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Brian II
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025
Very nice fountainpen, love that it also came with refills so I didn't have to go out and buy my own after having the sad realization that it didn't come with refills. Perfect writing ability, the smear resistance is okay but i'm left handed to its abysmal for me (its just how it is). Easy to use, easy to reload, definantly a 10/10 in my book especially for the strokes.
Brian II
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025
Very nice fountainpen, love that it also came with refills so I didn't have to go out and buy my own after having the sad realization that it didn't come with refills. Perfect writing ability, the smear resistance is okay but i'm left handed to its abysmal for me (its just how it is). Easy to use, easy to reload, definantly a 10/10 in my book especially for the strokes.
Gus
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2024
This pen feels great in the hand and writes beautifully. I bought the fine nibbed version and it works perfectly for me. It is also very stylish and has the appearance of much more expensive pens.
Gus
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2024
This pen feels great in the hand and writes beautifully. I bought the fine nibbed version and it works perfectly for me. It is also very stylish and has the appearance of much more expensive pens.
Amal Mohammed Albusair
Reviewed in Saudi Arabia on February 7, 2024
سيء لااحد يشتريه كلما فتحته طشر الحبر
Amal Mohammed Albusair
Reviewed in Saudi Arabia on February 7, 2024
سيء لااحد يشتريه كلما فتحته طشر الحبر
Kirsten
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
Absolutely the finest fountain pen I’ve ever owned!When I was in middle school, my family moved from California to a small village in England. To my utter shock, I was required to use a fountain pen at school. I don’t think I’d ever heard of a fountain pen in my life until then (1972), but I took to it like a duck to water. I begged my parents for the pens I saw in High Street, but—thinking it was a phase—they only allowed for a cheap plastic school pen. No matter, I was besotted by all things fountain pen-related and my love for them never wavered. If anything, the hunt for one that I could afford in the performance of one I certainly could not became my holy grail pursuit.After we moved back to America, I was dismayed to discover that I couldn’t even find ink, let alone a cartridge stateside. It would be quite a few years before I discovered a high-end stationery shop that carried them. It being a specialty store, the pens I loved to play with in-house were still far too dear for me, but I was allowed to write and draw with them to my heart’s content and so began learning about what I loved most—and what to avoid—about my obsession. This being the days of yore, such knowledge came from humans rather than YouTube so shop owners were always happy to pass on their niche expertise. Thus began my adventure through low-cost alternative pens—a mostly disappointing journey—attempting to find the elusive unicorn.When an ad for the Ellington Pens showed up in my feed, I was intrigued, but not enough to trust a brand new brand without the history to support its touting. That said, when it recently went on sale, I thought, “Why not? Someone needs to be first.”I am so so very happy I trusted my gut! It feels like pens costing hundreds more! This, my friends, is the unicorn we’ve all been hunting! The ink just glides from the nib, and the balance is so perfect that even my arthritic fingers can write and write for ages each and every day. The cap is snug and the materials feel beautifully cool and solid.The only downside I have found—and this is just my personal opinion—is the converter reservoir. It feels and looks somewhat cheaply mass-produced. Even so, it behaves itself perfectly so far in my use. The ink pulls up nicely—without mess—and feeds well with zero drag, dumping, or gapping. As it’s tucked inside the barrel, who cares if it looks like an afterthought.Folks, I highly, highly recommend this pen, especially if you’re someone who must—or more importantly, loves to—handwrite a lot each day. It’s just such a glorious time loop back to the past when pens were created for their joy as much as for their purpose.
Kirsten
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
Absolutely the finest fountain pen I’ve ever owned!When I was in middle school, my family moved from California to a small village in England. To my utter shock, I was required to use a fountain pen at school. I don’t think I’d ever heard of a fountain pen in my life until then (1972), but I took to it like a duck to water. I begged my parents for the pens I saw in High Street, but—thinking it was a phase—they only allowed for a cheap plastic school pen. No matter, I was besotted by all things fountain pen-related and my love for them never wavered. If anything, the hunt for one that I could afford in the performance of one I certainly could not became my holy grail pursuit.After we moved back to America, I was dismayed to discover that I couldn’t even find ink, let alone a cartridge stateside. It would be quite a few years before I discovered a high-end stationery shop that carried them. It being a specialty store, the pens I loved to play with in-house were still far too dear for me, but I was allowed to write and draw with them to my heart’s content and so began learning about what I loved most—and what to avoid—about my obsession. This being the days of yore, such knowledge came from humans rather than YouTube so shop owners were always happy to pass on their niche expertise. Thus began my adventure through low-cost alternative pens—a mostly disappointing journey—attempting to find the elusive unicorn.When an ad for the Ellington Pens showed up in my feed, I was intrigued, but not enough to trust a brand new brand without the history to support its touting. That said, when it recently went on sale, I thought, “Why not? Someone needs to be first.”I am so so very happy I trusted my gut! It feels like pens costing hundreds more! This, my friends, is the unicorn we’ve all been hunting! The ink just glides from the nib, and the balance is so perfect that even my arthritic fingers can write and write for ages each and every day. The cap is snug and the materials feel beautifully cool and solid.The only downside I have found—and this is just my personal opinion—is the converter reservoir. It feels and looks somewhat cheaply mass-produced. Even so, it behaves itself perfectly so far in my use. The ink pulls up nicely—without mess—and feeds well with zero drag, dumping, or gapping. As it’s tucked inside the barrel, who cares if it looks like an afterthought.Folks, I highly, highly recommend this pen, especially if you’re someone who must—or more importantly, loves to—handwrite a lot each day. It’s just such a glorious time loop back to the past when pens were created for their joy as much as for their purpose.
