JINHAO Century Tofu 100 18KGP Golden Plated Resin Fountain Pen (Pure Yellow, Medium Nib)

Took a long time for me to look at a "non metal or wood" fountain pen. When I saw this one I loved the structure, the colir and beauty of it instantly. But: Acrylic! Any good? So I made the jump and got one - very happy I did! The color and "flaky"- design is absolutely sweet! The build quality and finish is equal to all of my pens, even the expensive ones! The pen is very light, I had to not only insert an ink tank but also keep one as reserve in the "back compartement" and keep the cap stuck on the back of the pen to add a little weight and have a perfect balance for how I write. The nip is a touch soft, very easy writing and no scratching. I now see that there is no difference in any aspect of the overall quality to a full metal pen. Recommended!

I must confess to being a bit of a fountain pen nut. I'm constantly on the look out for good fountain pens. Bought this onion a whim. Very pleasantly surprised. Don't know why, I've bought several Jinhao fountain pens over the past couple of years and the've all performed excellently.One off the reasons I bought this particular model is because it's the spitting image of an American Conklin pen I bought last year for just North of £65! This Jinhao cost just over £18, and to be honest it's the better pen. Smoother writer and good ink flow. The Conklin can starve the nib if you write too quicklySo all in all, a lovely pen at a lovely price.

A lovely pen to hold, nice and heavy. Writes very well. The only drawback is the flimsy filling mechanism - a sort of plastic Archimedes screw that does not fill the reservoir.

My Jinhao Century 100 black and stone represents phenomenal value for money. The medium nib writes a true 'smooth' medium line with good flow in contrast to other Eastern offerings I have encountered which write with finer lines than the nib size stated. Very little flex in the nib. Can only vouch for my pen as QC often variable. It writes as well as some of the expensive 'big names' . The black and stone finish is similar to 1930s-1960s models from the 'old UK manufacturers'. Build quality is good. Achilles heel is likely to be the converter which are often problematic with filling/flow issues but generic substitutes are widely available. No problems with my Jinhao converter so far. Given the quality of the nib, I am not tempted to replace the nib with a German equivalent (as done previously with Jinhao). Given the price, I think it is well worth the investment to reintroduce the young to the disappearing art of cursive writing.

I use these pens for taking to work and making notes of meetings etc. They're cheap enough that I'm not precious about them and they write perfectly well. They're a bit light and cheap-feeling though - this is a long way from a Parker Duofold, so don't expect an equivalent even if it superficially resembles one. I use it a lot though and have bought a second so I can have different inks in each.

This pen looks great, and writes so well. This pen had a medium nib, unlike many Jinhao pens, which are usually fine/v.fine nib. One of my favourites - and could be yours too!

This pen has a nice vintage look to it, is a decent weight, comfortable to hold and writes ok.As pens go, it's not expensive but the manufacturing quality of the example I received was poor.The barrel end finial was loose and it looked as though the threads were too shallow to screw in properly - not a major issue and it was solved by a dab of Gorilla glue.However, the pen was virtually unusable because the pen cap would not screw off/on to the barrel without huge force - I don't mean the threads were just tight, it really took a major twisting force using both fists to get the cap on and off. Not something that would practical in every day use.So my example is only good as a pen to look at, but not to use.(I may try to use some abrasive on the threads to see if it will loosen them but really this is not what I buy a pen for!).

The pen looks drop dead gorgeous. It resembles the much pricier Leonardos but at a fraction of its cost. The writing, for most part, has been reasonably smooth and I have no complaints. I inserted a cheap international cartridge from a local WhSmith and the ink flow from this pen is copious even with a cheap cartridge! No scratchiness at all. The only thing I'd complain is my awfully ugly handwriting - a disgrace on paper :)

Buen balance, la punta es muy fluida, buen tamaño

belle penne

Davvero ottima penna, scrittura un po’ abbondante, ma sono molto soddisfatto.

Una bella penna, scorrevolissima, ma come tutte le penne M cinesi, consumano molto