to force ink toward the nib to begin writing - nothing. I shook harder, now over paper towels because of the expected large drops to fly out - nothing. I shook it downward vigorously - nothing. I removed the barrel and SQUEEZED the cartridge to force ink into the nib. The cartridge is much more sturdy that the old cartridges I've used in the past - nothing.I removed the cartridge and checked to ensure it had been pierced - it had and I could squeeze ink out of it. I discarded the cartridge and inserted the converter into the pen head to use the bottled ink from Waterman. I used the converter and pulled a full cartridge worth of ink into the pen from the nib in the ink bottle.I began to write. AHA!!! I was rewarded with a beautiful line of ink and I the pen felt like it was gliding over my paper - laying down a beautiful line of ink, and my handwriting felt like it was being rewarded for my efforts to make nice loops, gentle curls, and exact punctuation. I was happy now ..... for about one-half of one page. The ink began to flow slower, until finally it stopped altogether. I had to unscrew the barrel from the head and using the converter screw-plunger apply pressure to the ink inside the converter to push ink into the nib once again.I began writing again and was rewarded once again with a beautiful writing experience ... for one-half of one page. Same story - same result - same corrective measure ......... I wrote to the company in the hopes of some 'insider' information about possible causes of this problem. No answer for two days - in the middle of the week.It's a fountain pen, not a new tech piece of complex industrial electronic or mechanical equipment designed to make my life better. It's a fountain pen, and it simply doesn't work. I purposefully avoided fountain pens that were relatively inexpensive because I thought "If I pay a little more, I'll get a little more." Apparently that idea is incorrect in today's world. I cannot afford a Mont Blanc. I used to use the old standard fountain pens that had the cartridges you used in the caligraphy sets made by the same company ... never had a problem with those pens, but thought they were 'baseline' pens and perhaps I could get a better writiing experience with a pen from a manufacturer that seemed to be a 'cut above.' It seems this company has a fancy website and great product photography and marketing - but nothing more.The pen doesn't work, and they won't respond to an outreach for assistance. I'm returning the pen, and will seek another that simply works for now. Once again, in today's age, I must lower my expectations of the products that are available. WHY can't I find a quality product? I don't mind paying extra for QUALITY, but that term seems to mean little anymore.

This is my second rainbow Wordsworth and Black fountain pen—-I had to turn the first for a faulty nib that would not hold with a manual adjustment/tweak. Customer service for Wordsworth and Black (and Amazon) was fantastic! Returning was incredibly easy. The replacement pen is exactly what I wanted. It’s a solid, sturdy pen that doesn’t leak and writes well. It has a bit of a scratchy smoothness to it—- yet the ink flows nicely and dries quickly. It’s heavier than a Lamy LX fountain pen —- and similar in weight to a Bailey Cross fountain pen. I’m very happy with this purchase.

Beautifully made fountain pen. It has a nice weight and feels good in your hand. I Iove it so much I wanted another one . HOWEVER, I went to their site and the same pen was on sale (buy one get one). Also, side note, they have excellent customer service.

I ordered the medium, fine and extra fine pen. So far, I got the medium and the fine nib. For some reason the medium nib is writes slightly thinner lines than the fine nib. It is supposed to be the other way around. I am hoping the extra fine writes as expected when it finally gets delivered. I included a picture on how both pens' stroke. You can't even tell which one is which.Functionality: the pen cap has a nice seal and feels smooth to open and closeInk flow: One of the pens I got took like 3 minutes of trying to get the ink to flow to the nib.Ink time to dry: I've used a medium nib for a long time now. It takes about 45 sec to fully dry depending on how much ink you put on the paper.Durability: Feels pretty durable to me unless you drop it and damage the nib.I wish the company would sell the nibs by themselves. I looked at their amazon and company website and they do not. You have to buy the pen gift set or get the whole pen.

I am elated with this purchase. I have a large and expensive pen collection. Montblanc, Waterford, Waterman, Cross, Levenger… you name it. I was highly skeptical about how a pen at this price point would look or feel but mostly about how it would perform. Sincerely, this fountain pen writes as smoothly and effortlessly as my Montblanc or Waterman. I hate to give too much praise for fear they will raise their prices but I already ordered a 2nd pen in a different color. Even the packaging is leveled up from some of the luxury brands. The pen comes is a beautiful box that would impress anyone as a gift or just a nice place to keep a fine pen at home. I’m rarely surprised anymore but this one got me in the best ways possible. Seriously folks, this I’m one will not disappoint.

Beautiful

Pen writes beautifully. Customer service was wonderful when I had a problem with my order. Olivia stuck with me until everything was generously resolved.

Good writing experience in general. Though I must warn, the medium-sized nib for erudite collection is only adequate for thick high-quality from certain notebooks, writing will be seen on the other side on normal letter paper or such. On the other hand, the fine nib for erudite collection in my previous experience wasn't too great, since it "skipped" a lot. Although the nib is alright, I would definetely recommend the primori collection nib much better, since it seems it is a custom nib made by the company rather than a generic nib like on this collection. In general, nice design and comfortable to use, but I would very much recommend primori collection's fine nib for conventional use.