Hello. I am considering getting either a Sailor Professional Gear Slim Fountain Pen Iris Nebula Special Edition or one of the new Diplomat Vipers in Blue. Has anyone had experience with Sailor and Diplomat pens? The Sailor has a 14kt gold nib and the Diplomat has a steel nib. I haven’t had any experience writing with a gold nib and have only been using steel nibs. This will be my first “Luxury” buy after having used Lamy Safaris and TWSBI Diamond Minis exclusively. Any feedback/comments is appreciated.
Thank you.
For a moment there I thought the Viper was a capless! That would have been awesome. Still a nice looking pen though.
My experience of Sailor is that they make plasticy pens, but with very nice nibs. The Viper looks more substantial, but I’ve never used a Diplomat before.
I’ve never used a gold nib either.