Author: Michael Patzschke

Review Title: The blue Viper

This is a well manufactured pen. The weight is decent, not to heavy. Aluminium is a good material for this pen. The pattern on the body and cap of the pen is stunning and feels smooth. The colour is darker, more demure as in the pictures. The magnetic closing mechanism works very well. I am a bit worried that the pen might dry out quickly because there is no extra seal in the cap. But this only time will tell. The hooded nib is great. Sure the grip section and size of the pen resembles the Parker 51, but there are differences. I would say, that Diplomat made the better design choices. The pen looks great from the side, the arched cut under the nib exposes more of the feed and that looks much better as in the Parker. The nibs writes fantastic out of the box. It has the slightest bit of feedback, which is nice. It is juicy without being to wet. And the feed keeps up even with fast writing. All in all a great pen. I can really recommend this latest addition to the Diplomat family.