Gravitas - Piston Carbon Black

The carbon finish looks and feels fantastic in person, and I am extremely pleased with the pen. It arrived in exceptionally careful packaging, along with a thoughtful handwritten note. Emy and the Pen Venture team clearly took extra care with my order, which made the entire purchase feel very personal.

Esthetically pleasing, precision crafted, smooth writing FP. A joy to own. Pen Venture: great website, great service, fair prices, and a most trusted vendor.

The Gravitas Piston carbon black fountain pen has it all:

- The pultruded carbon looks gorgeous and gives the pen a substantial feel in your hand even though it's relatively light. This is not a cheap pen and it does not feel like a cheap pen. You're going to love writing with this one!

- I previously assumed that I might not like the big #8 nib but once you've started using this pen you're going to love the #8

- I have this pen equipped with an extra-fine nib, and combined with the black ebonite feed it is a generous writer that lays a nice and precise line on the paper

- That grip section: made from Titanium and with extremely fine micro grooves it does not even feel like metal and it doesn't feel slippery in the least! (I own three more Gravitas pens with metal sections, two Sentries and a Pocket Carbon: The section on the "Piston" is outstanding and my favorite.)

- And finally: the piston mechanism is extremely smooth and easy-going!

... Go and buy a Gravitas Piston as long as they're available!

Very nicely crafted pen. Writes very well. Time from order to delivery was excellent. Onlu issue is that the piston does not close snug with the pen and there is always a play which is a bit of disappointment. All in all very good pen.

Amazing fit and finish on a limited release pen. The pultruded carbon fiber offer an extremely unique textural feel. The #8 size PVD coated titanium nib is smooth and very wet for a fine nib. The piston filling system is very high quality held together with precise manufacturing tolerances. Everything about this pen screams "refined".

The purchasing experience with Emy at Pen Venture is very personal. He adds a touch of flair to each sale making you feel like you are a valued customer. Pen Venture and Gravitas have both earned my repeat business.