MonteverdeInvincia Nebula Fountain Pen - B

Just received the Invincia Stealth in the mail and gave it its first test run. After a solid several minutes of testing it out, I've got to say that I couldn't really be any happier!The pen is beautiful. It has a good, solid heft to it and feels extremely well made. Solid metal construction, with that amazing oversized nib (one of the things that really sold me on this pen in the first place!). It's glossy, so it will pick up smudges or fingerprints, etc., and that jet black glossy look makes dust really stand out on it as well. Not a problem for me, personally. I've seen a lot of people (not just here on Amazon) talking about how the cap just will not post at all, but that definitely isn't the case for me. The pen posts perfectly, and even has an audible click when posting. Haven't had any trouble with it coming unposted or anything.The sheer weight of the pen is fantastic, but I could sort of see it resulting in fatigue in people that aren't open to such hefty pens. You could always leave it unposted too, but much of the heft is still there. Personally, I love it. Just make sure you're in the market for a pen that puts some weight on your hand when writing.Writing with the Invincia Stealth is fantastic. Do note though, that the medium nib is certainly more like a traditional fine nib. It isn't a super wet pen, but I have yet to encounter any skipping whatsoever. The nib is super smooth, although I have noticed that mine gets a bit scratchy when writing particularly fast, but it's not that unpleasant. Just an observation. I will probably end up ordering a stub nib for it, and maybe even a broad nib as well sometime in the future. The pen came with the converter seated inside, empty. It also includes a few ink cartridges (which are very small, mind you), but I made sure to pick up some Noodler's Bulletproof black ink as well. The two work wonderfully together.I only have two other fountain pens. One, a Lamy Safari, was a gift, and I've had nothing but problems out of it. The other is just some Sheaffer pen I picked up at Michael's for $6 (which, ironically, writes beautifully with its stub nib!). I just got a new job and decided to splurge on this pen, and I'm very glad I did! If you're looking for an amazing, sleek, extremely well-made fountain pen but don't want to spend a huge amount of money on it, I would strongly recommend the Invincia Stealth!

This is x5's the price of a Pilot Metropolitan but wow, do you get a nicer fountain pen. The build quality feels like a more substantial instrument in your hand and the black, steel nib glides effortlessly and smoothly. I got the medium and it offers decent ink flow out of the box with one of the cartridges (I picked the black). First thing is this does include the converter (its the screw in kind, so extra secure), so removing it and replacing it with the black took seconds and this is the only mild disappointment and that was the pale grey of the ink. No fault of the pen and easily remedied with either international cartridges or bottled like noodlers heart of darkness is perfection and will make this an even smoother writer! The cap comes unscrewed with a 1+3/4 turn, so reasonably quick. Mid, unscrew you feel some resistance, so it wont come off by mistake and thats a nice feature too. The cap posts (I do this so I dont misplace it as im often doing many things when I write (internet, talking or stop/start taking notes)If you like a heavy, solid feeling fountain pen, this is about the best at the prices on amazon (quick, efficient delivery too, cheers)

Very nice looking and feels great in the hand. The nib sucks. Very scratchy. My Metros are way better.

I like this pen - this is my first fountain pen, I'm going to take it point-by-point. For data, I've been writing with it for about two weeks now. I will update the review if new issues/pluspoints arise as I use the pen.-This is a Medium Nib.-The pen comes in a Monteverde box and includes two Monteverde cartridges as well as their signature threaded cartridge converter.-Writing:Overall the pen writes smooth - when it gets dry it can scratch the paper, however, the scratching isn't that annoying. I had better luck with the Monteverde Ink than I did with the Noodlers.When I first started using the pen, I had Noodlers Bulletproof Black Ink, I had the issue where the pen would write great when you first inked it up and then after using up the ink that was stored in the nib, it would dry out and skip like crazy - ink wasn't flowing from the converter. I called up YAFA and explained the issue to them and they told me that Noodlers inks had a higher pigment content and that could be the cause of the flow issue, I cleaned out the pen thoroughly and re-inked it, had the same issue, so I bought a bottle of the Monteverde Black ink - while this wasn't as intense a color as the Noodlers, it wrote beautifully - even a fast line drawn across the entire page came out perfect - no skips. So it is a good writing pen - there are better ones out there I am sure, but this one writes well.-Comfort/Function:The cap posts well - I read reviews that the cap didn't post well and this may have been true, but they now have a plastic lining inside the cap that grips the body of the pen when you post it and it holds onto the pen very well.I like the weight of the pen, I have been writing with a Mont Blanc Meisterstuck for the last 5 years and this was a bit heavier, but I like it.The grip on the pen is also formed in such a way that your fingers do not slip on it.The slip is also tight and it stays clipped to my shirt fine.-Durability:The pen is solid metal - including the cap, it is painted with what appears to be a single stage (one coat of color that has gloss in it as opposed to a matte paint over-coated with a clear paint) black gloss paint.The paint has chipped a little on the ridges on the rear of the pen (where the cap posts) from the rubbing of the cap on the ridges - it's hard to notice as the chipping was small, so I'm not sweating it.-Customer Service:When I called YAFA (about the above problem), they were extremely helpful and told me that the pen has a lifetime warranty and if using their ink didn't solve it to send it to them and they would handle it.-Overall, this isn't the perfect pen, but it is a nice pen and I would take it over a Lamy Safari any day of the week. I'll update as I get to using it more. If you're looking for a decent pen for under $100 - go for it on this one - I recommend it.