Thanks Brian. It’s so handy to see the comparison with similar colours, but with this one it’s a nah from me. I really think they need a good purple, rather than just coming out with different shades of grey. I’d missed the boat on the Dark Lilac ink and Safari and I think they should bring back the ink with an Al-Star the same colour. Also a Dark Purple 2000 - please Lamy! 😄
I have completely different opinion: I like this whitesilver a lot. If I would ever collect Safaries, the set shown in this movie would be the most appealing to me. Ps. I checked this "dark lilac" you mentioned and indeed it's very good colour and while some such pens are still available on ebays/amazons - they are 300% more expensive now. ps. 2. The idea of dark purple Lamy 2000 is great! 👍
I think Moon Dust is the obvious ink here, but Diamine Night Sky, Pelikan Edelstein Moonstone, and Herbin 1670 Stormy Grey would also be great picks. If you're going to go blue, as you usually do, Diamine Blue Lightning would be my pick.
I’d love to see a copper or brass AL Star in the future. As far as ink pairing, I completely see what you mean as this pen “serving up” the ink color. I could see any ink working in this pen perfectly, especially a bold ink.
I really wish they’d bring back the Copper Orange Al-Star and the ink to go with it. That one came out before I’d discovered the joys of fountain pens.
I love my many Lamy pens and I'm sure I will end up getting one of these, but I must admit it doesn't really strike me as very revolutionary. There isn't much in this one to set it apart from the very similar ones you showed and which I already own. It would be good for them to be a bit more inventive, as they did with the Candy Safari series, rather than effectively re-releasing the same pen again and again.
@@houghwhite411 I agree. I like both the colours and the texture or feel of the candy safaris in the hand. The silvery grey Al-Stars however are less inspiring. They're just too similar to one another. The candy safaris stand out.
It's a great colour, but it doesn't look like a special edition, to me: it looks like a very solid, standard offering. Would expect something a little riskier and more unique for a special edition. Just my two cents! Thanks for the video.
I am so happy that I haven’t fallen down the Lamy Rabbit hole. I have several All-Stars and have gifted many Lamy Safari’s & a few All-Stars. All of them are dependable great every day writers. I was into Kaweco for a while, feeling the urge to get the latest new color. Love the brass models and nib variety. My rabbit hole turned out to be Twsbi’s- all models. I prefer the nibs and the piston filling mechanism. That being said the Lamy 2000 EF is one of my all-time favorite pens. It’s in a class of its own.
Nice video, love the comparisons. I like how LAMY is doing a throwback to their OGs with the Savannah and Terra for the Safari, and now the Whitesilver for the AL-Star 🤩
Great video. This color is pretty underwhelming though, especially since there are so many other silver Safari-esque pens to compare it to. Hopefully there's something more interesting next year from the LAMY AL-Stars!
I agree, I think a silver pen like that can use any ink color and still work for those who like to match ink to pens. I put in the same category as a black or white pen - where any color will work, but I think you made some great suggestions nonetheless. I was also happy to see Lamy Obsidian mentioned, though, because I recently got that one myself and LOVE it. It's one of my favorite black inks I've tried so far. Such a beautifully dark black.
While I agree that this doesn't scream "special edition" to me, I have to say, I am really digging the "uniform color" of the silver throughout all the metal bits. My father worked for a rolled aluminum plant all his life, and I guarantee you, I'll be ordering this pen. I have my mother's vintage Parker's and now I'll have one for my father, too. Interesting choice, even if it does rather seem "basic" as opposed to "special edition" but it works for me.
Picked it up a little over a week ago in the local supermarket in the German town where I’m spending the summer writing and thinking, and I love it. The colour is subtle but very different from other silver, aluminium or steel colours. Also it’s not mother-of-pearls. It’s almost like magnesium. You have to see it in real life to appreciate it. The tranquility it breathes makes it a great pen for those agonising and anxious letters and journal entries about our vexed souls as well as for keeping it cool when in the throws of passion. What a poetic little number! I agree with Brian that it ties the whole pen together in a way no other AL Star so far has done, showing another, more integrated and spiritual side to this classic pen of pens! Love it! 😍
I like this colour. I want an Al Star/Luxe. Basically something nice that I can use with a Lamy gold nib. I suppose buying the gold nib puts you in the Lamy 2000 zone, but you can use the nib on basically any safari/luxe/al star. It’s a system like Lego -I love that. Lamy’s are basically indestructible.
