Important/Interesting Pens by Month. Updated as it is released.
First thing first, why keep buying?
In pipeline but with no certain release date (first known date)
Hongdian Han (Nov, 2023) is said to be released in Jul, 2025.
Hongdian Titanium series of four models, including #8 Piston (Feb, 2025), one of which, T1 was released in Feb, 2025.
Junlai 630 Line Major Upgrade, new steel nib in F/M/B and possible more (Mar, 2025)
Junlai pocket pen (Apr, 2025)
Penbbs Snorkel (Feb, 2025)
2025.05
Junlai 930 Flat panda - 9th, May
Junlai 930 Bergoglio - 9th, May. Limited edition only available in 2025. Basically a 930 Flat, with the imprint name of late Pope Francis (21st, April 2025), Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Black cap finale and barrel finale, ivory white barrel, only available in #9 steel B.
The initial batch was available on 9th May, when is also the same day Pope Leo XIV was elected.
Worth noting that, this version of 930 cap was upgraded with "resistance when capped", for prevention of accidental loose. My other initial 930 (Apr, 2025) cap doesn't come with such features.
Majohn P140 16th. May . The P139 was inspired by Montblanc 139. P140 much resembles to Mountblanc 149. Interesting Rate 2/5, hitherto below 3/5 is no buy for me.
Fake Montblanc 149 - 15th May - first time spotted in market. Piston, #8 steel nib. Nib imprint: au750, tri colour. Straight copy from current 149 gold trim model. 3 barrel colors. Initial batch is exclusive for middle east market. Don't ask me for sales links. I am not buying this. Interesting Rate: 0/5.
Majohn P139 Black Marble - 25th May - sudden release of this new colour. Best of current three colours. 4/5 if you haven't buy one yet. 2/5 if you already own one of the other two colours. Demo is coming shortly.
Asvin C2000 Ebonite - 28th May, for USD80. Super bargain. This pen will shade the head to head peer, Kanwrite Mammoth at USD150. Price wise, USD80 is a steal. But an ebonite converter simple could not stimulate me enough to pull the trigger. Rate: 2/5.
Majohn V60 Demo - 29th May - as given in my Junlai 930 Bergoglio review, the theme of Chinese pen will shift to "paint job and re-casing". Here is one more example. 3/5.
Leak of Hongdian Han, expected to be released in Jul, 2025.
2025.04
Majohn P139 Demonstrator (pipeline)- interesting rate 4/5. Who doesn't want a better Hemingway with USD 50? I will adjust the rating after seeing the fianl product. I want a 100% demonstrator, with smoked seal inner cap. It's said to be available in a month.
Majohn P137 - titanium snake piston, regular steel #6, released at CNY550 (USD75). Interesting Rate 1/5.
PenBBS 559 - acrylic piston with #8 14k craved nib. Starts from USD350 with acrylic barrel and USD400 for metal barrel. However, the initial release car crash (首发翻车), the piston was poorly assembled and turn loose itself on tightening the nob. And the poor communication from etry seller makes buyers have to rely on their own DIY skills for adjustment.
2025.03
Hongdian Missile Launcher - Interesting Rate:N/A
Hero 100 Snake - Interesting Rate 2/5. Literally a Hero 100 with mental casting snake cap. CNY 1100.
Junlai 930 Steel nib - Interesting Rate 3/5. I might buy it for its B nib. But I still retain my comments of "pen of that size is simply mental".
永续好物 Everlasting Goodie - On 24th, March this brand was discreatly born and start selling her first pen: 286, button refill, 14K#6, keyhole breather, limited to 100 pieces, CNY 538. Admok boss is furious about this pen, as he believes he hold the paternity of "button refill", but which actually can be traced back to 1890 New York, USA. Admok Boss even sent out free sample to a guy, who turned out 3 weeks later to be boss of EG. EG nib was manufactured by Junlai, 286 also adopts feed from Junlai 629. Steel nib and more colour will be available in April.
2025.02
Majohn P137 - Interesting Rate 2/5. Year of Snake. Titanium piston. see you after Chinese New Year.
Hongdian N25 - Interesting Rate 1/5. Year of Snake. engraving metal covered with translucent resin. Snake imprint steel nib. Converter.
Hongdian T2- a short pen, date unkown,
same as the followings.
Hongdian T3
Hongdian T4-#8 steel nib.
Penbbs Snorkel - Interesting Rate 5/5 (if available). again only launched in pictures. The standard issue version in one year or two maybe three or longer. Unless join its fanboy group, pay a premium for a busily Fontainebleau curved gold nib with starting price of $380.
Junlai 930 - Interesting Rate 3/5 - torpedo piston #9 gold nib, available in March (MB149 on the right)
Admok (cicra Nov, 2023) Replica 28 - button refill/ converter, stell nib F/M/B. RMB 199/149.
2025.01
Asvine C2000 - 1st Jan- Interesting Rate 1/5
Nothing new here. 1.1 Stub on #8 steel nib could be attractive to some. launched on new year day exclusively on Amazon.com.
