Those who have gotten good Ancoras - and the anecdotal evidence suggests that there are plenty of good ones out there - seem to love them. That's my experience, at any rate, and your own mileage will almost certainly vary. To me, the current Ancora "package" is an infelicitous combination of online-only availability, inconsistent hand production, imperfect quality control and nonexistent product support. In terms of appearance, the pens are certainly very attractive.įor my part, I wouldn't buy another one, at least not without the ability to try it in person - and not without the support of a U.S.
I would liken that experience, in general terms, to the Aurora writing experience although my Aurora nibs, without exception, have been far superior to my Ancora sample-of-one. Used normally (and carefully!), it affords a reasonably pleasant writing experience, but it's nothing out of the ordinary. The nib - with its elegantly long tines - seems to be built to flex but I've been reluctant to test its capabilities. That advice, frankly, has had a chilling effect on my enjoyment of the pen. But it also arrived accompanied by a note which said, in essence, that the nib was fragile, and that I would be well advised to use more-than-customary care when writing with it. It returned in much better shape it's now a reliable writer.
So I promptly sent the pen off to a nibmeister for adjustment. Just as I was aware of the variability of Ancora nibs, I was aware of the lack of warranty support (in the U.S.) for the brand. The tines were misaligned, and the pen simply would not write without the exertion of undue pressure. Unhappily, my nib fell squarely into the latter category. I was well aware that those nibs were said to vary widely in writing quality, stroke width, quality control, etc., so I made my purchase with foreknowledge that I might get a very good nib.or a very bad one. It's relevant here only because I sought out an Ancora in order to try one of the company's own-make nibs. That's a side-issue, anyway, and a conversation for another day. Throughout its century-long history, the company acquired the reputation of being one of the highest-quality Italian pen manufacturers. My own experience suggests that's true in the case of some companies (e.g. Why Ancora Pens Ancora is a famous Italian stationery brand that displays the best and the most authentic classic pens. I have many perfectly nice Bock nibs, but I seem to detect a certain sameness among many of them, notwithstanding the claim that each pen manufacturer specifies a nib conforming to its own standards. I happen to favor (as a general proposition) nibs made in-house as opposed to nibs sourced from, say, Bock. I own one Ancora - a limited edition model, but not one of the fearfully expensive ones (I regret to say that I can't call the model name to mind at the moment it's not a Perla).
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