Carène Marine Amber Fountain Pen Gloss Brown & Black with 23k Gold Clip Medium Nib with Blue Ink Cartridge Gift Box

Gorgeous looking and smooth writing instrument. It is what makes writing with a fountain pen a joy.

It’s a craftsmanship! Perfectly balanced smooth and even writing tool. I like to write but I admire to write with a fountain pen. I believe I got it at a very good price too.

I ordered this pen. It’s a premium pen and comes with the gold nib. The pen came and box looked good, however the pen was previously inked. As a process, when we receive a new fountain pen we flush it to remove any impurities or dirt from manufacturing process. However, while doing I saw it had lot of ink in it. Which means it was used. Also please note, the nib is quite broad. The medium nib I had ordered is much broader than Lamy or Kaweco or Twsbi’s. Medium nib in this pen is equivalent to Broad in these brands I returned the pen as it was used and I didn’t pay such premium price for a used pen

Stylo très élégant : lignes simples et épurées, matériaux de qualité et finition laquée splendide. Il est bien équilibré et son épaisseur est idéale (il n'est ni trop fin ni exagérément massif), ce qui procure une excellente tenue en main. La plume (taille moyenne) glisse parfaitement sur le papier, sans à-coups et sans accrocher : l'écriture est d'une fluidité remarquable. Le débit d'encre est régulier (pas de "démarrage difficile", notamment). Le tout en fait un stylo vraiment confortable à utiliser, y compris pendant des sessions d'écriture un peu longues. Un classique à la hauteur de sa réputation.

The pen writes a smooth wet line with a little bit of expression and nice feedback. The 18k nib has some flex but is fairly stiff for the alloy which was a little disappointing but to be expected with modern pens. The pen itself seems to be very well designed and feels very solid with good weight. Obviously though the reason to buy this pen, is the beautiful esthetic design of it which won't disappoint.

This is a very smooth fine nib that writes well out of the box. No hard starts no cartridge converter issues. No hard starts. No adjustments were needed. The deep burgundy brass lacquered finish is perfect. In hand, the pen feels slightly weightier than any Lamy Safari or TWSBI ECO pen I own. I first inked the pen with a Waterman Blue ink and made sure to saturate the feed properly. Read the instructions in the manual. I have used it over a period of two months and refilled the pen 4-5 times since. I deliberated between a medium and a fine nib for the Waterman Carène. Although generally I prefer medium nibs from LAMY or on gel or rollerball pens. The fine nib works well for me as a regular daily writer. I write mostly on modest fountain pen friendly notepad paper; from Rhodia, Fabriano, Campus Kokuyo to Maruman. The Japanese papers, Maruman or Kokuyo provide a smooth glide-like writing experience. 80gsm Rhodia, although popular with many fountain pen users; tends to feel a slight waxy on any fountain pen to my experience. The Carène puts lines on the page easily, with an easy, generous, smooth consistency. The internal ink feed for the Carène is a very long generous feed (You can’t disassemble it; but you can watch YouTube videos or pictures of people who have cracked the barrels open). In other words, when refilling the cartridges it’s good to prime the feed with ink since it will hold a little bit more ink for you between refills than what you see in the cartridge. I have not experienced any dry out issues even with the pen uncapped for an hour. A pen you can enjoy writing with at work, at home, or to sign that important document.

good produce

Very delightful pen to write with. Comes in very nice box. The design of this pen is simply exquisite. Expensive but I’d say worth it.