Platinum 3776 Century Fountain Pens Reviews

Very smooth, very wet !
The experience is just what I wanted and expected. Wonderful indeed

A beautiful pen that fits my hand perfectly.

I picked up this pen with a music nib and it writes great! No real spring in the nib but it’s very smooth with a crisp line when held correctly to the paper. The wetness of the nib is just about perfect for me. It’s tuned extremely well out of the box. The blue color of the material has a very rich depth to it that’s impressive. It’s also very light and excellent for long writing sessions. It’s one of my favorite pens! Every collector should have at least one!

Was very impressed with the quality and how smooth the ultra extra fine nib was. I would have given this pen a 5/5 had it not had a nib feed thaf was damaged prior to me receiving it.....

I am a fan of the 3776 line of Platinum. They are a good value, come with a variety of nib sizes, they have the great Slip/Seal caps to prevent ink drying out. They are light and comfortable for my hand and the Bourgogne color is striking. I own 4 of this model with different bibs and colors.

Bought the chartres blue variant with a fine nib. Very classy looking pen and packaging. I'm surprised That at this price range they have not supplied a converter. Had to buy one separately. Used the proprietary cartridge till the converter arrived. Found the flow was decent but the nib was very scratchy and still is so. Have to get it tuned and I'm on the look out for who will do that reliably for me. No other complaints with this pen. I wouldn't recommend anyone the fine nib variants for sure. Maybe the medium nibs write better. Was expecting more from Platinum.

I went through a lot of issues trying to get the shipment outside the US and Ron was there all the while sorting out the problems and I'm grateful for his support (in spite of my many emails and calls to him with loads of probably impertinent questions and difficulties I was having).

I dont recommend the pen with a fine nib. Definitely recommend PenChalet.com for all related purchases

I am in love with the pen, which is, I'll admit, at the higher end of my pen budget. It writes like a dream. I wish it was a little more fun to look at but really, I can go into any meeting anywhere and it is just fine (and I can put fun colored ink in it).

I have had my eye on one of these for the past year. I have had no experience with any of the Japanese Big Three fountain pens up to this point. This pen is terrific: substantial feeling and of obvious high quality; It is easily in the same league as my Franklin-Christoph, Edison and yes, even Pelikan pens. Its crowning achievement over the others is the 14 Ct. 585 gold nib as OEM at their steel nib pricing!

Do not be fooled, this is not "just another black pen" in my opinion. I generally avoid black pens, other than some vintage. This color is aptly named: it is a stunning semi-translucent black beauty. However, my real interest lay in that Soft Fine nib. Kudos to the Chalet for actually stocking this nib across much of the 3776 series of pens.

I flushed the nib well prior to inserting the included Platinum Blue-black ink cartridge. The tines seemed to be aligned well and so I put it to Rhodia & Clairefontaine paper. Being of the Japanese genre the tipping is very fine with a relatively small sweet spot as expected. It was not scratchy nor objectionable but the nib did exhibit some toothy feedback and sings over most of the papers tried. Ink flow was definitely on the dry side but became much nicer after a good nib flossing. It improved even more with an ink change to Akkerman's #5 Shocking Blue and to "proper" Japanese paper types (Midori,Apica,Tsubame Fools), for which I'm sure the nib was intended. While not blobby tipped glass smooth, it is wonderfully smooth for such a fine point not likely intended for Western Cursive writing.
Oh ... did I mention Soft-fine? Yes, this nib is delightfully springy/bouncy. This is NO nail of a nib. Some do say it is not a flex nib. For those that care, I say it is a true regular flex when compared to my vintage Pelikan gold and steel nibs (1930-1950's). It requires light-moderate pressure but will happily flex 3x its standard line width and snap right back. Just don't try to abuse it. Also of note: this nib and ink combo did produce shading and sheening on the Japanese papers to various degrees.

I am very happy with this gem of a pen- it's a keeper!

I bought the Black Diamond - lovely black color that's slightly transparent and gives the pen some added character. The nib, as usual for Platinum, is exceptional. Wonderful pen all around.

This fountain pen writes like a century of performance. Smooth clean writing.