The most popular video we’ve ever made here at Goulet Pens has been the 'Top 5 Fountain Pens for Newbies' that focuses on entry-level pens. Once you’re into the fountain pen hobby you realize that there’s another level, gold nib pens. These pens start around $140 and go up from there, so I wanted to give you my personal favorites that are entry-level price (under $200) with 14k or 18k gold nibs.
Why gold nibs? The gold is a softer metal than stainless steel, and will act sort of like a shock absorber when you’re writing. It will typically make for a smoother writing experience. These pens I’m about to mention are the ones I think are the best value, to give you the best writing experience, most unique features, and best introduction into gold nib pens.
Pilot Custom 74
- I personally just really love the way this pen writes, it was my first gold nib pen
- Several fun demo color options
- Attractive design, nothing over-the-top
- Takes the larger Pilot Con-70 converter with slightly higher ink capacity
- Fantastic nibs
- Not attractive to everyone
- Ink does get in the grip that’s hard to remove
- $160
Lamy 2000
- Classic design, 50 years old now
- Hooded nib stays wet for a long time
- Very durable
- Piston filled
- Snap cap
- It does have a sweet spot that takes getting used to
- Only one color option
- $159.20
- Not only affordable, but has a retractable nib!
- Very convenient to use
- Nice range of nibs (including a quality stub)
- Tons of color options
- VP is fatter/heavier, Decimo is lighter/slimmer but take the same nibs
- Nibs are swappable
- Not a huge ink capacity
- The clip on the grip end wigs out some people (but most get used to it)
- $148
Pilot Falcon
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Be sure to check out detailed specs on all these pens and more at GouletPens.com, and leave your thoughts and questions in the comments below.
Write On,
Brian Goulet
- Classic design
- Very unique soft nib
- Popular among drawers, calligraphers, or anyone wanting line variation
- Can be used as an “everyday” pen without flexing
- Reliable and very light in the hand
- Nib can be overdone though, so you have to be realistic about what it can do
- Not everyone likes the softness as much as they might think
- $152
- Classically designed pen
- Several beautiful color options
- Slip-n-Seal cap which seals up amazingly well
- Nibs are stiff and toothy, which feel really different than all these others (some may like this)
- Different trim choices, which affect price
- Converters aren’t included, which is odd and at $8 need to be factored in
- $150-200
- Many of us here on the Goulet team LOVE this pen
- Smaller, great for a pocket pen
- Not advertised as soft, but the nibs feel pretty darn soft
- Inlaid nib, throwback design
- Not everyone’s into it, but it’s worth putting on your radar because it’s a great pen
- $136
Be sure to check out detailed specs on all these pens and more at GouletPens.com, and leave your thoughts and questions in the comments below.
Write On,
Brian Goulet
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