Conklin Duragraph Fountain Pens Reviews

This pen writes wonderfully. My chicken scratches actually are readable when I write with pen.

Smooth writing. It is a great pen. I made it my everyday pen.

I love this pen! It doesn’t post well, and I have big hands so I like to post the cap. Feels more balanced that way. But it’s a joy to write with. I’m going to putin the omniflex nib as soon as the cartridge runs out, and see how that affects my penmanship. Very veryhappy!

Super pen. The Cracked Ice is very distinctive and stands out. I prefer a large and heavier pen (unposted) which this is both. As with all Conklin or Monteverde nibs, (this one is medium) they need some fine tuning with micro-mesh and mylar. It is now almost buttery smooth with the provided blue cardridge. I'll be switching it to Noodler's Blue in the converter. Pen Chalet offers great pricing and super fast shipping!

Absolutely love this pen. This was my first stub nib and I couldn't be happier.

This is a beautiful pen and I am sure for the right person this pen would be great but for me it was a mixed bag. I bought the version fitted with the Omniflex nib after seeing a review on youtube. Apparently the nib unit I was sent was the "old" nib. It flexes like my grandmother's hips, which is to say: Not very much. It requires enough pressure to tear through a piece of Tomoe River laying on a glass to get anything close to what other flexible nib options offer.
This isn't to say I don't love the pen.. I do! I just wish I would have ordered a fine nib instead. My issues stem completely from the nib.

The Duragraph is a great pen at this price point. The resin is deep and rich looking, the section is comfortable to write with, and the nibs have improved over the years. I have several Duragraph pens, and the early ones were hit and miss on performance, with hard starts and skipping. But these issues seem to have been addressed as none of the recent pens have had these problems. Kudos to Conklin for recognizing the issue and addressing it.
The one issue I have is posting the pen, which is my preference. This pen does post, but the cap rests so high on the barrel that it is unwieldy and back heavy. It bottoms out on the chrome trim ring on the blind cap on the end of the pen. If it just posted a bit further down the barrel it would be ideal! But that is nit-picking as that is the design of the pen. Not a great posting design in my humble opinion, but that's just personal preference speaking.

This was a pen that I didn't really expect a whole lot from and, moreover,it was an impulse buy-I'm guilty! Well, my expectations were way off because this pen is stunning! The amber resin may as well be precious, the depth and richness of the color, coupled with the semi-transparency is something I would expect to see in pens costing 10 times what this pen sells for. After a little tuning the nib has been exquisite.

Love my new pen. It writes perfectly, the nib carries the right amount of ink. Great quality.

Really great fountain pen for the price.