Lamy dark lilac1/3/2024 ![]() The AL-Star's fantastic colours have been applied via an electrolytic process. The LAMY AL-Star mysterious dark purple fountain pen features a barrel made from metallic purple anodized aluminium with a matching cap and a contrasting stainless steel clip designed to fit securely in a pen case or onto a shirt pocket. For their complete location/address, contact numbers, and store hours, visit. Their 6th store has opened in SM City Cebu in April. Lamy pens are also available at Scribe Writing Essentials stores in Eastwood Mall, Shangrila Plaza Mall, Glorietta 5, SM Aura, and SM Megamall. In the Philippines, the Dark Lilac Lamy Safari (and other Lamy products) is made available by Times Trading Company, through National Bookstore branches around Metro Manila. For a global search of Lamy retailers, visit. Lamy Safari pens are widely available from pen sellers worldwide. It's almost sold out, and to date, Lamy will not be making this special edition pen anymore. If you want to get a Dark Lilac Safari, you better get one now. It's a different Lamy Safari, one I'd hold on to in my Lamy Safari collection. It can look dark and almost black in soft light, but changes to a brighter, happier purple under intense light. There is one more thing I like about the Dark Lilac Safari: the purple changes with the light, almost iridiscent. When Times Trading sent the Dark Lilac Safari pen to me, they kindly included a bottle of Dark Lilac ink, a matching ink color for the 2016 special edition fountain pen. Lamy previously issued a purple pen in 2009: the Black Purple Al-star. Lamy Safari limited and special edition fountain pens from 2008 to 2016. The Safari can also be fitted with an italic nib ranging from 1.1mm to 1.9mm. Safari fountain pens bought in the Philippines have medium nibs, but other nib sizes are available: extra-fine, fine, broad, and left-handed. Any Lamy nib for the Safari, chrome or otherwise, will fit Dark Lilac. I can still put a 1.1 stub or 1.9 italic nib on it, but again, the color difference will bother me. Due to the color difference, my nib options for the Dark Lilac is limited only to a broad nib from an older Safari. A Safari fountain pen uses the same feed and nib as those on the Vista, Al-Star, Joy, Nexx, and Studio. Lamy's interchangeable nibs are very useful. ![]() I actually do not notice it when I'm using my Safari pens. I do not find the triangular grip uncomfortable at all. An anti-slipping brake near the end of the section prevents a user’s fingers from slipping into the nib while writing. ![]() ![]() This feature, however, is designed to make writing easier - it is meant as a guide for users to have a firm and secure grip on the pen. Some fountain pen users frown at the Safari's triangular grip, saying it is uncomfortable and annoying. Instead of the old plastic pen box, Lamy now uses laminated cardboard boxes with the year's color theme for their special and limited edition pens. Lamy released the Dark Lilac Safari fountain pen in a packaging similar to that of the 2014 Neon Coral. Times Trading, through its sellers in the Philippines (Scribe Writing Essentials, National Bookstore), includes an ink cartridge and a Lamy Z24 converter for every fountain pen purchase. I received the Dark Lilac fountain pen and its matching ink in this review at no cost from Lamy's authorized and exclusive distributor in the Philippines, Times Trading Company.ĭark Lilac Safari fountain pen in box. Dark Lilac not a 'limited edition' pen like the previous ones, but a 'special edition' Safari. I have a Dark Lilac fountain pen, but the Dark Lilac Safari collection also includes a rollerball and a ballpoint pen. After years of waiting, Lamy fans and collectors got their long time wish in 2016: a purple Lamy Safari!!! After three green pens in four years-two of them called neon-Lamy gave in to the clamor for a purple Safari, and issued the Dark Lilac.ĭark Lilac is Lamy's Special Edition Safari pen for 2016. ![]()
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