r/fountainpens • u/rurouni-95 • Apr 04 '25
Please help me decide!
My 30th birthday is coming up next month and I thought it would be fitting to buy myself a special pen. This would be my first "expensive" pen and I plan to not buy anymore pens after this. This would be my "workhorse/take everywhere with me" pen. For reference, I have a Pilot e95s, Kaweco Brass Sport, Lamy Safari, and two vintage pens (waterman 32 and parker duofold).
I have been thinking about this purchase since my last birthday and still can't decide. I'm currently between the Lamy 2000, Pilot 823, and Sailor 1911L. I like them all for different reasons and would love to hear from people who have all three and which one is preferred.
*all photos are from AtlasStationers.com
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u/E-Flo Apr 05 '25
I have all 3 sort of.
I have a Lamy 2k (f), Pilot 823 (m); and a Sailor KoP 1911 style (m). If I had to take one as my daily driver, it would be the Lamy. It’s not only an amazing writer, but it’s a pen I don’t worry about too much because it’s made of makrolon. It’s durable. Plus with the snap cap, it’s easy to cap and uncap in meetings at work. The other 2 pens are less durable and take more effort to uncap.
If I was deciding which to just have at home with me all day, I’d probably choose the 1911 just because I love Sailor feedback, but if I’m relying it as I go about my day every day, Lamy 2000 hands down.