on salePilot Explorer Fountain Pen - Clear

I’ve got a variety of pens from basic entry level to higher end gold nibs, but my explorers are the pens I use more than any other. I prefer the glossy white and matte black finishes for how they feel in my hand—the pearlescent finishes just don’t feel as nice—but I can be sensitive to texture. Pilot steel nibs run a little dry in my experience, so drier inks may not flow as nice, but I’ve had fantastic luck with most pilot, Sailor, platinum, and monteverde inks in these pens.

These are lightweight, unassuming for the office, and rarely hard start even after being left inked and unused for a few months.

Ordered two during a promotion, one in clear the other in copper. The clear was a fine bib, the copper a medium nib. This one writes smoother than my metropolitan, but that could be combined with Jacques Herbin Vert Atlantide (love!). I'm finding so much enjoyment with this combination and though high shimmer, does not clog. A well balanced pen posted. Flows very well and I will probably come back for a second clear one when they're back in stock as I prefer the extra weight of it. I wound up giving the copper pen away to a friend and I can say the color is truly lovely and she likes it a lot. A great buy, especially if you're someone like me that has very small handwriting and prefers a super fine nib. (A reason I have yet to go for a Lamy or twsbi). Enjoy!

I did not buy this pen from goulet pens, but i thought i should write a review here because people will actually read it. I got a blue Pilot Explorer in Fine nib and it seemed really good. The blue color looks just wonderful, and the snap of the cap is really satisfying. Unfortunately, the nib feels really bad. The "fine" nib is really thin, noticeably thinner than the fine on the platinum preppy and so much thinner that the lamy safari fine. Possibly because of this thinness, it is really scratchy, making it really not feel good on any paper. It almost feels like an extra fine with no ink, but it is outputting ink. It is surprisingly consistent, performing the same on rhodia paper as on cheap notebook paper, but it just feels pretty bad, so much that i prefer using the preppy.

it's fantastic. Being a Pilot, the expectation is pretty high anyway. This one is a Medium. It's ultra smooth, flows very well, no hard starts, sits for a week unused, and writes without issues. It passes the "drag" test (hold just the end and drag it across the paper at an angle). It holds the big CON-70, which on a demonstrator, is just kinda spiffy to see. Quick to uncap, it's usable without posting, though it is postable, too. Pilot sets a high bar at this price point, and, while I've personally never had a bad Pilot fountain pen out of the box (including G2s and V5s), I'm just extra pleased with this one. As much joy from using this pen as the E95, and that's a high bar, too.

This is a great pen and writes well.