I disagree. I use lamy since I'm 6 (fountain pens are standard in German schools) and non of them survived very long. Its usually the cap that cracks or doesn't stay on the pen any more. I also used to chew on them but that's another story. I'm 42 now and one of my 3 lamys just broke yesterday. But they are cheap, write well, I'm used to them and I don't have to worry about losing or dropping them like I do with my Montblanc.
I agree with the ink colors. My silver/stainless/aluminum pens usually get greens, sometimes magentas or purples. My dad had a Cross or Parker(?) stainless pen when I was a kid that had a green felt tip and I had such a sentimental spot for a stainless/green combo.
Would be cool if they did like a metal that has patina but without actual patina if you know what I mean. I really like how brass ages but it's too heavy on my hands to use an actual raw brass pen. So an Al-Star that looks like aged brass (or copper or whatever else) would be dope.
If it's a colored pen, i usually try to match the ink with the body. I feel weird using a different colored ink! 😅 But with my neutral pens (white, demo clear, greys and blacks), it doesn't really matter to me 😅
Idk why people are saying it’s not Special Edition material. It is to me. It’s a beautiful clean Whitesilver color for sure and it gleams! It’s brilliant! I hit if fro Goulet the second I saw it. It’s funny because I don’t remember it being a special edition but I’m glad it is. I think any color ink will be great with this pen. Maybe not green so much for my taste but other than that I say sure. Do what ya like. Cheers
Brian, thanks for doing the video. Unfortunately, I feel a little like, "ho-hum, another silver Safari.". I don't know what color I would have suggested, maybe a purple? Someone else mentioned Copper or Brass... That would be awesome! ...but another silver just doesn't do anything for me.
Moon Dust was my first thought. But as you said, the pen is so neutral it would be good for a bright ink with silver shimmer. Diamine Electric Pink. Private Reserve Electric Turquoise. Colorverse Cat. All viable choices in my book.
Pretty obvious a black or gray will go best. I love the moonrise idea, for those who use shimmering inks. I could also consider herbin vert de gris as being in the range but with a touch of color.
On a similar note: do you have any information on whether there will be a special edition Pelikan M200/205 this year and how it might look? Thanks for your great work!
While I agree that this color doesn't scream "Special Edition," I have to say that I am SO EXCITED for this pen!!! I had and loved a number of the old aluminum Al-Stars, but managed to lose them over the years and was crushed when that pen was discontinued. Now I have a substitute!!!
I used to be a one pen black ink girl. But as my collection is growing I’ve started to match them up to the pens. So much so that I would probably start to twitch if my pen and ink didn’t match or at least contrast 😆
Just placed an order. My brain immediately went to green ink being a nice color choice so I ordered a converter and bottle of Lamy Amazonite as well. Looking forward to it. Write on!
I guess I’m out here on my little silver island, as I’ve seen so many “I’m underwhelmed” comments on this pen. I cannot wait to get it! I have a bottle of Diamine Blue Velvet that has been just waiting for the perfect vehicle, and I think this bright silver is it.
I could totally see a color pop like Kon-Peki or maybe Diamine Poppy Red in this one. I feel like those would be even more impressive in the steel 2000, where you have this completely uniformly colored body and then a pop of color coming from the nib.
Hey, I'm wanting to know what you think is the best gold nib pen that you have tried. I recently purchased the e95s and it is by far my favorite pen I have. I really am thinking about sinking the money in getting another gold nib. I was looking at the Lamy 2000, and the sailor 1911L. I really like the bounce of my e95. I prefer a finer nib.
Diamine Earl Grey would be a nice colour ink to go with the Whitesilver Al-Star. This year's limited edition Whitesilver is a really nice looking pen. I really like it.
