czxwyst Picasso 916 Malage Fountain Pen Original Box (Red, Medium Nib)

I bought this fountain pen in black, with a medium nib and I'm so pleased with it. Having bought Chinese-made fountain pens online before and found them to be poor quality, I was slightly concerned when I saw how badly the instruction leaflet has been translated and wondered if this would be a shoddy product, but in fact it's great. The box is distinctive and smart-looking and properly lined, and the pen itself is sleek, slender and a good weight. It comes with a proper refillable cartridge rather than disposable ones so you can fill it yourself very easily with the ink of your choice - much better for the environment than disposable plastic cartridges and it means you can pick whichever ink you like in your preferred colour (I use Parker Quink in black).The medium nib wrote very smoothly from the moment I started using it - I didn't have to test it at different angles or make several strokes to get it to start working, like you do with some cheaper pens - and has been great ever since. It doesn't leak or blot, doesn't skip and doesn't scratch - it's a pleasure to write with.The barrel of the pen is on the shorter side, which might take a little getting used to if you usually write with something a little longer, but I would recommend placing the lid on the end of the pen when you're writing with it, which for me balances the pen perfectly for my grip.All in all, it's an excellent little pen for the price - lovely quality and a real bargain, which means I'm not nervous about using it at work or taking it out with me in my bag, as I know a replacement would be affordable if I lost or dropped it. I'm even tempted to buy it a a couple of other colours so I can switch ink colours for note-taking.

Belle plume, très bien présenté, beau coffret, plume de qualité et offrant une belle écriture. Bref excellent rapport qualité prix

Je cherche depuis très longtemps un stylo plume qui fait son effet avec une pointe très fine. Ce plume est vraiment très beau mais la plume n'est pas assez fine. Je trouve le trait trop épais donc je suis déçue. C'est vraiment dommage car il est de très bonne qualité.

My pen is the Picasso 916 Malage. The presentation box is a bit over the top, but inside is a well made metal pen of straight forward design, finished in orange with chrome plated ends, clip and band. Cap and nib carry picasso logo, and nib section and converter a signature. Click on cap has plastic lining and posts securely. Grip section is a little smooth, but pen is comfortable to use either with, or without the cap posted. It comes with a removable ink converter. The pen writes well, wet, with no hard starts or skipping. Reversed it produces a good fine line. The nib is firm. Have also used it for drawing/sketching, and it works well. I have had the pen for a week, and used it with Waterman's brown ink on various papers. Overall, I cannot help liking it!

I've been using it for the past 1.5 years, and it still looks and works perfectly. I love the smooth writing and the lovely orange nuance of the pen itself. Perhaps the writing is not that of the most extra fine nimb, but I can still write tiny (0.5 cm tall row) and neatly with it. So, for me, it's perfect.