Ellington PensLuxury Fountain Pen Set- Fountain Pens for Writing - Smooth Nib - Includes Refillable Ink Converter, 3 Ink Cartridges [2 Black & 1 Blue], Gift Box - Elegant Calligraphy

I'm so happy with this purchase.I love writing with a fountain pen and this is a beautiful pen. The weight is perfect, not too heavy, and really well balanced. The nib is smooth, allowing effortless writing with perfectly matched ink flow. I chose the completely black style, which is just stunning. This pen was well worth the purchase price. I would definitely recommend you give this a try.

A very classy looking pen and has a great feel to it, it writes as good as it looks! I can not wait to use it daily.

To be totally honest, before seeing the ad for Ellington Pens, I had never heard of them. I have owned several expensive pens over the years, and The Ellington is as good, and in some cases, better, at a fraction of the price.The Nautilus I purchased, is elegant and well balanced; the nib, ensures a continuous flow, whether writing or drawing, and the overall design make it an absolute joy to use.There is nothing negative about design quality or ease of use of this pen.If you enjoy writing, buy yourself an Ellington fountain pen; given the large selection of beautiful designs, and the more than reasonable price, buying one for yourself or as a gift for a friend, is a no-brainier.10/10.

Lovely quality pen. Good weight. Writes so well!

Feels extremely well crafted and feels much more expensive than the price; comes with a black and blue cartridge and a filler for an ink pot. Nicely weighted it writes so good no scratchiness, the ink is consistant making the handwriting flow....would definitely recommend.

I absolutely love Ellington pens and this one is no exception. It writes perfectly and looks fabulous too. Buy one (or a few!) you won’t regret it!

I have collected and used fountain pens since I was a teenager. Amongst them are Mont Blanc, Watermans, Parker , Schafer and the like. This is important because rather unfairly this is what I’m gauging my new Ellington fountain pen against. So value for money it wins hands down being several hundred pounds less than all the others. Quality of build and fit is excellent and equal to many of the others. Nib and ink flow are first class. Most impressive is the smoothness of the medium nib, it doesn’t scratch in any direction even when a firmer pressure than normal is used. The only slight concern is the small size of the cartridge, personally I will use the three that arrived with the pen and then use the refillable plastic cartridge and Watermans ink. The pen will accept the longer Parker or Waterman cartridges so if I’m stuck I’ll use one of them. All in all for anyone wanting a first class fountain pen that writes as smoothly as wax that is probably the best value I can heartily recommend this.

I was delighted when I first received this pen - it was very handsome in metallic blood red and silver chrome and I loved the little touches like the fact that the cap clipped on smoothly, and didn't need to be twisted open and closed. The nib is also really nice and smooth to write with and the ink flows well, even if I have had it uncapped and on standby for a little while.However, that's more or less where the pros for this pen ends. It quickly becomes apparent how heavy the pen is to hold for long periods. After one A5 page of notetaking, my wrist was getting very achy and I had to keep stopping to rub it. It felt very unbalanced in the hand. The pen cap was also not too firm when uncapped. I had to give the pen a bit of a shake after inserting a new cartridge, and the pen cap flew off and landed the other side of my desk. This then happened a few times afterwards - even in the course of writing. I had to give the cap a little firmer push onto the body to get it to stay in place, and this caused the second major flaw. Because when I came to recap the pen, the lid clicked down, but didn't sit firm on the pen body. In fact, it now rattles up and down making a loud and irritating clicking sound - much like a child's castanet.I also do not see the point of the removable silver bolt on the top of the pen. I can see it adds to the aesthetic, but why make it unscrewable? It often worked its way loose, which meant the pen clip that is held in place by the bolt swivelled around the cap making it really irritating and unbalanced to write with. And its not like you can remove the clip - I did so and found that the bolt just would not screw back properly on the cap, exposing a ring of the milky plastic cap interior. The bolt itself seems to weigh even more than the rest of the pen combined - this is why the pen is so uncomfortable to hold for longer than 20 minutes!So sadly whilst the writing nib is lovely, I will be reverting to using my other fountain pens. Even the disposable fountain pens at a fraction of the price of this Ellington are more comfortable to write with. If I could get a refund on this, I really would. Don't waste your money if you plan on using it for anything more than trotting out the odd shopping list.