The Pilot Prera Fountain Pen is built to the scale of an ordinary day. Just over 120mm capped and a little under 16 grams, it belongs to the pocket, the planner loop and the inside of a jacket rather than to a desk display. The resin barrel is solid rather than showy, the chrome trim restrained, and the snap cap closes with a short, definite click that tells you the nib is sealed.

The section is narrow and smooth, and it warms quickly between your fingers you find your grip on the first try and never rearrange it. Unposted the pen is genuinely small; posted, the balance shifts back and settles, which suits a long letter rather better than a hurried note. A converter comes in the box, so bottled ink is an option from the very first day rather than a later upgrade.

What Makes It Work So Well

• Writes from the first stroke: You never scribble in a margin to wake it up. The cap seals well enough that the nib stays wet between sessions, even after a fortnight forgotten in a bag.
• Any ink you like, from day one: You start with the converter already supplied, so the whole bottled-ink shelf is open to you immediately no separate purchase, no waiting.
• Carries without thinking about it: You clip it to a notebook cover or a shirt pocket and forget it is there. At this weight nothing sags, and nothing digs in.

Please note: Fine (F) and Medium (M) are both calibrated to Japanese standards and write finer than the equivalent Western grades.

Details

• Brand: Pilot
• Product Line: Prera
• Type: Fountain Pen
• Nib: Stainless steel Fine (F) or Medium (M)
• Filling System: Cartridge or converter takes Pilot cartridges and converters only
• Includes: Pilot CON-40 converter and one Pilot ink cartridge
• Size (Capped): 120mm
• Size (Uncapped): 108mm
• Size (Posted): 136mm
• Barrel Diameter: 1012mm
• Weight: 15.8g
• Material: Resin with chrome-plated trim
• Cap: Snap-on, postable
• Colours: Dark Turquoise, Off White, Red Brown and Warm Yellow
• Country of Origin: Japan