Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this video, I show you the 40 fountain pens that are my top favorite. I have housed them in my Levenger Collector's Lock & Key Inlay Pen Case (box) which was a gift from pen friend Shirlee. Thank you Shirlee!!!!!
This was a difficult (almost impossible) but fun exercise. Many pens I do love didn't make the top 40 but still are pens that I love and write with. You know how that goes in this hobby!?
At the end I explain why I'm wearing some finger/thumb braces ... and 2 bandaids. No falling involved.
Here's a list of the pens I talked about and showed in the order I showed them:
1. Pelikan M800 Black and Blue F (from pen friend MS)
2. TWSBI Diamond 580 Iris B
3. Lamy 2000 B
4. TWSBI Draco M (from pen friend LV)
5. Lamy Vista B
6. Moonman Mini Wancai Purple Swirl B
7. Kaweco Sport Mellow Blue BB (from pen friend BBR)
8. Lamy Safari Dark Lilac F
9. TWSBI Eco Transparent Purple B
10. Nemosine Singularity Coral F/0.8 stub (from pen friend Anonymous)
11. Benu Euphoria Vodka on the Rocks B
12. Jinhao X750 Pink B
13. Opus 88 Koloro Red B (from pen friend MB)
14. Schneider Ray Boysenberry M
15. Majohn P139 Orange M #8 nib
16. Majohn P136 Blue M (from pen friend DB)
17. Opus 88 Omar Purple B
18. Karas Kustom V2 EF (from pen friend MS)
19. Hongdian N23 Year of the Rabbit Black/Gold Blade nib
20 Benu Euphoria Pink Champagne Goldspot exc. B
21. TWSBI Eco T Rosso B
22. TWSBI Eco Cerlean Blue B
23. TWSBI Eco T Eggplant B
24. TWSBI Eco Rose Gold & Black M
25. TWSBI Eco Yellow B
26. TWSBI Eco Rose Gold & White M
27. Hongdian Black Forest Purple Fude (from pen friend SB)
28. TWSBI Swipe Turquoise B
29. TWSBI Diamond 580 Red Rose M
30. Pilot 78 g EF (from pen friend MD)
31. Diplomat Aero Turquoise EF (from pen friend MS)
32. Retro 51 Tornado Ultra Violet B (from pen friend BH)
33. Custom Pink pen M Kirk Speer tuned nib (from pen friend MS)
34. Herbert Pen Co and Goulet Pens collab with Italic stub (from pen friend CK)
35. Conklin Duragraphy Purple Nights 1.1 Goulet
36. Benu Sceptor I (from pen friend anonymous)
37. Kaweco Brass Sport BB (from pen friend anonymous)
38. Opus 88 Demonstrator Stilo & Stile excl. B
39. Moonman Mini Purple Shimmer ? (unsure of pen colorway name) (from pen friend CS)
40. Serendipity Hybrid Dip Fountain pen green from Pensive Pens (I purchased)
Thank you so much for watching!!! This was a lot of fun and gave me perspective about my fountain pen collection that I didn't have prior to listing and considering what my top 40 pens are!!!! Highly recommend this exercise if you have a "big" collection.
My pen email: chris@inkswatch.com
My Instagram: (behind the scenes in South Texas with my husband and 3 cats): instagram.com/snowball7470
In this video, I show you the 40 fountain pens that are my top favorite. I have housed them in my Levenger Collector's Lock & Key Inlay Pen Case (box) which was a gift from pen friend Shirlee. Thank you Shirlee!!!!!
This was a difficult (almost impossible) but fun exercise. Many pens I do love didn't make the top 40 but still are pens that I love and write with. You know how that goes in this hobby!?
At the end I explain why I'm wearing some finger/thumb braces ... and 2 bandaids. No falling involved.
