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Fountain Pens For The Budget-Concious And The Bourgeois

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Fountain pens are fluid instruments that make the writing experience much more enjoyable. I've compiled a list of pens from budget to bourgeois aka luxury pens. This list will fit any dollar amount and shopping preference. If you're an experienced fo...
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Under 50$ USD

 
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This is a great starter pen to test a variety of nibs and comes in different colors.
Hongdian Black Forest Fountain Pen Set
 
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Sometimes it's the maintenance of a fountain pen that's off putting. This set is disposable, and each pen has a steel nib.
Pilot Varsity Disposable Fountain Pens 6 Pack
 
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This fun fountain pen pack feature seven different colors!
Zebra Fountain Pen 0.6mm Assorted 7pk
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This is a classic, slim fountain pen. Refillable with cartridges or use the ink converter supplied for bottled ink. Comes in medium nib.
Parker Sonnet Fountain Pen Stainless Steel with Palladium Trim
 
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This pretty and budget friendly fountain pen makes an elegant addition to your pen collection.
Eucalyptus Fountain Pen
 
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Maybe you just want the pen itself to have a bit of flair while keeping the black ink? This option also has retro colors available in purple, red, and turquoise.
Pilot® MR Retro Pop Collection Premium Fountain Pen, Fine Point, Orange Barrel, Black Ink
 
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This pen is a great above the budget options for newcomers. This comes with different nib and color style options, with elegant boxing. Also has won multiple awards.
Scriveiner Silver Chrome Fountain Pen Set

Under 200$ USD

 
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This is a great, worth the extra money pocket pen, refillable, unique design with nib options.
Laban Pocket Fountain Pen Tiger King
 
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This is a capped fountain pen with different nib options, made from recycled brass and can be refilled. This pen comes from the Antique Laban II line, and has other finishes available besides sage green. This also comes with an ink converter and take...
Laban Antique II Fountain Pen Green
 
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This certainly feels high end without the ouch at checkout. This pen is from the Laban Rosa fountain pen line, made of resin and gold plated detailing, available in bright yellow, red and blue. Variety of nib choices, refillable ink, comes with ink c...
Laban Rosa Fountain Pen Passion Red
 
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This is a classic black and white Laban fountain pen made with a resin barrel and has gold and black accents. Variety of nib options with ink converter included or can use international standard ink cartridges.
Laban 325 Fountain Pen Cambridge Black Ivory
 
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This Visconti Mirage fountain pen has a magnetic cap along with its resin barrel. Ink converter kit included, takes international standard ink cartridges, and variety of nib choices.
Visconti Mirage Fountain Pen Horn

Under 500$ USD

 
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This is the Sailor Professional Gear Slim Fountain Pen called Spring Sky. Made of royal blue and blush pink resin, this pen nods to historical japanese text The Pillow Book with its look. This has a screw on cap with a unique nib. Comes with a Sailor...
Sailor Professional Gear Slim Fountain Pen Spring Sky 14K Nib
 
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Some fountain pens have such a unique look without feeling pretentious. This is called Platinum #3776 Century Nice Lavande, that has a translucent lavender barrel. The #3776 is a nod to Mt. Fuji, whose height is in metres is 3776. This pen has a 14k ...
Platinum #3776 Century Fountain Pen Nice Lavande

Under 1500$ USD

 
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Ok, now we're getting to the ultra luxurious. Montblanc is a big name when it comes to fountain pens. This one has 14k gold nib, and rose plating contrasting the black resin. Variety of nib sizes available as well as three pen sizes.
Meisterstück Rose Gold-Coated Classique Fountain Pen - Luxury Fountain pens
 
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This is a special edition fountain oen that honors Jane Austen, with an engraving of her silhouette on the nib itself, which is solid gold. Comes in fine or medium nib options. The design itself brings in elements of Regency fashion and color.
Writers Edition Homage to Jane Austen Limited Edition Fountain Pen - Luxury Fountain pens

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This fountain pen is a work of art, and is priced as such (be warned!) This pen has dragon engravings on a pen that has a sterling silver cap, and a barrel made of solid gold and green tourmaline, with diamond studs. The dragon has green sapphires, w...
A Journey among Dragons The Winged Dragon Limited Edition 88 Fountain Pen - Luxury Fountain pens
 
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This montblanc masterpiece honors the artist Van Gogh with a sterling silver cap, sold gold nib, lacquer inlays and a citrine decoration on the clip. The construction and artistry gives several nods to Van Goghs life and works. See the website for fu...
Masters of Art Homage to Vincent van Gogh Limited Edition 161 Fountain Pen - Luxury Fountain pens