Pilot

Pilot Vanishing Point Decimo - Violet

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Pilot Capless/Vanishing Point. In 1963, Pilot released the first ever retractable fountain pen. After clicking the push button, the nib slides forward and pushes the lid down. By clicking the push button again, the nib retracts and the lid springs up, shutting the gap air-tight to prevent the ink from drying out. The nib is slim to fit inside the pen, and it folds down to grab the feed tightly to handle the constant movements. 
The very first version of Capless was actually a much more complicated mechanism to twist and expose the nib — and it was a result of 6 years research. It’s also worth noting that after the war in Japan, the businesses were booming, and many brands were willing to invest in product developments. Many brands we mentioned before such as Midori (Dimond Memo), Radar (SEED eraser) and Sailor (first ballpoint, first ink cartridge and first 21K gold nib) all had some notable products around this time. Pilot, too, was busy. Aside from Capless, Elite and Custom Series were introduced, and the first 0.5mm ballpoint with stainless steel tip was introduced by Pilot as well. For the past 50 years, there has been 11 different generations of Capless. 

  • Pilot Vanishing Point Decimo - Violet
  • 18k gold nib
  • The pen comes with a CON-40 and a cartridge
  • Compatible cartridges can be found here: Pilot/Namiki Fountain Pens

 

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Donna Marsh

This is the most amazing pen I own. I am new to fountain pens, and this one is so user-friendly even a newby can figure it out. The color is gorgeous. I bought the EF nib. It writes smoothly and precisely. Sometimes, I write in my journal that I have nothing to write just so I can use my pen. I am in love with this pen.

I greatly appreciated the personal note from Ashley and the awesome packaging. I will be buying another of these pens from Yoseka before years end.

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Jen
My second one

I bought the pink with a fine nib two years ago, it’s my work pen, so, so convenient not to have to fiddle with caps. After 2 years and lots of abuse, it still looks great, and writes well, though I’ve had to replace the nib a few times after dropping it and the pen landing nib first. So, thought I’d treat myself to the violet model with a medium nib and it’s wonderful! The medium is perfect for showing off beautiful ink colors and it writes so smooth! Love it. As always, this company is great to buy from. Everything packaged neatly, and always a nice personal note with my orders. Their shipping is fast too, probably the fastest of all the pen sites I shop from.