I bought this a few months ago and love it so much I'm buying another. I also have three other Lamy fountain pens that have performed flawlessly for years. I've gone through a dozen more expensive (in some cases, far more expensive) fountain pens that don't write as smoothly or somehow fail over time. Very obnoxious. Lamys are lightweight and very comfortable to hold, and utterly reliable. (I notice this batch is priced a dollar higher - and it's so soon after the last batch, it must have been wildly successful. Congratulations to Lamy, and all the purchasers who got a great pen.)