MonteverdeUSA Monza 3 Fountain Pen Set (Red) - Medium, Fine, Omniflex Nib

Lo bueno:- La pluma se ve muy bien a 50 cm o más. Parece más cara de lo que es, la tapa atornillable le suma puntos, el color (rojo en mi caso) se ve muy bien.- Viene en una caja grande que se siente algo económica, pero es lo normal en este rango de precios, se agradece.- Obviamente viene con las tres partes frontales con sus plumillas o puntas y sus convertidores, además de 2 cartuchos de tinta.- Se desliza suavemente al escribir, es agradable, e insisto que tiene muy buen lejos.- Se agradece que el extremo de atrás no termine es esa bolita que tienen otras plumas económicas. De todos modos, tiene un pequeño agujerillo en el extremo trasero que casi no se ve.Lo malo:- No es una ganga. Que te pongan 3 puntas con sus convertidores por el mismo precio de una pluma económica, tiene su costo de oportunidad. Al tacto se siente barata, y si la desarmas también se ve baratita. Si le das golpecitos con la yema del dedo, también se escucha barata jaja.- Comparé el grosor de la lámina del plumín contra una Lamy Safari y la Lamy es visiblemente más gruesa.- La calidad de manufactura y materiales está LEJOS de una Lamy Safari, Pilot Metropolitan o una Pilot Prera.Lo feo:- La punta "Flex" de flex no tiene nada de nada, es tan dura como las otras.- La ranura del plumín fino, no está bien centrada y las dos mitades se llegan a juntar en la punta, lo que me dio una muy mala primera impresión.Si buscas una pluma que parece lo que no es, sí la recomiendo. Si quieres algo de buena calidad, quizá no es la mejor opción.

This is a decent pen for the money. I bought it for the omniflex nib. The fine and medium nibs are bonus nibs that I'll probably never use, as I have same or similar nibs on other pens. It does look pretty much identical to my Sailor Compass, however - the cap ring and clip are different, but the pen body is pretty much the same. This kit is a better value if you can only buy one or two pens over the course of a year. It does come with three converters and two ink cartridges, but there's also an o-ring pre-installed so you can eyedropper this baby right out of the box.

I have tried 2 of the 3 included nibs and both left large ink drops on my paper. The flex nib really didnt have much line difference and when i tried to flex it more I got a large ink drop on the paper. The normal nib left drops while writing normally. Very disappointing!

Very cheaply made pen, it’s more a novelty pen than a really good pen. Looks nice, works ok at best.

[UPDATE] The problem with leaking was due to defective cartridges. I used other cheap cartridges and the converters, and they work fine. The pen is based on the Jinhao 992, but has many upgrades: The F and M nibs are iridium tipped, made in Germany, and write very smoothly. The F writes like EF, and the M like F. The converters are better quality, with the tiny ball inside. The engraving on the band is more attractive. The deep red color seems to be unique to Monteverde. Comes in a nice storage box. So, overall, a good value. I'm using it a lot lately. Just buy some Long Standard International ink cartridges (2.6mm bore), or a bottle of ink.------I tried the flex nib first. Didn't flex well, but wrote ok. But today when I tried it the ink started siphoning out of it. I was using one of the provided ink cartridges, which fits loosely. When I received it I noticed it looks identical to the $3.00 Jinhao 992. On Reddit somebody says it IS a Jinaho 992, modified for Monteverde. Anyway, for $3.00 I would go with the Jinaho 992. It doesn't leak, the nib is smoother, and the cap posts better. I will try the provided "M" and "F" nib/section units to see if they do any better. (by the way, I've named the pen "Squirtle.")