Hi! Just ordered a couple of Jinhao x159 for me and my wife. Hopefully they will be delivered next week ๐Ÿคž

Anyone got experience with these pens?

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I have a 159 and the x159. Iโ€™ve also held a montblanc 149. ๐Ÿ˜‚ I would say it is a copy, but obviously the nib is no where near the same. It is still a good and fun pen to write with. I hope you enjoy it!

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Yeah - canโ€™t expect them to be equals! ๐Ÿ˜…

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Iโ€™ve got two! I love how chonky the pen is. It writes quite well out of the box. It just felt a bit dry for me, but I love wet pens so thatโ€™s probably a me thing. I just tuned the nib to write wetter.

People say itโ€™s a copy of the MB 149. Iโ€™ve never tried a Montblanc, since itโ€™s out of my price range, but Iโ€™m quite glad to have a cheaper alternative because the thickness of the Jinhao x159 is perfect for my death grip haha.

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I cannot compare it to a MB 149 either! ๐Ÿ˜…

But Iโ€™m excited to try a really chunky pen - Iโ€™m used to Safaris, AL-Stars and Kaweco Sports :)

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I have a 159 and the x159. Iโ€™ve also held a montblanc 149. ๐Ÿ˜‚ I would say it is a copy, but obviously the nib is no where near the same. It is still a good and fun pen to write with. I hope you enjoy it!

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I have an 159 but not an x159 - so I understand that this is now acrylic instead of metal? Iโ€™d be interested to hear your review!

My 159 works really well and is a good pen, but I barely use it because of the weight. I like to post my pens but thatโ€™s really infeasible balance-wise with the 159โ€™s all metal construction. Looks like the x159 is substantially lighter but also marginally shorter when posted.

Post pics and thoughts when you get them??

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I will try to remember that! Iโ€™m pretty excited to see what a 12 eur pen can do ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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Only TWSBI & LAMY on my desk ๐Ÿ˜…

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Lamys are great! I already own a Safari and an AL-Star ๐Ÿคฉ

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Its good but heavy! It was my second fountain pen ever and ive used it til now!

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