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Home Shop Mid Range Fountain Pens Pilot - Custom 823 | Brown |
PilotSKU: PLT823

Pilot - Custom 823 | Brown |

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5.0 (2 reviews)
Nib: 14k Gold
Nib Size: Fine
Pilot - Custom 823 | Brown |
€310,00 /
Nib: 14k Gold
Nib Size: Fine

 
 
Description

The Pilot Custom 823 is a fountain pen that embodies the essence of a "demonstrator-style" pen and surpasses all others with its generous ink capacity. Pilot brings you the ultimate everyday writing companion with this remarkable creation.

Featuring a captivating smoky brown barrel adorned with exquisite gold accents, this fountain pen exudes an aura of refined elegance and sophistication. Looks and functionality meet together to present every Custom 823 owner one of the most popular every day carry writing instruments at this moment.

Refilling the pen is a very easy process, thanks to its unique vacuum plunger system, guaranteeing a prolonged and seamless writing experience. Additionally, the tinted barrel allows you to effortlessly monitor the remaining ink supply.

Crafted with utmost expertise, the Custom 823 offers a choice of size 15 - 14k gold nibs in fine, medium, and broad point sizes. Each pen is meticulously presented in a beautiful box with a bottle of Pilot black ink, completing the captivating experience.

Specifications:

- brand: Pilot
- type: Fountain Pen
- color: Brown (Amber)
- body material: Transparent resin
- cap type: Screw-cap
- filling mechanism: Vacuum filling system 
- nib material: 14k Gold
- nib size: Fine, Medium Broad
- postable: Yes
- trim: Gold
- length overall (closed): 149 mm.
- length overall (posted): 165 mm.
- body length: 133 mm.
- cap length: 72 mm.
- body diameter: 13 mm.
- cap diameter (without clip): 16 mm.
- weight (overall): 29 grams.
- body weight: 19 grams.
- cap weight: 10 grams.

Specifications

Brand: Pilot
Model: Custom 823
Edition:
Color: Brown
Body Material: Resin
Finish:

Cap Type:
Screw
Filling Mechanism:
Vacuum Filler
Postable:
Yes
Trim Color: Gold
Length Overall (Closed): 149 mm
Length Overall (Posted): 165 mm
Body Length (Uncapped):
133 mm
Body Diameter: 13 mm
Cap Diameter (Without Clip): 16 mm
Weight Overall: 29 g
Body Weight: 19 g

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Angelo Pinheiro
A nice pen

Arguably the best gold nib fountain pen at its price range. It works well, writes well, is discreet, and still looks elegant. As my first time with a Japanese fine, it is a little finer than I expected, but the wetness is on point. I trust Pen Venture as I know I am buying quality fountain pens and I know I will not have a bad writing experience out of the box as Emy checks the nib out personally if asked.

I would like to highlight the post-sales support that Pen Venture offered, which only made my experience better. I had a minor setback with packaging, that at first did not come as shown in the product images, but Emy was attentive and offered such professionalism that the problem was solved and I placed another purchase with the company.

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Adrian Manea
Excellent pen and great service!

I bought this pen with a broad nib and it is superb! Pen Venture's services and communication have been top class, and I received my pen in careful packaging, quick shipping and some nice gifts from the owner.

I cannot be happier to recommend this pen and this shop!

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Destiny Smith
If the Monster and the Vac 1.0 had a Love Child...

...this would be it! To be completely honest, the Monster's DNA is clearly the dominant factor in this creation! As a matter of fact, it might be more accurate to call this pen the Baby Monster, instead of "Vac 2.0". There are only a few characteristics of the Vac 1.0 that were passed on, such as having an Ultem ink window on the secondary ink reservoir. Speaking of which, shouldn't the "Primary" ink reservoir be the one that connects directly to the nib unit? The back up, or reserve reservoir should be the "Secondary" reservoir, since it feeds the primary reservoir, not the nib unit, but...whatever. Other characteristics inherited from the Vac 1.0 are the conical finials on the cap and barrel, as well as a #6 size nib. Ink capacity of the Vac 2.0 is more than the Vac 1.0, but less than the Monster; at 4.5 ml, it's more than enough to get you through an all night session of writing, maybe even all week!
The nib...unlike other Gravitas nibs, doesn't have a breather hole, and the slit is longer. The metal also may be thinner than other Gravitas #6 nibs, which in combination with the longer slit, may give this nib a bit more flexibility. My nib is very smooth! Ink flow is a little bit less than the Monster's, but more than the Vac 1.0's, and is consistent and predictable with Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue ink.
Fun fact: the ink uptake hole (where ink goes into the pen when you fill it) is located on the underside of the feed, pretty close to where the feed disappears into the grip section. It's like that with almost every fountain pen that's designed to suck ink out of an ink well/bottle. The only one I know of that has the hole way forward toward the tip of the nib is the Lamy 2000. How does that affect you? The farther the nib sticks out from the grip section, the higher up that hole sits from the nib's tip, and the more ink needs to be in the bottom of the ink well to make sure that the pen sucks up ink, not air. The #6 nib sticks out about 7/8" (22mm), the #8 nib (of the Monster) sticks out about 17/16" (27mm). So, unless you plan on transferring your favorite ink into tall, thin ink bottles (like Robert Oster ink bottles), use an ink miser or ink sample bottle, or get creative with an ink syringe, the smaller sized nib of the Vac 2.0 allows you to get more ink out of your bottle before the rest becomes unreachable. With a little patience, practice, and an ample supply of paper towels, you can fill almost any piston filler or vac filler with an ink syringe as if the pen was an eyedropper filler, as long as you can remove the grip section and squirt the ink directly into the barrel. Some pens won't let you remove the grip section, but you can unscrew the nib unit, which will also give you direct access to the ink chamber(s). Vac fillers are more difficult to fill like that, because the piston has to be pushed all the way forward, and then retracted just far enough to allow ink to flow around and behind the piston to fill the ink chamber. If you were to fill it with the piston all the way in the back, you'd just expel all of the ink as soon as you push the piston forward again.
I love that Vac 2.0 has a second ink window, which lets me know when I need to open up the big ink chamber to allow ink to fill the little in chamber. I love the smaller nib, which allows me to better access to ink in bottles that are less than half full. I love how smooth the nib writes, and that the line width is actually pretty close to the nominal "Fine" standard (0.3mm, +/- 0.1mm). I love that the cap and pen body are now mated with titanium threaded parts, with ACME threads, so there isn't the constant feeling of cross threading the Ultem plastic, like every time I put the cap back on my Vac 1.0. I'm still careful whenever I screw the cap on any of my pens, regardless of material or brand, but I'm extra careful with threads on my non metal pens.
So, if like the Vac 1.0, you're going to love Vac 2.0, because I believe all of the Vac 1.0's shortcomings were addressed. If you thought you might like the Monster, but thought it's too big or pricey for you, the Vac 2.0 is the perfect fit. Still more ink capacity than most fountain pens, including many dedicated eyedropper pens, yet almost the same size as a regular full size pen. Robust construction, high quality materials, flawless fit and finish.

Picture shows (from left to right):
Gravitas Sentry in Ultem
Ultemate Vac (Vac 1.0)
Vac 2.0
The Monster

Gravitas - Vac 2.0 Grade 5 Titanium | Machine Finish