LACHIEVA LUX Abalone Shell Fountain Pen, Luxury Gift for Men & Women

We wanted a fancy pen for our wedding so people could sign things. This was our little splurge that turned into a lovely workhorse of a pen. The international cartridge makes refills super easy to use your favorite ink. I didn't have to prime or clean the pen at all before first use. The Schmidt nib has a very small amount of give to it, so when you really mash down on it with a crap ton of pressure, you can start doing some of the very fancy penmanship similar to the old Victorian handwriting. That said, this pen is NOT meant to do that. I constantly worried I'd break a tine when flexing it to write extra fancy. It's an absolutely lovely, smooth writing experience with just a whisper of rasping feedback as you write. The Lachieva Lux fountain pen handled the Diamine shimmering ink like a champ. I'm on my 4th ink refill, and it hasn't clogged yet. We'll see how it holds up over time, but it's definitely one of my favorite pens for sparkling ink and plain cursive writing. Pros: Comes with international cartridge so you can use your favorite inks. Construction is absolutely gorgeous. Smooth writing with Schmidt nib, writes absolutely reliably with a finicky ink. Cons: It's a heavy pen at 1.36 oz. Putting the cap on the back of the pen completely changes the weight of the pen in your hand, which changes the way you write. My hand got tired of writing more quickly when I had the cap on the pen because I wasn't used to moving so much weight around. For comparison, my 2 other favorite fountain pens are only 0.55 oz (FPR Himalaya V2GT) and 0.56 oz (Lamy Joy Calligraphy). This is a lives in your favorite pen drawer drawer kind of pen, because I would be terrified of losing the cap but I hate writing with the cap on the pen. The only other thing I wish was different would be the ability to change the nibs for some of fancier, flex fountain pen nibs out there, but that's a very niche application. As an introductory pen to the higher end of fountain pens, it's a solid choice.

I've only used the pen for less than a minute after opening and loading a cartridge, but it is as my title suggests, smooth writing. The pen feels nice in the hand without being too weighty yet substantial enough to write for some time with. I do believe I'll like this one, and will be sure to amend my review when I get round to using the pump that was also provided.

I am definitely glad I splurged on this pen. Let’s start off with the packaging. I’m not big on packaging at all, but Lachieva’s efforts here are impressive. The pen comes really well protected in a very nice pen box, but what really sets it off is the branded carry bag the box comes in. All you need to do is slap on a nametag, and it’s ready to be gifted. The first thing you notice about this pen is that there is so. much. abalone. With other, pricier pens you only get the good stuff on the barrel, or barrel and cap, and that’s it. It’s everywhere on the Lux: barrel, cap, posting area, and most importantly the grip. When you use this pen, there is no time you aren’t touching beautiful, shimmering shell. How luxury is that!? I like the dedicated posting section of the barrel; it really keeps the cap secure. The abalone bands are narrow but well matched all the way around and covered in a glassy smooth finish. They are also single pieces running the entire length of the cap or barrel, not smaller pieces like on other pens. The Schmidt nib lives up to its reputation, a joy to write with and ready to go every time I pick it up, even after the pen has stood upright over the weekend. The Lux comes with a very nice converter that has a metal collar, something I’ve seen in only one other midrange pen. If you’re ready to treat yourself with a beautiful and unique writing instrument, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed with this one.

It's heavy but comfortable. The cap has a snap closure. The cap also snaps on to the backend so you can safely post it, but it's way too heavy for me. It uses the same nibs as Benus so you can have fun swapping them. The product photos make it look more white than it is. It comes with a converter and 2 ink cartridges. Very pricey. In additional to the usual items (box, instructions, paperwork), it came with a bag and drawstring velvet pen holder that wasn't necessary, IMO. It just leaves black dust everywhere and raises the overall cost. Very smooth Schimdt nib as usual.

First of all, let me tell you that this is not my first fountain pen. I only keep the ones I love because there are only so many I can rotate , and the more valuable ones stay home ... and so in a way the expensive ones for me are actually less fun to own. There is a lot to be said for cheap fountain pens. This one, I am keeping it for myself, and it won't be traveling about where it can get lost. It is very nice..... the weight, the color and fit and finish, a quality instrument. Nice to hold in the hand, decent nibbage, and the coming together of 2 things I Love... fountain pens and mother of pearl. I like it. I'm gonna keep it. MIne has the fine nib... it's okay not super fine, with a bit of feed back, not at all scratchy, but not smooth as glass, which is my preference. This one can't be posted, So for an easily distracted person such as myself to not post a pen would mean that if I were to take it out and about, ...I had better be very aware of where I place the cap and be sure I do not run off without it. Because then I would be heartbroken over ruining this very pretty , very special pen> Mine has no drying problems, the ink and nib stays wet until I pick it up and use it again.

It is advertised as a fine nib fountain pen. However, it is not flowing as such when I am writing with it. The writing is fat and the ink skips making it illegible. I added a prefilled cartridge that comes with the pen. The nib seems to be defective allowing too much ink to pass through it. It is like writing with a sharpie marker. I would rather the seller send a replacement nib, than having to return the fountain pen, which is gorgeous.

This fountain pen has a German made stainless steel tip, and is Iridium plated, it writes much smoother than I expected! For the money, this pen is a serious value! It's very solid and well made, and absolutely beautiful!

I bought this pen as soon as I heard of abalone being used in pens and I am so glad I did. I have enjoyed using this pen so much, I use a thick viscous ink in it. I feel the weight of this pen helps in writing, I write with the pen not posted. It writes beautifully, I enjoy the writing experience. Moreover, I used this pen after a long break and it wrote like I had been writing with it during the break. Love writing with it!

It's very stylish pen and its really nice to write with it

Very valuable. Great in the Hand and perfect writing

I can’t tell you how much I adore this pen. It is absolutely stunning, well made, sturdy, well balanced, and writes beautifully. I have it inked with Waterman Encre Noir Intense Black Ink. I have written on a few different paper surfaces: Mead yellow note pad, DaVinci Sketch Paper, cheap printer paper, etc. it writes smoothly other than pressing firmly on extra toothy sketch paper, which is to be expected with any pen. The nib is amazing! It flexes with less effort than a Noodlers Ahab, but with more effort than a 14 karat gold flex nib from Fountain Pen Revolution. It’s a pleasure to hold in the hand with the smooth barrel and weight, posted and unposted. I usually opt for it unposted as it gives me more weight on the nib for my flex writing style. I would definitely purchase this pen again and look into other Lachieva writing implements, as this is serious eye/desk candy and an absolutely pleasure to use.

Spitzen Ware der obere Liga, 5 *****

Just received this today and on first opening I must say this is one of the most stunningly beautiful pens I have ever seen. I feel decadent just owning it. You almost want to sit and stare at it , never mind write with it. However, in practical terms, it seems well made and looks classy. It's fairly weighty and if you keep your lid on the end of the pen, it's slightly top heavy but I'm good with that as I like a bit of weight. Pen lid fits on with a nice snap. I was worried about the fine nib as I'm used to a medium and the nib isn't changeable but it's absolutely no problem. It comes with a piston converter but takes international standard cartridges too. I'm looking forward to using it with my Diamine inks. It writes nice and smoothly, no dragging or scratching so far. My only slight disappointment is you can't change the nib yourself. But I shall be using it as my everyday pen and I anticipate enjoying it enormously.