This was my first fountain pen. I had never written with one before. I did a lot of research and chose this pen to give me a quality experience and boy has it delivered. Now, it's hard for me to write with anything else. Great pen and great service from Goulet pens.

Love Pilot pens. I have a pair of Decimo's with EF nibs. Love the very fine points for writing on small lined paper/daytimer. So much has been said about the Metropolitan. Ordered a Fine nib. At $35ish, got nothing to lose. I have been using the Lamy Safari as a daily but this Metropolitan is so well made and the nib is perfect for me. Smooth yet with some feedback and just the right amount of friction for those whose hands are no longer as steady as it used to be. No wonder so many love this pen. I'll buy another one soon.

Years ago I read a piece in the Atlantic Monthly about the joys of writing with and collecting fountain pens. It brought back memories of cheap pens that left our fingers blue back in grade school, but it planted a seed. Being left-handed, I smeared much of what I wrote with fountain pens, so mostly stayed away from them. But I did have an old Cross that was pretty easy to use, if I was careful. So when I came upon this website, I decided to jump in again. The video about pens for portsiders was very encouraging. This Pilot model was affordable and is a real pleasure to use. Time to practice my cursive, and decide which pen I'll buy next.

There's a whole rabbit hole to go down with regard to beginner fountain pens. Dime for dime, I think that the Pilot Metropolitan (with the fine nib) is the best place to start; I love it. Consider the medium nib for bigger letters.

I love this pen so much I made it as my go to pen.

wonderful, ease of writing, best use of limited gadgetry, smooth writing, the founders of America would be proud users of this writing instrument. Jim [****]

I unfortunately had my relatively small but special collection of fountain pens stolen from me a couple years ago. So my recent purchase of this pen was my first dive back into fountain pens. What a great welcome back! This pen is everything I wanted. I like lighter, smaller pens, and this feels so great in my hand. The fine nib is excellent. Glides across the page. Zero flow issues, I'm using a Con-40 converter. I can believe I waited so long to get one of these. Even aesthetically, it's just a great looking pen. 10/10

Got this pen for writing Japanese but found myself using it for a variety of writing. Going from a regular ball point pen with writing Japanese to this in Fine is leagues apart and makes their characters actually make sense as they no longer become an amalgamation of what it should be. But the more I wrote with it the more I would use it for cursive or anything. Can see why a lot of people recommend this pen.

Writes well and not expensive. Worth buying!

I have other fountain pens, at a slightly higher price point, but this out writes them easily. So very much worth it.

I haven't picked up many fountain pens that I never want to use again, but this is one. It has the 1mm stub nib, and it is the scratchiest pen I've ever used. Maybe I'll be able to adjust the nib or polish it. I haven't tried that yet. Out of the box, it works, but it's very unpleasant. Both of my other stub nibs (a Kaweco Sport and a Twisbi Diamond) are very smooth and feel great to write with, so this one was an unpleasant surprise.

Edit 1: Goulet service was helpful in response to this complaint, and offered an option for a return. I don't like this pen, but Goulet handled the transaction very well.

Edit 2: Inspection with a stereoscope showed a burr on the nib, and polishing that significantly improved the writing experience. Still not a favorite, but usable.

I bought this pen last week and received it today. I am very, very impressed with how well and smoothly I write with it. My other pen is a TWSBI ECO with a fine nib. I chose the fine nib and Pilot ink cartridges in blue for this pen. Oh, and the Toosie Roll Pop will channel my inner Theo Kojak, aka Telly Savalas, who loves ya, baby. Yeah I am old. My next purchase will be a pen with a gold nib. My birthday is coming up, by the way. The pen is very well made, just as one would expect from Japan.

This is a very good fountain pen. As a beginner I enjoy how well it works. It also works well on standard paper.

Great quality pen. I bought the calligraphy medium nib which is also called a 1.0 stub. With a wet ink and good quality paper it is a very smooth writer.

Bought for my now Beautiful wife as a little wedding present 🎁 and she loves it,

Love it

My youngest sons first fountain pen. Im excited for him to explore this new way to express himself.

An amazing bang-for-budget pen. Good weight and feel. Nib is a bit more fine than other brands like Lamy and such. I like it but I think it is good to make note of.

I started with a different pen because it was all I could find, locally. I found that I had to be very careful to hold it at a 45 degree angle or it would. The Pilot Metropolitan is much more forgiving.
I think it is a great pen for beginners.

I like this pen a lot.

Pen writes nice and it is my first fountain pen. Wish it had specific instructions on how to assemble. There is generic instructions regarding all different kinds of in cartridges but I had to look up a YouTube video to figure it out.

I bought this as a gift for someone and now want one for myself, very beautiful pen

I own one of these for years and love it.
The last one I bought was to offer.
My friend loved it!

Renewing my affair with fountain pens. I came across this Pilot and I love it. I set it up with a 1.0 stub and it writes like a dream!

One of the most smooth pens I've ever had almost no scratching at all I probably will buy another in the near future

It works. I'm not sure what else to say. Pens should work and this one does.

Very comfortable to handle,
It just glides over the paper.

could not be happier with a pen at this price point, I do not think.