William
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2024
I purchased this Ellington fountain pen for about $48. At the same time, I ordered a Waterman for about $100. The comparison was eye-opening. The Waterman was a decent pen, but it failed after a couple of months. According to the place I took the Waterman, the nib was ruined because I had pushed down too hard. Here's the crazy thing, I had used the Ellington far more than the Waterman - I never use excessive pressure. I am not new to how to use a fountain pen. At any rate, this Ellington is twice the pen as the Waterman at half the cost. The writing is precise and smooth. I love the weighty feel of this pen. I will purchase this again.
William
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2024
I purchased this Ellington fountain pen for about $48. At the same time, I ordered a Waterman for about $100. The comparison was eye-opening. The Waterman was a decent pen, but it failed after a couple of months. According to the place I took the Waterman, the nib was ruined because I had pushed down too hard. Here's the crazy thing, I had used the Ellington far more than the Waterman - I never use excessive pressure. I am not new to how to use a fountain pen. At any rate, this Ellington is twice the pen as the Waterman at half the cost. The writing is precise and smooth. I love the weighty feel of this pen. I will purchase this again.
Tom Francis
Reviewed in Australia on November 30, 2024
Feels nice in the hand and has a luxurious, premium appeal. The nib took some time to wear in and feel smooth but after a week of use it's much improved.The medium nib has a broader pen stroke than I expected. Lines are quivalent width to 0.7mm ballpoint gel ink pens I own despite this one being advertised as 0.5mm. In hindsight I would have picked the fine nib over medium.Parts and accessories are very expensive to ship to Australia, a new nib is almost the same price as a whole new pen.
Tom Francis
Reviewed in Australia on November 30, 2024
Feels nice in the hand and has a luxurious, premium appeal. The nib took some time to wear in and feel smooth but after a week of use it's much improved.The medium nib has a broader pen stroke than I expected. Lines are quivalent width to 0.7mm ballpoint gel ink pens I own despite this one being advertised as 0.5mm. In hindsight I would have picked the fine nib over medium.Parts and accessories are very expensive to ship to Australia, a new nib is almost the same price as a whole new pen.
Chad Kunego - Author of the Nibiru Rising series
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2024
Update: 11/23/24I switched out the ink I was using and the issue I was having with inkflow was resolved, so I upgraded this to 5 stars. The only other thing I would mention is to make sure the ink you use isn't too thick or you'll have the same issues I mentioned.So I've only been using the pen for about a day and a half, and so far, it seems to be a real nice writing pen. The only thing I'm experiencing that I don't like is that the ink flow out of the nib seems to be slightly inconsistent, like the first stroke of any word sometimes doesn't have ink flow to the page, but I can't rule out it being an ink-related issue. For the rest of my review, just assume I'm silently adding, "other than the potential ink issue."That being said, other than that potential issue, I would have rated this a five-star pen based on the price/value and how well it writes. I've got several other fountain pens (most cost 2x-3x what this one costs, but I have at least 2 that cost 5x what this one costs, like a Visconti that I've used for over a decade), yet this one seems to actually be a nicer pen to write with overall.If you like your pen to have a bit of heft to it, then this might be too light for you. If you want something that's going to be comfortable to journal/write with for extended periods of time, then this is a great option. I have a solid brass pen that I love the weight/feel of and that I enjoy writing with, but after about 20-30 minutes of writing, it starts to feel a bit heavy and my hand starts to tire out. Even though I only got this pen yesterday, I've already written with it for probably the better part of 2-3 hours and my hand doesn't feel fatigued at all.So yeah, if it's not an ink issue, the it's a 4-4.5 star pen. If it's an ink issue, then I would rank this a 5 star pen for the price, and even if it was 4x more expensive, I'd still rank it that high.
