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Aurora Style Resin Fountain Pen
somePurchaser
100
Jun 19, 2019
Can someone teach me... what makes this plastic pen, in a variety of colours, with a basic steel nib, worth quadruple the price of a metropolitan?
Is the gold or silver trim actually gold or silver?
Is the body produced by hand?
Is the nib hand ground and finely tuned?
Does the Aurora name make this "Style" pen a collector's item?
Is Aurora a small company that somehow needs to recoup it's costs?
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failedgrace
65
Jun 19, 2019
somePurchaserIn reality, it boils down to saying what's the difference between Air Jordans and Sketchers. Some of the price difference will be brand name. Two differences though are the Aurora looks to take standard ink cartridge/converter where Pilot is limited to its brand only and this looks like a #5 nib which can be easily swapped for a dozen or so different sizes while the Pilot is limited to mainly fine and medium.
vadman
53
Jun 19, 2019
failedgraceAurora takes proprietary cartridges/converters. The opening is compatible with Parker, Lamy, and I believe Platinum, but those other cartridges may not fit all Aurora models.
failedgrace
65
Jun 19, 2019
vadmanStill has more options than Pilot, although not to be intended as a knock on them as they are great pens.
MrSharkbait
479
Jun 20, 2019
somePurchaserFound a discussion that answers your question: http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/277909-aurora-style-first-impressions/
somePurchaser
100
Jun 20, 2019
failedgraceThanks for pointing out the cartridge/converter and #5 nib.
I'm torn; I see the value in being able to swap out nibs, but... why would I swap a nicer nib into this body? And for $110, shouldn't it already come with one of the nibs I want to swap in?
somePurchaser
100
Jun 20, 2019
MrSharkbaitThanks for the link
failedgrace
65
Jun 20, 2019
somePurchaserMy personal opinion on this pen is a pass. I don't see the value for cost on this. There is an Italix drop going on thats close to ending that i would suggest instead. The drop price is half of this ones and the nib selection is among the best around.
HKPhoey
2
Jun 21, 2019
somePurchaserI'm not convinced on the Metropolitan. Mine doesn't start if left for a few days and my Wing Sung pens are far better. Having bought the Metropolitan and the Lamy Safari, I'm underwhelmed. It seems tough to market pens in the 50-120 range when you can get both Pilot and Platinum gold nibbed pens on this range. I'd get a platinum 3776 for $80 off ebay rather than this, although look wise, this does look more modern.
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