Coincidentally coinciding with Chinese New Year: a new addition to my Pelikan flock.
I couldn’t resist CultPen’s Pelikan discount offer and bought the ‘Traditional M120’. Upon arrival I filled it with Diamine Prussian Blue.
When I showed it to my wife, who usually loves Pelikan (except that blue M205 demonstrator I got in 2009), she compared the looks of the M120 to a Super5 and commented on the price.
When I ordered the M120 I didn’t think of the Super5 at all. Now that I made the connection it is so clear. Yes, they are similar, but putting them next to each other you realise how similar they are.
The colour of the M120 is beautiful, but the Super5 colours are beautiful as well. Pelikan and Super5 managed to find special colours that are the opposite of boring.
The Super5 is much cheaper, so unlike the Pelikan you don’t mind using it all the time. You don’t feel you have to protect it from scratches and the bad world out there. It takes cartridges – unlike the Pelikan which is a piston filler which always feels more high end. The Super5 is also special in a way: it is available without an Iridium point which makes for a nice and different writing experience.
Happy New Year of the Mouse to all Bleistift Readers. Enjoy your pens.
I hope you enjoy the Pelikan, it looks fantastic.
I thought I had enough Pelikans. Until I read your post and saw the blue beauty 🤓 Fun fact: two days ago I bought my third SUPER 5 (have a black, a blue and a red one, all with the 0,5 nib – and I like writing with them).