There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
See, there are so many pens? That's the difficult thing. I would however really suggest the Lamy pen. It is far from the best pen of the above - but it is a sturdy workhorse and it has one thing that is great: interchangeable nibs that are very easy to remove and replace. The nibs are not that hard to come by and you can quickly try several sizes and also italic nibs and see if that is your thing. Once you have figured out what you like - you can take your journey ahead. There are many who simply adores their Safari's and it is easy to see why. It is a nice pen and one that in my experience (I have only two though) flows generously with ink.
If you like, you can read a bit more as I tried to sum up my own starting experiences here: https://bonyclarke.wordpress.com/2018/02/10/fountain-pens-what-i-wished-i-knew-before-i-started-and-some-thoughts/ Cheers! :)