Here's a list of the pens I talked about and showed in the order I showed them:
1. Pelikan M800 Black and Blue F (from pen friend MS)
2. TWSBI Diamond 580 Iris B
3. Lamy 2000 B
4. TWSBI Draco M (from pen friend LV)
5. Lamy Vista B
6. Moonman Mini Wancai Purple Swirl B
7. Kaweco Sport Mellow Blue BB (from pen friend BBR)
8. Lamy Safari Dark Lilac F
9. TWSBI Eco Transparent Purple B
10. Nemosine Singularity Coral F/0.8 stub (from pen friend Anonymous)
11. Benu Euphoria Vodka on the Rocks B
12. Jinhao X750 Pink B
13. Opus 88 Koloro Red B (from pen friend MB)
14. Schneider Ray Boysenberry M
15. Majohn P139 Orange M #8 nib
16. Majohn P136 Blue M (from pen friend DB)
17. Opus 88 Omar Purple B
18. Karas Kustom V2 EF (from pen friend MS)
19. Hongdian N23 Year of the Rabbit Black/Gold Blade nib
20 Benu Euphoria Pink Champagne Goldspot exc. B
21. TWSBI Eco T Rosso B
22. TWSBI Eco Cerlean Blue B
23. TWSBI Eco T Eggplant B
24. TWSBI Eco Rose Gold & Black M
25. TWSBI Eco Yellow B
26. TWSBI Eco Rose Gold & White M
27. Hongdian Black Forest Purple Fude (from pen friend SB)
28. TWSBI Swipe Turquoise B
29. TWSBI Diamond 580 Red Rose M
30. Pilot 78 g EF (from pen friend MD)
31. Diplomat Aero Turquoise EF (from pen friend MS)
32. Retro 51 Tornado Ultra Violet B (from pen friend BH)
33. Custom Pink pen M Kirk Speer tuned nib (from pen friend MS)
34. Herbert Pen Co and Goulet Pens collab with Italic stub (from pen friend CK)
35. Conklin Duragraphy Purple Nights 1.1 Goulet
36. Benu Sceptor I (from pen friend anonymous)
37. Kaweco Brass Sport BB (from pen friend anonymous)
38. Opus 88 Demonstrator Stilo & Stile excl. B
39. Moonman Mini Purple Shimmer ? (unsure of pen colorway name) (from pen friend CS)
40. Serendipity Hybrid Dip Fountain pen green from Pensive Pens (I purchased)
Thank you so much for watching!!! This was a lot of fun and gave me perspective about my fountain pen collection that I didn't have prior to listing and considering what my top 40 pens are!!!! Highly recommend this exercise if you have a "big" collection.
My pen email: chris@inkswatch.com
My Instagram: (behind the scenes in South Texas with my husband and 3 cats): instagram.com/snowball7470



![#InkRainbow23 Tag video response
This is my response to the #InkRainbow23 Tag by Sara @gingerpeachy
I love tag videos because of how much fun it is to see everyones responses and learn about inks, pens and other things new to me. Also, you just get to know people so much more thru these types of video tags!!!! Check out all the videos by searching the hash tag. Heres a link to Saras channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@gingerpeachy/community
I chose 10 inks heavy on the purple and pink/magenta! I dont use yellow inks so I that is absent from my rainbow.
Heres a list of the inks (all loaded into TWSBI Ecos as indicated):
1. RED: Ferris Wheel Press Algonquin Maple (a red-orange beauty) in TWSBI ECO Red Transparent M
2. GREEN: Colorverse Supernatural in TWSBI Eco Jade B
3. ORANGE: KWZ Standard Monarch [Fontoplumo exclusive] in TWSBI Eco Yellow B
4. TEAL: Colorverse Gravity Wave in TWSBI Eco Transparent Blue B (writes more M)
5. BRIGHT PURPLE: Monteverde Purple Reign in TWSBI ECO Lilac M
6. PINK: Pilot Iroshizuku Tsutsuji (Azalea) in TWSBI Eco Cement Grey M
7. MAGENTA: Vinta Makopa in TWSBI Eco Clear M
8. DARKER PURPLE: Cross Violet in TWSBI Eco Transparent Purple M
9. BROWN: Sailor 50 States Texas in TWSBI Eco Rose Gold M
10. TURQUOISE: Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki in TWSBI Eco Cerulean Blue M
These are 10 of my favorite fountain pen inks! I seem to reach for these more than other colors! What are your favorites? Have you done this tag? I have watched Saras video and now that I did mine I will go watch the others ... there are a whole bunch and it promises to be fun!!!! Lets talk in the comment section!!!!
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snowball7470/
My pen email: chris@inkswatch.com
Compare inks here: https://inkswatch.com/ #InkRainbow23 Tag video response](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gUf8cf000Ok/mqdefault.jpg)