Personally, in my chrome pens, I always load them up with a shade of blue. Black pens get black ink, red pens get red ink, chrome (because I like the color so much), gets blue (because I like the color blue.)
I'll probably buy it because I have just about all of them. I'm not excited about another silver pen but I know Germany had a very rough time with Covid and this might be the best that they could manage under the circumstances.
Thank you for the review. I pretty much like all things Lamy, but esthetically, this one doesn’t do much for me. I am in the market of purchasing a first time fountain pen for my 16 year old nephew. I was holding off to check this one out, but doesn’t have the ‘wow’ factor I want him to have. I’ll keep looking.
The Aluminium was my first pen after the Lamy abc when I was 9 years old. Mine isn‘t looking that nice anymore but it still works. So maybe it is time to buy a new one. I like the silver clip more. I always thought that the black one doesn‘t look that great.
I love your videos. But I miss a writing example. This is what I want to know before I buy a fountain pen. I used the Lamy abc as a kid and also now, but the abc ist to short for my hand as a grown.
Great review. I carted this after and somehow I ended up buying a TWSBI Diamond 580ALR in Prussian Blue from your site instead. I have several Safaris and while I almost pulled the trigger on this one, I think I wanted a bigger ink reserve this time. Plus I'm a sucker for those turquoise colors.
The different kind of ink you are showing are they all suited for LAMY fountain pens and don't clog up??? And can white ink be used in LAMY fountain pens???
Oh, I was interested in how it compares with Lx Palladium! Quite similar... In this case, I guess, I'll stay satisfied with just Lx haha :'DD Wouldn't Diamine Storm Storm be a little closer than Moon Dust?..
I had to pay a small premium to get the 2017 Pacific Al-Star a few years ago. Still love the colour. I like this years colour, silver is a nice choice. Any news on the 2022 Safari or LX colours?
Considering getting the whitesilver but as a rollerpen to swap housings with my all balck emr-Lamy. I really hate how oily the black gets, I wished the plastic safari shells worked on the alstar tips :/
And the LX's aren't really worth the splash if you're not getting the fountain tip right? Could you maybe see if the rollerball tip fits in a fountainpen-cap? I've only got a fountain-Safaris and 1 EMR-Alstar.
And maybe if a Convertercartridge fits in a Rollerball-Casing, preferably AlStar. Because If I did get an LX, because they look pretty spicy. I'd get one with the fountain nib, slap that in my EMR's Black AlStar Case. This is where the converter has to fit in the Rollerball Case. And the EMR-Tip, which I assume is almost identical to the Rollerball's head assembly, needs to fit in the LX's (Fountain) Case.
Having just gotten last year's "Azure" al-Star, and already also having the Ruthenium LX (it would have been interesting to see a side-by-side with that pen, BTW) I think I can pass on this one. Sorry I missed out on the old one with the black clip, though.... I totally agree with you on how the prices shoot up on the second hand market, though -- I'd been lusting after one of the old French Blue Safaris for several years. Kept looking on the Bay of Evil and freaking out over the NOS prices. I mean, French Blue is a great color and all, but when push comes to shove it's JUST a Safari and NO WAY should it be going $100+ for one! But watching several listings nonetheless.... Then last year, when I got a notification saying one of them had just been relisted, I logged onto eBay and then looked to see if there were other new listings -- and glorioski! There was a used one for not much more than the MSRP for a used French Blue as a BiN/Make an Offer. So I made an offer, and the seller made a counter-offer and I said "Close enough for government work!" And got it for about the retail price of an al-Star, and it turned out the seller was halfway across the state from me, so it came pretty quickly. A few bite marks on the end of the barrel, but barely noticeable, because of the matte plastic. And (even better!) it had a converter already installed. Of course now I'm going to likely be looking for the old al-Star with the black clip.... Grrrrr (my wallet does NOT thank you for that, BTW...).