Just another wood pen with plastic feed without LIR.
Majohn C5 (Review) - 6th Jan - Interesting Rate 5/5. Majohn is always the leader among the gang in term of novelty, breaking the ice and challenging Mont Blanc without a law suite.
I name the filling system as Trudeau Filling System, because:
- Justin Trudeau resigns from Canada MP on the same day.
- The C5 filling system resembles to the speaker used on Trudeau's resignation speech.
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| Majohn C5 Trudeau Filling System Pilot Con70 pump filler Parker vacumatic |
Junlai 900 Ebonite - 10th Jan - Interesting Rate 2/5
The bigger, the better? China retail CNY2680 (USD365) for standard 18K#9, CNY2980 (USD400) for JF.
Hongdian T1 (review) - 22rd Jan - Interesting Rate 3/5
basically the titanium version of 1866.2024.12
I finalised the summary of Hongdian steel nib generation. LINK.
Hongdian Han - not yet
Hongdian Titanium - net yet
Jinjao 58 - 28th Dec- Interesting Rate 2/5
Oak whole wood. Available in F/EF. Converter. Only for CNY20.
Hongdian 100S - 27th, Dec, Interesting Rate 4/5
100S is the upgrade to the 100. Here is what's new:
Hongdian A7 Stable Wood Maple - 27th Dec, - Interesting Rate 3/5
with grip issue solved.
Hongdian N6S - 27th, Dec. - Interesting Rate 4/5
This is the modified model from N6. Here is upgrade:
- new B4 feed with inhouse Hongnite material (LIR, #5) . Compare with B2 (on 1866, same #5, LIR), B4 retains better wetness.
- Gen IV China Knot Flex, titanium black coating
- 50% larger capacity of piston
- new style ink window.
- acrylic barrel
Asvine V200 Noct - 9th Dec - Interesting 1/5
Majohn B25 (fountain/gell) - on 9th Dec. Interesting 3/5. Homepage or straight copy from Parker 25. Pen, steel semi hooded nib, converter. Gell Pen, Schmidt refill. Both options come in 5 color variations. CNY 29.9 (USD 4.0987515787 exactly as the time of posting）
2024.11
Hongdian launched two pens this month in collaboration with "Aerospace Design" (天空文创, a gifting design wing of Bearu 208, under China Aerospace Science Industrial Corporation)
Hongdian CA351 - metal engraved cap, engraved grip and polished final; resin barrel. #6 steel nib with starry engrave; Gen IV knife grinding; converter.
Hongdian WA351 - metal skeleton cap, metal engraved barrel and gridded grip. same nib as CA351.
Asvine J16 - share high resemblance to Majohn Ti136 Matt Verison, but with open ink window. First available to oversea in min Nov, unavailable to Chinese domestic before min Dec.
2024.10
Junlai Wingsung 900 - titanium piston, #9 18K nib. China Launch Price: RMB 2700 (USD 370)
Hongdian A7 - #6 steel nib (China Knot), converter, stabilized wood.
Majohn V60 - homage to Omas 360 with triangular shape, but with a piston. This pen was first seen from a French youtuber on 8th Oct, bought from Indian seller who removed the sales links immediately afterwards. The pen was openly discussed after min Oct. No idea for its initial discreacy fuss.
2024.08
Hongdian C2 - the exposed nib version of the C1 (steel hooded nib +converter), in following colors variations.
2024. 07
exerciting month. Both new launches are worthy talking about.
7th - almost my grill pen Majohn Ti136
14th - Hongdian third models in 925 silver S24 Yinglong (Silver Dragon)
2024.06
nothing. quite.
2024.05
I finally bought JunL 629 Steel
In the end of month, Hongdian flooded the market with new:
- C1 in Stainless Steel - behold of another updating is coming! I am quite expecting that.
- A9 (ebonite feed + #8 nib + converter) - very interesting pen, kinds of Delta taste pen, but at super
- D5S (Qin with converter)
- two new wood with new coating in 1845
Also the Asvine V200 is released in China starting at RMB 200 (USD 28), one month after it was first released to overseas buyers starting at USD 57. I found this pen too regular in 2024: regular feed, regular steel nib, regular vacuum. BUT, the durability of acrylic + titanium connection, is something I would never have faith in.
For Jinhao, the 9013 and 1935 was launched.
- 9013 is baby version of 9016, overall shorter, with a standard 0.7ml converter, same section width of 9016.
- 1935, stupid design of guitar, which is the wrong instrument used by Ni Er who this pen is dedicated to, I am doing the article.
Overall, this month is quiet.
Majohn released the P139, after 6 months of first spy shot. I don't like the pen. check my YT review for details.
2024.03
Majohn C1 & C4 - not recommended
2024.02
Majohn P138 - Eleganto! But I am still concerning its capacity of 1.2ml is too few as a piston, due to assembly quality.
Hongdian 1845 - China Knot Soft nib.
Jinhao 9019 & 9016 - 9019 with world biggest convertor, and 9016 features a smaller yet still as large as a regular piston capacity. Wide range of colors with very friendly price.
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