Fountain Pen: Visconti Movements

VISUAL

The Visconti Movements "Renaissance Art" is a medium sized pen. I really like the chocolatey warm brown color, swirled with blacks. The way that the colors mix striates on such a fine level that it makes me think of water marbling rather than stirred resin. I'm not certain how Visconti colors these pens - I would love to find out!

The cap band and clip on this pen are a shiny metallic black. The Visconti brand name is shallowly laser engraved on the curved clip. The cap band is very finely knurled, which gives it a very nice contrast that matches the matte lasering on the clip.

The finial features the Visconti 'V' and is part of the swappable My Pen system. I appreciate the fact that customization is an option, but I think that the matching black actually looks great on this pen.

TACTILE

The pen is fairly weighty, but it feels like all of the weight is from the metal appointments and the metal section. The material of the pen itself feels surprisingly thin - I'm not sure why it comes across that way to me. Perhaps it is due to the fact that the cap weighs proportionally so much more than the body of the pen.

The metal section is a smooth metal, but there is a slight ridge at the nib end that helps a bit if my fingers start slipping. The resin slopes forward to join the section, but there is a pointed ridge just past the section. It's a bit of an interesting choice, but it doesn't affect my fingers while I'm writing.

PRACTICAL

This nib is marked as a fine, but in practice writes more like a medium. Additionally, I did not think I had used harsh inks in this pen, but the black finish is flaking off the nib. I'm not sure if losing finish causes issues, but I also have flow issues regularly. It does write smoothly when it writes, but I sometimes have a downstroke that skips.

The magnetic cap is interesting. The magnet pulls the cap down, but it has to be aligned exactly to certain orientations in order to snap all the way down. The cap also has a bit of wiggle if I manipulate the barrel, but when holding it normally I don't feel any wiggle.

It does post nicely, and even knowing that the cap is relatively heavy I don't feel that it substantially backweights the pen.

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STATISTICAL

Pen Measurements:

Weight: 33g

Weight of Cap: 12.3g

Length Capped: 139mm

Length Uncapped: 123mm

Length Posted: 158mm

Nib: 6mm 'Fine' Steel

Body Style: Cigar

Fill Method: Converter

Fill Volume: 0.8 ml

Comparison Pens: Pilot Metropolitan, LAMY Safari

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OVERALL

Pros:

• Lovely color

• Decently-sealing magnetic cap

Cons:

• Flaking finish on the nib

• Flow/skipping issues

  
  

The Visconti Movements Renaissance Art is part of a limited Truphae exclusive series. I did have some issues with this pen, but overall it's a nice looking pen that only occasionally gives me trouble. I do like the features that this model improves over the smaller but similar Breeze. It adds a #6 nib (rather than a #5), and has the swappable Visconti finial.

DISCLAIMER: Pens and inks purchased by myself. Photos and opinions are my own.