On Tuesday I went ahead an placed my order for a Lamy Turmaline Allstar which I planned to order with the new WhiteSilver. In order to qualify for free shipping, I ordered about $50 worth of ink and cartridges for my pen collection, ink I had no immediate need for. I thought your message about the WhiteSilver not yet available implied to me that the pen would not be available for a lengthy interval which was shaped by previous shopping experiences in this era of manufacturing delays. Instead, it was only 2 days. Is there any way my order, which apparently has shipped, could be amended to include the WhiteSilver Lamy Fine Nib even though it will need to be shipped separately. I’m somewhat embarrassed to be such a cheapskate to be upset about an $8 shipping fee but your records ought to show I had expressed an interest in purchasing the WhiteSilver model and may be what triggered this email message. Please give it some thought. Thanks!
I need to see it in person but I think it's boring, it's too safe. Then again I just made a harlequin Safari which is not for everyone, speaking of the car connection, this reminds me of someone who has just bought a BMW or Mercedes. I'm sure it'll be a brilliant car as I'm sure the pen will be but instead of buying the nice dark blue metallic or the pearl red you played it safe and got the sliver/grey because it's the safe choice and that when I sell it, it will sell. It feels like a safe choice to me and therefore the boring choice, and when Lamy can come out with more exciting colours this feels like a bit of a let down. That being said I haven't seen the pen in the flesh so this opinion may change.
Thanks Brian. It’s so handy to see the comparison with similar colours, but with this one it’s a nah from me. I really think they need a good purple, rather than just coming out with different shades of grey. I’d missed the boat on the Dark Lilac ink and Safari and I think they should bring back the ink with an Al-Star the same colour. Also a Dark Purple 2000 - please Lamy! 😄
I would would absolutely buy a re-release of dark lilac.
I have completely different opinion: I like this whitesilver a lot. If I would ever collect Safaries, the set shown in this movie would be the most appealing to me.
Ps. I checked this "dark lilac" you mentioned and indeed it's very good colour and while some such pens are still available on ebays/amazons - they are 300% more expensive now.
ps. 2. The idea of dark purple Lamy 2000 is great! 👍
A deep purple is really what's needed here... agree!
I think Moon Dust is the obvious ink here, but Diamine Night Sky, Pelikan Edelstein Moonstone, and Herbin 1670 Stormy Grey would also be great picks. If you're going to go blue, as you usually do, Diamine Blue Lightning would be my pick.
I’d love to see a copper or brass AL Star in the future.
As far as ink pairing, I completely see what you mean as this pen “serving up” the ink color. I could see any ink working in this pen perfectly, especially a bold ink.
I really wish they’d bring back the Copper Orange Al-Star and the ink to go with it. That one came out before I’d discovered the joys of fountain pens.
I'd buy that in a heartbeat
@@anneinauckland2318 Same!
They've done Bronze already which is pretty cool
I love my many Lamy pens and I'm sure I will end up getting one of these, but I must admit it doesn't really strike me as very revolutionary. There isn't much in this one to set it apart from the very similar ones you showed and which I already own. It would be good for them to be a bit more inventive, as they did with the Candy Safari series, rather than effectively re-releasing the same pen again and again.
I have the candy safari!!! Just the looks enticed me to the 'buy today' state
@@houghwhite411 I agree. I like both the colours and the texture or feel of the candy safaris in the hand. The silvery grey Al-Stars however are less inspiring. They're just too similar to one another. The candy safaris stand out.
It's a great colour, but it doesn't look like a special edition, to me: it looks like a very solid, standard offering. Would expect something a little riskier and more unique for a special edition. Just my two cents! Thanks for the video.
We all knew Brian loves blue, first I've noticed his blue wedding ring
I am a stickler for matching a pen to a specific ink. I'm feeling Brian on the greys!
I am so happy that I haven’t fallen down the Lamy Rabbit hole. I have several All-Stars and have gifted many Lamy Safari’s & a few All-Stars. All of them are dependable great every day writers. I was into Kaweco for a while, feeling the urge to get the latest new color. Love the brass models and nib variety. My rabbit hole turned out to be Twsbi’s- all models. I prefer the nibs and the piston filling mechanism. That being said the Lamy 2000 EF is one of my all-time favorite pens. It’s in a class of its own.