Chad Kunego - Author of the Nibiru Rising series
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2024
Update: 11/23/24I switched out the ink I was using and the issue I was having with inkflow was resolved, so I upgraded this to 5 stars. The only other thing I would mention is to make sure the ink you use isn't too thick or you'll have the same issues I mentioned.So I've only been using the pen for about a day and a half, and so far, it seems to be a real nice writing pen. The only thing I'm experiencing that I don't like is that the ink flow out of the nib seems to be slightly inconsistent, like the first stroke of any word sometimes doesn't have ink flow to the page, but I can't rule out it being an ink-related issue. For the rest of my review, just assume I'm silently adding, "other than the potential ink issue."That being said, other than that potential issue, I would have rated this a five-star pen based on the price/value and how well it writes. I've got several other fountain pens (most cost 2x-3x what this one costs, but I have at least 2 that cost 5x what this one costs, like a Visconti that I've used for over a decade), yet this one seems to actually be a nicer pen to write with overall.If you like your pen to have a bit of heft to it, then this might be too light for you. If you want something that's going to be comfortable to journal/write with for extended periods of time, then this is a great option. I have a solid brass pen that I love the weight/feel of and that I enjoy writing with, but after about 20-30 minutes of writing, it starts to feel a bit heavy and my hand starts to tire out. Even though I only got this pen yesterday, I've already written with it for probably the better part of 2-3 hours and my hand doesn't feel fatigued at all.So yeah, if it's not an ink issue, the it's a 4-4.5 star pen. If it's an ink issue, then I would rank this a 5 star pen for the price, and even if it was 4x more expensive, I'd still rank it that high.
Rhavia
Reviewed in France on November 11, 2024
J'aime beaucoup ce stylo, l'écrite est fluide même après plusieurs jours sans m'en servir, il ne "gratte" pas le papier. La couleur est jolie.
Rhavia
Reviewed in France on November 11, 2024
J'aime beaucoup ce stylo, l'écrite est fluide même après plusieurs jours sans m'en servir, il ne "gratte" pas le papier. La couleur est jolie.
Shawn Chambers
Reviewed in Canada on October 22, 2024
(BLACK model) A truly awesome fountain pen. Great weight. Nice balance. Posts well (a bit heavy on the end but manageable). The ink flows with great confidence and boldness on the page. I find the barrel a bit short for where my forefinger and thumb want to ride it. They prefer to be above the cap line but not enough barrel to sit properly in the thumb saddle/webbing. Posting extends the length but, as mentioned earlier, there's a bit of weight to it. Well engineered and a great writing instrument well worth double the price. Happy Happy :)3 month follow-up: still my favorite writing instrument of the 20+ pens that I have. I just put in a new ink cartridge and it was an effortless transition without having to prime the pen in some way to regain full flow.
Shawn Chambers
Reviewed in Canada on October 22, 2024
(BLACK model) A truly awesome fountain pen. Great weight. Nice balance. Posts well (a bit heavy on the end but manageable). The ink flows with great confidence and boldness on the page. I find the barrel a bit short for where my forefinger and thumb want to ride it. They prefer to be above the cap line but not enough barrel to sit properly in the thumb saddle/webbing. Posting extends the length but, as mentioned earlier, there's a bit of weight to it. Well engineered and a great writing instrument well worth double the price. Happy Happy :)3 month follow-up: still my favorite writing instrument of the 20+ pens that I have. I just put in a new ink cartridge and it was an effortless transition without having to prime the pen in some way to regain full flow.
furryone
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023
For the price it’s a really good pen. The nib glides really well and honestly the best I’ve tried. Better than my Cross Century II pen. Very smooth.The all black color looks amazing.What I’d like to improve, and why I won’t purchase again, is the way the cap fastens (when the pen is capped). It’s wiggly. Feels loose even though it’s not, it is securely capped, it is just wiggly. I don’t like that. It makes the pen feel cheap. I like the cap to be firmly attached and not wiggle around when it is attached. If that looseness becomes improved then this is a nearly perfect pen.Note that the cap IS fastened and I don’t think it will come off when fastened. It wiggles back and forth when fastened. Just want to clarify that.The pen writes supremely well. I’m using the ink converter which feels cheap.
furryone
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023
For the price it’s a really good pen. The nib glides really well and honestly the best I’ve tried. Better than my Cross Century II pen. Very smooth.The all black color looks amazing.What I’d like to improve, and why I won’t purchase again, is the way the cap fastens (when the pen is capped). It’s wiggly. Feels loose even though it’s not, it is securely capped, it is just wiggly. I don’t like that. It makes the pen feel cheap. I like the cap to be firmly attached and not wiggle around when it is attached. If that looseness becomes improved then this is a nearly perfect pen.Note that the cap IS fastened and I don’t think it will come off when fastened. It wiggles back and forth when fastened. Just want to clarify that.The pen writes supremely well. I’m using the ink converter which feels cheap.
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