Leonardo Momento Zero Blue Positano Resin Fountain Pen Review
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- This pen was kindly sent to me by Salvatore of Leonardo Officina Italiana - grazie mille!
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I'm one of those dudes that when I get in too a new hobby, I go all in. So thank you for showing me all these nice pens I now have to explain to my wife that I just can't live without...
I started to brace myself when it came to the price. Then Stephen took a drink of water which increased the tension even more. Quite honestly I was really expecting the price to be a lot higher. When Stephen announced $140 it seemed like a bargain. The colour of the pen is gorgeous. I am impressed at how nicely polished the pen is. The level of finish suggests a more up-market pen. It deserves to do well, in my view.
Glad the resin “resin-ates” with you! 😉
Another great review - especially because I can officially confirm it with my own experience. I love my Positano. The color / material is amazing. And yes, there are hard starts, but once it gets writing it's very smooth. Thanks, Stephen!
I'm glad you're enjoying yours
Thank you for the excellent review. I got my Momento Zero in Hawaii Blue and fine nib. I love it.
I'm eyeing the Hawaii model myself!
I think the question here is..."Would Stephen buy it?" I looked online to see where to purchase one, but I'm hesitant over the hard starting comments. The material is gorgeous! It's going on my list of pens to buy, but this one...unless I hear otherwise, will be towards the bottom because of the writing issue. Thank you so much for this review - words of wisdom Dr. Brown!
This review introduced me to this company and this line. I did further research and decided that I wanted the burgundy marble material, and found one on eBay from a buyer who did not like the EF nib he had purchased. It arrived today, and is superlative. It's also a real value, with the steel nib. Gold nib prices in the USA may be a bit "fully priced", as they say. I have laid aside my intention to buy a Monte Grappa with steel nib, and the question is whether to get Furore or this pen with gold nib in Europe. Stephen is absolutely correct in his evaluation of the section size - it is smaller than I like but absolutely comfortable. Many thanks to you for this review.
I find the pen to be well worth the money. I own one with a B nib and it writes very well; never had a skip or hard start. My only desire would that it be slightly larger. There is one resin version that is limited, and that's the Corsani special edition, or which there were 15 made. I own one of those.
I just received my Leonardo Momento Zero pen in the new "Sea Stone" acrylic (a pearlescent blue/brown). It is without a doubt a superb pen. It's beautiful and the medium steel nib is a great performer. Without a doubt a huge bargain for a high-quality writing instrument. Thank you, Stephen, for another fine review. My bank account has a different opinion, but it'll get over it!
Thanks, Stephen. I have to agree that the material is stunning. One of the many things I like is that it is gorgeous without being over the top in your face. Like you said, from a distance, it looks like a nice pen. Close up, I'd be mesmerized by it! Maybe, just maybe, I'll find the funds for one. Appreciate the review as always.
Stephen, thanks for another fun review. At about 140 euros, really quite affordable, and I found it interesting that the steel nib seemed to write with a wider line than the gold one (this from Azizah's comparo). Really a nice pen, but for now with a depleted budget, will have to go and follow your advice of "enjoying the ones I have":-)
A fine review as always. Thanks.
Lovely looking pen. Thanks for another comprehensive review!
Thank you Stephen. Yes, a tightly entangled patterning of the acrylic. But if the nib and feed are not well set so that there are hard starts and so on then it is worth nothing to me. Which is why I would always choose an Edison over a Visconti. If I want to wrangle, then a Noodler's or such are fun to play with. It's like installing Linux on a dead badger as opposed to buying the toppermost of the poppermost Apple appliance. Problems with print jobs from the dead badger are not surprising. But unacceptable from the Apple appliance.
I got mine today in vintage brown: I love it!!!
Guaranteed for life... While I wish Leonardo Officina Italiana all the best and to be successful, in a world where handwriting is considered obsolete and even a waste of time, and where fountain pens are seen as a luxury item, I doubt they will be able to survive for a long time. See Omas and Delta. :(
140 Euros are big money, for a pen. Fountain pens lovers will consider it affordable, but it's still a pricey item, and the market for this item is very tiny: you can't sell so many of them, so you can't earn that much. In such conditions, only big names like Pelikan are able to survive. Which I ate, of course.
thanks for the review. I would really love to see a comparison between the steel nib and the gold nib
The blue is beautiful,van Gogh skies were breath taking.
That acrylic finish certainly possesses the wow factor, & it does work well with the gold coloured accents.
I would agree with Anzan Hoshin Roshi that the hard starts/skips are not an acceptable issue - perhaps Leonardo Officina could offer an ebonite (heat set) feed, at a few dollars/euros more - if indeed that is the source of the problem. I consider the the price is not outer-worldly, & for its dimensions, would be accommodated by most hand sizes; pleasing too, is the range of nibs - that's always a plus point in any choice of scribe. I'm going to look into this model, & see what sort of price I may be able to obtain same...it is tempting...
Thank you for such a thorough review, Stephen :)
That is a gorgeous pen!
Can you tell me what pen you used in size comparison. It was the one your reviewing, the lamy and what was the other? So nice!
Do you have a time stamp for me?
sbrebrown 3:16! Hope you can help :)
Hope you can help :)
I believe that’s the Armando Simoni Club Bologna Extra Arco Brown
ascpens.com/products/bologna-extra-arco-brown
Is it the same acrylic as the Levenger True Writer Select?
Stephen. Thank you for another stellar review. What an absolutely gorgeous pen! No one should use a pen to impress others, but let's be real. That pen's a conversation starter. And your writing demo, quite nice, was with a fine nib. No doubt a medium nib would look even nicer. The only thing I don't like about the review is now I'm going to have to look into buying one. Man oh man...I hate when that happens!
I do love it!
I use Japanese F nibs. What size should I get for this?
EF
@@sbrebrown Appreciate it. This pen looks amazing for the price tag.
I have a Positano and it performs flawlessly (#079)! The nibs are made by Bock, so from the comments here perhaps Bock's QC needs a check. My 1.1mm stub has no hard starts, no skips, and is absolutely stunning! Beautiful Italian craftsmanship at an affordable price. Your review was excellent and entertaining at the same time, as always. Thank you. Yoyr excitement for the pen was obvious throughout the review.
Hi and thanks for this nice review!
I would like to ask you whether you have tried the (standard) stub nib by Leonardo.
I am considering to purchase Momento Zero in Blue Positano and its stub nib... It would be easy to assume that Leonardo stub should be a smooth performer, right?!
It is, yes
There is a problem with the Leonardo Momento Zero, If you want an upgrade to a gold nib, they will ask you 220 eur (I repeat it in letters TWO HUNDRED TWENTY euro) yes it is more than the cost of the pen itself. They are crazy 😝 For the rest, the pen is really a beauty and it is quite affordable after all. the celluloid version is stellar, expensive but in the end I think it is worth the price for what you get.
Hello Stephen. Why did you move to Canada ?
A year and a half ago
Mmmm the name Leonardo will be quite confusing with Leonardt. Wonder why they chose a very similar name to an already long established name?
The blue is out of stock according to the website.
Wow I'm late to the party...
Same pen made in Kew gardens would cost 50 bucks. It's resin, where's the 800 bucks worth?
The pen is $140, not $800.
It costs $140, not $800.
Curses google. Into the basket it goes.
So sad :(