I would go with a blue, but Yama-budo would make me smile, too!
Nice video, love the comparisons. I like how LAMY is doing a throwback to their OGs with the Savannah and Terra for the Safari, and now the Whitesilver for the AL-Star 🤩
Great video. This color is pretty underwhelming though, especially since there are so many other silver Safari-esque pens to compare it to. Hopefully there's something more interesting next year from the LAMY AL-Stars!
I agree, I think a silver pen like that can use any ink color and still work for those who like to match ink to pens. I put in the same category as a black or white pen - where any color will work, but I think you made some great suggestions nonetheless. I was also happy to see Lamy Obsidian mentioned, though, because I recently got that one myself and LOVE it. It's one of my favorite black inks I've tried so far. Such a beautifully dark black.
Excellent review! The feature comparisons with the other similar pens is helpful! A nice looking pen! Diamine Blue Pearl will look pretty in that pen.
Well oops just ordered that ink.
@@Tabbyhasbees great color with nice shimmer.
While I agree that this doesn't scream "special edition" to me, I have to say, I am really digging the "uniform color" of the silver throughout all the metal bits. My father worked for a rolled aluminum plant all his life, and I guarantee you, I'll be ordering this pen. I have my mother's vintage Parker's and now I'll have one for my father, too. Interesting choice, even if it does rather seem "basic" as opposed to "special edition" but it works for me.
Picked it up a little over a week ago in the local supermarket in the German town where I’m spending the summer writing and thinking, and I love it. The colour is subtle but very different from other silver, aluminium or steel colours. Also it’s not mother-of-pearls. It’s almost like magnesium. You have to see it in real life to appreciate it. The tranquility it breathes makes it a great pen for those agonising and anxious letters and journal entries about our vexed souls as well as for keeping it cool when in the throws of passion. What a poetic little number! I agree with Brian that it ties the whole pen together in a way no other AL Star so far has done, showing another, more integrated and spiritual side to this classic pen of pens! Love it! 😍
I like this colour. I want an Al Star/Luxe. Basically something nice that I can use with a Lamy gold nib. I suppose buying the gold nib puts you in the Lamy 2000 zone, but you can use the nib on basically any safari/luxe/al star. It’s a system like Lego -I love that. Lamy’s are basically indestructible.
I disagree. I use lamy since I'm 6 (fountain pens are standard in German schools) and non of them survived very long.
Its usually the cap that cracks or doesn't stay on the pen any more. I also used to chew on them but that's another story.
I'm 42 now and one of my 3 lamys just broke yesterday. But they are cheap, write well, I'm used to them and I don't have to worry about losing or dropping them like I do with my Montblanc.
I agree with the ink colors. My silver/stainless/aluminum pens usually get greens, sometimes magentas or purples. My dad had a Cross or Parker(?) stainless pen when I was a kid that had a green felt tip and I had such a sentimental spot for a stainless/green combo.
I was thinking green as well. Ordered a bottle of Lamy Amazonite (and converter) with this pen!
Morning frost by Van Dieman's Ink would be fabulous in it, and in the Azure too.
Would be cool if they did like a metal that has patina but without actual patina if you know what I mean. I really like how brass ages but it's too heavy on my hands to use an actual raw brass pen. So an Al-Star that looks like aged brass (or copper or whatever else) would be dope.
If it's a colored pen, i usually try to match the ink with the body. I feel weird using a different colored ink! 😅
But with my neutral pens (white, demo clear, greys and blacks), it doesn't really matter to me 😅
Robert Oster Chicago. I have to rep my hometown. Another couple great choices: Sailor Haha, Iroshizuku Fuyu--Syogun, Colorverse Rainy Day.
Well... I loved my old, original AL-Star (aluminum), so I will buy this one for sure :) About the ink - I will put in either something purple or grey.
Moon dust seem like a winner.
