Important/Interesting Pens by Month. Updated as it is released.
First thing first, why keep buying?
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 2/5 - torpedo piston #9 gold nib, available in March (MB149 on the right)
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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