Pilot Custom 74 Fountain Pen - Blue Stone
The Pilot Custom 74 is a simple yet sophisticated fountain pen. The minimalistic design with a transparent blue-grey cap and barrel makes it a must-have for any pen enthusiast.
Pilot is thrilled to announce the newest color launch within the Custom 74 season inspired collection of 2021. The first launch was the spring-inspired Forest Green. The second launch was the summer-inspired Grenadine. This third and final launch in this series for autumn/winter is Blue Stone, a beautiful, translucent slate blue hue. This sophisticated color evokes relaxation and happiness – the steely sky of a wintery day.
The Custom 74 is designed to delight the fountain pen collector with its translucent ‘demonstrator-style’ barrel and archetypal embellishments. A special mechanism in the converter ensures a fluid and continuous flow of ink with no skipping for a premium, expressive writing experience. The #5 nib is finely crafted from 14-karat gold and is rhodium plated to match the rhodium trim and clip. The nib is available in extra fine, fine, medium or broad point sizes.
This classical demonstrator pen is refillable for continued use with a proprietary Pilot ink cartridge or Pilot’s CON-70 converter (both are included) and arrives packaged in a striking presentation box. The Pilot CON-70 converter holds an ample ink supply while uniquely combining the characteristics of a vacuum-filling and push-button converter.
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- Condition
- New
- Brand
- Pilot
- Type
- Fountain Pens
- Color
- Blue
- Demonstrator
Whether or not the barrel of the pen is translucent, allowing you to see the ink and filling mechanism inside.
- Yes
- Body Material
- Resin
- Cap Rotations
For pens with a screw-cap closure, how many rotations it takes to uncap/recap the pen.
- 1.75
- Cap Type
How the cap is opened/closed from the barrel of the pen. Some common options include Snap-Cap, Screw-Cap, Magnetic Cap, or Capless (no cap).
- Screw-cap
- Compatible inks & refills
Which ink this pen will accept. Choices include bottled ink and various styles of pre-filled ink cartridges.
- Bottled ink, Proprietary Pilot ink cartridges
- Filling Mechanism
How the pen fills with ink. Click here to watch our video tutorial on common filling mechanisms.
- Cartridge, Converter
- Grip Material
- Resin
- Nib Size
- Extra-Fine, Fine, Medium
- Nib Color
- Silver
- Nib Material
- 14k Gold
- Postable
Whether or not the cap fits securely onto the back of the barrel when open.
- Yes
- Retractable
Whether or not the nib/tip can retract into the body of the pen (usually for click or twist-open style pens).
- No
- Diameter - Body
- 12mm (0.5in)
- Diameter - Cap (without clip)
- 14mm (0.6in)
- Diameter - Cap (with clip)
- 19mm (0.7in)
- Diameter - Grip (mm)
Measured from the place most people choose to rest their fingers, which varies with each pen.
- 9.7mm
- Length - Body
The measurement from the back end of the barrel to the tip of the nib.
- 125mm (4.9in)
- Length - Cap
- 66mm (2.6in)
- Length - Nib
The measured length of the visible portion of the nib when it is installed in the pen, from grip to tip.
- 19mm (0.7in)
- Length - Overall (Closed)
- 143mm (5.6in)
- Length - Overall (Posted)
When the cap of the pen is posted onto the back of the pen body, this is the measurement of the entire pen including the nib.
- 155mm (6.1in)
- Weight - Body
If a converter is included with the pen, this weight is reflected in the total.
- 14g (0.5oz)
- Weight - Cap
- 8g (0.3oz)
- Weight - Overall (g)
- 22.0g
- Max Ink Capacity - Cartridge
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a cartridge.
- 1.03ml
- Max Ink Capacity - Converter
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a converter.
- 1.23ml
Customer Reviews
It’s a beautiful pen and by far my favorite.
Very smooth. The converter requires some ink depth. Works fine overall.
The requirements were simple enough; good looking, reliable, gold nib, and something that won't bleed through cheap paper. TONS of choices out there, and all roads kept leading back to the 74. But, to accommodate every sort of paper something's gotta give. And in this case it's nib width.Some use words like "feedback", "toothy" or "scratchy" for the EF nib - and they're right - but you can also use "disenchanted" and "unsatiated" and still be talking about the same thing. No ragrets.
Overall quality is what you'd expect. Has a slight heft in the hand while still remaining relatively light. You can feel that the resin is high quality/dense. The fit and finish of the assemblies is all tight tolerances and the converter fills effortlessly. The nib was slightly surprising to me � I was expecting an entirely smooth (like my TWSBI Eco T) feel, but the Pilot is notably toothy in feedback feel. Not scratchy, but pencil-like. I was a little disappointed. Maybe I should've done research. However, with a few changes of ink, it has settled in nicely and I now really enjoy writing with it. A nib flush should've come first. I'll do that next time. I can't say this is an exceptional value for what you get, so bear that in mind. If it's important to you to own a Pilot, get it � if not, get a few more TWSBIs instead.
Your company delivered the Pilot 74 pen in my selected njib size within a week and it works like a dream! I highly recommend Pilot fountain pens AND Goulet Pen Company.