I really like grey/silver fountain pens because any ink suits them 😁
So true! - Drew
This pen gave me all the emotions a person should get in a lifetime but instead in a day 😊
I like the crispness of the color. Agree with your moon dust ink choice. I think I would also use Lexington grey in it. ✒️
Thanks Brian. Love Lamy ...... Didn't realise that it's an investment pen .... The Grey ink sounds amazing.
Idk why people are saying it’s not Special Edition material. It is to me. It’s a beautiful clean Whitesilver color for sure and it gleams! It’s brilliant! I hit if fro Goulet the second I saw it. It’s funny because I don’t remember it being a special edition but I’m glad it is. I think any color ink will be great with this pen. Maybe not green so much for my taste but other than that I say sure. Do what ya like. Cheers
Brian, thanks for doing the video. Unfortunately, I feel a little like, "ho-hum, another silver Safari.". I don't know what color I would have suggested, maybe a purple? Someone else mentioned Copper or Brass... That would be awesome! ...but another silver just doesn't do anything for me.
I have the graphite in broad. It's a favorite of mine. I might pick one up, haven't decided yet.
surprised they didn't try the Pantone Color of the Year (a periwinkle purple). I liked your choice of Diamine Moon Dust - good choice.
Moon Dust was my first thought. But as you said, the pen is so neutral it would be good for a bright ink with silver shimmer. Diamine Electric Pink. Private Reserve Electric Turquoise. Colorverse Cat. All viable choices in my book.
Pretty obvious a black or gray will go best. I love the moonrise idea, for those who use shimmering inks. I could also consider herbin vert de gris as being in the range but with a touch of color.
Nice video, Brian. I think the more natural lighting you used gives the video a good atmosphere.
I like the moon dust!
On a similar note: do you have any information on whether there will be a special edition Pelikan M200/205 this year and how it might look? Thanks for your great work!
Glad you compared all of the other "silver" pens. Thanks.
I like the color. A lot of my pens are darker in color and this white/silver would be a nice change.
I feel the same way. This light, cool neutral is refreshing :)
While I agree that this color doesn't scream "Special Edition," I have to say that I am SO EXCITED for this pen!!! I had and loved a number of the old aluminum Al-Stars, but managed to lose them over the years and was crushed when that pen was discontinued. Now I have a substitute!!!
It’s a really cool colour pen, but I’m not sure I love silver inks. I think a bronze or copper ink would be fun for this pen. Still a metallic theme
I used to be a one pen black ink girl. But as my collection is growing I’ve started to match them up to the pens. So much so that I would probably start to twitch if my pen and ink didn’t match or at least contrast 😆
Arrived Friday, didn’t get it inked until today. Made a last minute change on my ink decision… Monteverde Zebra is a pretty killer matchup!
Just placed an order. My brain immediately went to green ink being a nice color choice so I ordered a converter and bottle of Lamy Amazonite as well. Looking forward to it. Write on!
Thanks for the support, Adam! - Drew
I ordered this pen the minute as I got your account about it. I also ordered the diamine moondust from you. My order is due on Thursday or Friday
Yay! Thanks for choosing us! - Drew
I guess I’m out here on my little silver island, as I’ve seen so many “I’m underwhelmed” comments on this pen. I cannot wait to get it! I have a bottle of Diamine Blue Velvet that has been just waiting for the perfect vehicle, and I think this bright silver is it.
I actually LOVED the red but it was Safari, would love them to bring both red abd yellow in al-star
I could totally see a color pop like Kon-Peki or maybe Diamine Poppy Red in this one. I feel like those would be even more impressive in the steel 2000, where you have this completely uniformly colored body and then a pop of color coming from the nib.
Where is the Lamy Ideos video?
Hey, I'm wanting to know what you think is the best gold nib pen that you have tried. I recently purchased the e95s and it is by far my favorite pen I have. I really am thinking about sinking the money in getting another gold nib. I was looking at the Lamy 2000, and the sailor 1911L. I really like the bounce of my e95. I prefer a finer nib.
Diamine Earl Grey would be a nice colour ink to go with the Whitesilver Al-Star. This year's limited edition Whitesilver is a really nice looking pen. I really like it.
I think I'll be good and only buy al-stars coz they are my fav. This one is being released right before my birthday. No point even trying to resist!
