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MBS9
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Jul 21, 2019
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Am curious about the finish "It’s made of anodized aluminum plated in your choice of gold, palladium, rose gold, or ruthenium"
This implies, at least to me, that is plated in actual metal, of gold, palladium, rose gold, or ruthenium. When read about on Lamy web, there is small yet important change. "aluminium anodised in rose gold colour". Same word change for all of the colours. Seems to me this is a gold colour, not actual gold. As this really the same as the AL-star Fountain pen, I'm not clear on how these are different, other than the more luxury metal look.
Ghostwriter
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Jul 28, 2019
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MBS9There are four differences between the Lx and AL-star, and the body of the pen isn't one of them apart from the colors available:
https://www.lamy.com/en/lamy-nib-guide/ I have 2 safaris, 2 AL-stars, 2 Lxs. See my other note regarding the Lx nib not writing the same as the AL-star / safari nibs. While I love the look of the Lx nib, I find the writing experience of the Z50 nibs on the AL-stars and safaris to be superior (the Z52 writes like a nail - while it's not scratchy, there's zero bounce to be had).
- The finial on the Lx cap is plated with precious metal, and the same color as the body, albeit shiny and not with the body's matt finish (the AL-star's finial is black plastic).
- The end plug on the Lx body is plated with precious metal, and the same color as the body, albeit shiny and so it stands out against the body's matt finish (the AL-star's end plug is black plastic).
- The clip on the Lx is plated with precious metal and matches the color and texture of the finial and end plug (it's shiny) - the AL-star clip is non-plated aluminum and silver in color.
- The steel nib on the Lx (Z52) PVD coated and polished to a glossy black and laser etched with a fine art-deco gold-colored stripe around the breather hole and tine slit - the AL-star nib (Z50) is either black or silver monotone.
https://www.lamy.com/en/lamy-nib-guide/ I have 2 safaris, 2 AL-stars, 2 Lxs. See my other note regarding the Lx nib not writing the same as the AL-star / safari nibs. While I love the look of the Lx nib, I find the writing experience of the Z50 nibs on the AL-stars and safaris to be superior (the Z52 writes like a nail - while it's not scratchy, there's zero bounce to be had).
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