Personally, in my chrome pens, I always load them up with a shade of blue. Black pens get black ink, red pens get red ink, chrome (because I like the color so much), gets blue (because I like the color blue.)
I'll probably buy it because I have just about all of them. I'm not excited about another silver pen but I know Germany had a very rough time with Covid and this might be the best that they could manage under the circumstances.
Thank you for the review. I pretty much like all things Lamy, but esthetically, this one doesn’t do much for me. I am in the market of purchasing a first time fountain pen for my 16 year old nephew. I was holding off to check this one out, but doesn’t have the ‘wow’ factor I want him to have. I’ll keep looking.
The Aluminium was my first pen after the Lamy abc when I was 9 years old. Mine isn‘t looking that nice anymore but it still works. So maybe it is time to buy a new one. I like the silver clip more. I always thought that the black one doesn‘t look that great.
I'm looking at both Diamante Moondust and Colorverse eXtreme Deep Field and NGC 1850 - all beautiful with the Whitesilver color
Moondust looks awesome... This would be a fun ink in other pens too.
I like the pen color for 2022!
Blue! Yes! Looks great! Whitesilver looks beautiful.
Matching is my OCD so white silver is a winner! All colors will work!
I’m digging it. A nice compliment to last years colors… The 123 would indeed sit nicely here, but I may go with the Heart of Darkness or Earl Grey…
Hey Brian! Will you be at the Baltimore Pen Show in March?
I think Diamine Silver Fox would pair beautifully with that pen! I may have to think about getting that one!
This is so precious looking, going to get some real special ink for this one.
Lovely pen. I like your idea of using any ink. Whitesilver nailed it
When I saw this color I literally went ehhhhh...Ooooooooo, and then ordered it! 😆
I think you sold me...on the LX. Thanks!
I want this pen alot
I agree with all your color selections but I could add (or substitute) magenta for noodlers purple 💜 😀👍🏽
I love your videos. But I miss a writing example. This is what I want to know before I buy a fountain pen. I used the Lamy abc as a kid and also now, but the abc ist to short for my hand as a grown.
Silver pen = the sky's the limit for ink!
I can see matching a J Herbin Gris ink. Not sure if one I have in mind is still made. Lamy Shocking Pink would be fun pop from such a whitesilver.
Great review. I carted this after and somehow I ended up buying a TWSBI Diamond 580ALR in Prussian Blue from your site instead. I have several Safaris and while I almost pulled the trigger on this one, I think I wanted a bigger ink reserve this time. Plus I'm a sucker for those turquoise colors.
are you a cuber? I noticed you have rubiks cubes in the background.
The different kind of ink you are showing are they all suited for LAMY fountain pens and don't clog up???
And can white ink be used in LAMY fountain pens???
This is like when the Safari Special Edition was always some shade of green for a while there.
Should gave been something with silver shimmer, then it matches, whatever the ink color is.
Oh, I was interested in how it compares with Lx Palladium! Quite similar... In this case, I guess, I'll stay satisfied with just Lx haha :'DD
Wouldn't Diamine Storm Storm be a little closer than Moon Dust?..
Hello Brian! I would pair that pen with Noodler's Blue Ghost. It's pretty much like a ghost pen.
I haven’t even held the pen yet but I felt like I’m already having an advance marital issues with this.
I love Lamy pens I use a safari almost everyday (though as I watch this I’m writing with my 580)! Thanks for the look! Will there be an SE safari?
I would have loved to see you write with it. I know it's similar to so many other pens, but not seeing it in action is a little bit of a let down
I had to pay a small premium to get the 2017 Pacific Al-Star a few years ago. Still love the colour.
I like this years colour, silver is a nice choice.
Any news on the 2022 Safari or LX colours?
I think I am going to pick that pin up.
What' s the difference with Lamy Safary? Only the color? Greetings from Spain 👋🏻👋🏻🇪🇸
ink: I would go with Ferris Wheel Press Morningside April Showers 👍
In Australia mine IS silver nib - Lamy have to do better. I DO like the azure
I would match it with Iroshizuku Fuyu-Syogun.
私は今年はSafariのスペシャルエディションはクリアカラーになると予想。クリアネオン、クリアピンクのような(たくさんは買えないから一色だけ発売欲しい)
Considering getting the whitesilver but as a rollerpen to swap housings with my all balck emr-Lamy.
I really hate how oily the black gets, I wished the plastic safari shells worked on the alstar tips :/
And the LX's aren't really worth the splash if you're not getting the fountain tip right?
Could you maybe see if the rollerball tip fits in a fountainpen-cap?
I've only got a fountain-Safaris and 1 EMR-Alstar.
And maybe if a Convertercartridge fits in a Rollerball-Casing, preferably AlStar.
Because If I did get an LX, because they look pretty spicy. I'd get one with the fountain nib, slap that in my EMR's Black AlStar Case. This is where the converter has to fit in the Rollerball Case.
And the EMR-Tip, which I assume is almost identical to the Rollerball's head assembly, needs to fit in the LX's (Fountain) Case.
I'm kinda done with special editions. 😅
Dang it, still no red lamy all star
There was a limited AL-Star in red, called Ruby.
Having just gotten last year's "Azure" al-Star, and already also having the Ruthenium LX (it would have been interesting to see a side-by-side with that pen, BTW) I think I can pass on this one. Sorry I missed out on the old one with the black clip, though.... I totally agree with you on how the prices shoot up on the second hand market, though -- I'd been lusting after one of the old French Blue Safaris for several years. Kept looking on the Bay of Evil and freaking out over the NOS prices. I mean, French Blue is a great color and all, but when push comes to shove it's JUST a Safari and NO WAY should it be going $100+ for one! But watching several listings nonetheless.... Then last year, when I got a notification saying one of them had just been relisted, I logged onto eBay and then looked to see if there were other new listings -- and glorioski! There was a used one for not much more than the MSRP for a used French Blue as a BiN/Make an Offer. So I made an offer, and the seller made a counter-offer and I said "Close enough for government work!" And got it for about the retail price of an al-Star, and it turned out the seller was halfway across the state from me, so it came pretty quickly. A few bite marks on the end of the barrel, but barely noticeable, because of the matte plastic. And (even better!) it had a converter already installed. Of course now I'm going to likely be looking for the old al-Star with the black clip.... Grrrrr (my wallet does NOT thank you for that, BTW...).
I think it’s the same as the plain aluminum color they sold about fifteen years ago
On Tuesday I went ahead an placed my order for a Lamy Turmaline Allstar which I planned to order with the new WhiteSilver. In order to qualify for free shipping, I ordered about $50 worth of ink and cartridges for my pen collection, ink I had no immediate need for. I thought your message about the WhiteSilver not yet available implied to me that the pen would not be available for a lengthy interval which was shaped by previous shopping experiences in this era of manufacturing delays. Instead, it was only 2 days. Is there any way my order, which apparently has shipped, could be amended to include the WhiteSilver Lamy Fine Nib even though it will need to be shipped separately. I’m somewhat embarrassed to be such a cheapskate to be upset about an $8 shipping fee but your records ought to show I had expressed an interest in purchasing the WhiteSilver model and may be what triggered this email message. Please give it some thought. Thanks!
I think this pen is beautiful, although quite stark. I am just generally a sucker for Lamy pens.
J Herbin Olive would look good, I think!?!
That’s a sharp pen!
I need to see it in person but I think it's boring, it's too safe. Then again I just made a harlequin Safari which is not for everyone, speaking of the car connection, this reminds me of someone who has just bought a BMW or Mercedes. I'm sure it'll be a brilliant car as I'm sure the pen will be but instead of buying the nice dark blue metallic or the pearl red you played it safe and got the sliver/grey because it's the safe choice and that when I sell it, it will sell. It feels like a safe choice to me and therefore the boring choice, and when Lamy can come out with more exciting colours this feels like a bit of a let down.
That being said I haven't seen the pen in the flesh so this opinion may change.
Love from India
Another one to buy.😳