Absolutely love the 580AL! It is the "upgrade" to my original non-AL 580 that I ordered from Goulet about 6 years ago. Writes incredibly smooth and feels like a high-end $200 fountain pen.

Goulet Pen Co. is the only fountain pen store that I have ever ordered from. Even after 6 years I knew I had to come back just for how wonderful of a company they are. Thank you!!!

I love this pen as my everyday pen. It writes smoothly and doesn’t skip.

A workhorse of a pen! For those of you who use fountain pens will know, you don’t have to fool around getting this one to work. When I’m ready to draw it’s always ready to go! Very smooth and great to draw with. My second one. I just keep filling the pen with ink and away it goes. I have another twsbi I use with a flex nib with the same results. Great pen!!!

Beautiful pen. Very comfortable in my hand.

This pen is an outstanding value. Superior build quality and great writing performance.

Great pen. assembly and disassembly took some practice but so well built, very satisfying. super smooth nib in EF.

Great for drawing. Bought a second one with a fine nib because I liked my broad nib one so much.

Absolutely love this pen. It makes sketching so enjoyable and use of the pen is effortless. This is my first fountain pen

I bought this for a friend for Christmas and could not have been happier . She loved it.

I purchased this pen about three months ago and have used it nearly every day since then. I love it. It writes smoothly, the weight feels right in my hand, and the craftsmanship is excellent. My Baystate Blue ink looks cool in the pen and it flows pleasantly through the nib. Good purchase, and one of the best pens in the $70 range.

This is my 3rd TWSBI, which goes with my black vac700r (1.1 stub) and transparent green Eco (Fine). I figured I'd try out a broad nib just for kicks. I did also buy a Fine nib unit, since I love TWSBIs for EDC pens and prefer an F for taking notes and general writing. I didn't use the fine yet, so this is about the broad. Inked with Robert Oster Candy Red, and so far I've written only on Rhodia since I had a pad out for work notes. The broad nib is crazy smooth, and has the perfect flow for me. It's wet enough that I can do figure-8's for days, but not so wet that it impacts drying time or makes a mess. It's just a tad lighter, narrower, and maybe 5ish mm shorter than my vac700r. I really only mention the width because it doesn't flare out right at the cap threads like the vac700r, which was the only thing that ever bothered me (slightly) about the other pen.Compared to the Eco, the 580AL is VERY similar in size, filling, etc. It's notably heavier, and has a more premium look/feel, particularly with the cap. I -adore- my Eco, but this 580AL is like the Eco grew up, got a sweet job, and has an appreciation for fine clothes. Man, I almost feel a little bad for my Eco... I couldn't really have chosen between it and my vac700r, but dare I say I think I like this new pen more than both. I'm sorry, my children. I have 11 pens currently, and of the 6 I keep inked, half of them will be TWSBI now. The other three are for more focused writing with crazy inks that require a bit more determination than I'm prepared to use when taking notes. Seriously, this thing is glorious!The only negative I've noticed was a bit of play in the filling mechanism when you start turning it. I'm not sure why that is, but it's rock solid when you're not actively turning it. I guess it turns -maybe- an 8th turn at most before it catches and the plunger starts moving. It doesn't affect the pen in any way.

I really like it. I have vintage Parker fountain pens and I thought that was the way fountain pens are supposed to write! This is a revelation!

Awesome pen for the money. Smooth writing nib and nice weight in the hand.

Great Pen with buttery smooth nib. Especially love the amount of ink it holds.

I purchased some higher dollar pens in the past year. Some of them were fairly fancy. I went wild in loving fountain pens. Then, I got this TWSBI! The nib quality is fantastic! The ease of use and design is superb. The ease of use is fantastic. The challenge of cleaning the pen after using a shimmering ink a bit difficult. By being certain on how to clean the pen and lubricant the pen properly is key in the use of this pen. Also, you should only ha e to do a full cleaning on this pen maybe once a year. That is what it seems for me. I am using this pen with a Broad Sized Nib and using Emerald De Chivor ink. I have other 'luxury' brand pens and they wrote good but this TWSBI writes and performs at a much higher level. I have gifted this pen to my wife in Rose Gold. It is her favorite pen as well too.

This is a smooth, attractive pen. I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

I'm an intermediate fountain pen user and I'm so impressed with this product. The writing experience is excellent and smooth. I can definitely tell the difference between cheap paper versus fountain pen friendly paper like Tomoe River paper. If you're ready for an enjoyable experience with a reasonable price pen...just do it! Whatcha waiting for? I hope USPS or FedEx to deliver this beauty to you.

This pen is gorgeous. It's one of my favorites (although I'm new to fountain pens). It feels a bit heavy, but I don't mind at all because the writing experience is so pleasant for me. It writes buttery smooth and super juicy with a medium nib (it basically destroys cheap paper). It's even juicy when writing with a fine nib, as I've discovered recently. If you want a good quality, solid pen that writes thin but juicy lines, consider using this pen with some good ink.

the pen was given as a gift - which was received with pleasure and will be enjoyed.

Excellent. Great looking and great writing pen. I purchased the fine nib. Not scratchy and ink flow is superb. Cap does not post. I was concerned about this because I have large hands and like the length and heft of a posted pen. However, this pen was plenty long enough unposted and the weight is well balanced. Very comfortable.

You'll get a lot of pen for the money. It's nice to write and feels good in the hand. Only drawback in my opnion is, that the filler mechanism is not protected, you can allways just turn the nob at the end..

Great backup to my Lamy 2000.

The body of the pen is well made and of good quality. However, I had to go through three nibs to find one that wrote at all. The first two had baby's bottom with hard starts on the downstroke and one was scratchy. The third nib writes reliably but is not properly smoothed. All of them wrote on the drier side even with Pilot Iroshizuku ink. Whilst I smoothed out the final one on micromesh, the nib is the soul of the pen and this seriously weighs down my opinion of the TWSBI brand. Perhaps their finer nibs (smaller than the broad I got) work better.

As someone who loves no-fuss fountain pens of sturdy quality, I really enjoy this one! It writes so smooth! No skips! It has a great weight to the body. I appreciate that the internal parts are aluminum.

As a new fountain pen user and enthusiast I now have 5 fountain pens, all acquired within the last 12 months, for purposes of drawing caricatures. In order of preference from least favorite (although still enjoyable and useful) to most favorite they are (1) Pilot Falcon, (2) TWSBi Eco, (3) two TWSBi Diamond Al's, and the most expensive (4) a Waterman Carene. My criteria for each are the weight of the pen in my hand, how fluidly the ink flows onto my Cranson XL drawing pad without variance in darkness, and how large of a variance in line thickness I can get. While the Waterman had a great weight, flowed like butter and gave a pretty good line variance, the TWSBi Diamonds actually gave that Waterman a run for it's money and had a slightly larger line thickness variance, even though the Waterman has an 18K gold tip. It's why I purchased TWO TWSBi Diamond Al's. I highly recommend them! That and I love Goulet Pens and their attention to packaging gives all deliveries that nice touch!

Writes well and good value for the cost.

I love how it writes. The flow and ease of use.

I bought this pen at the same time as a OPUS 88, and I was fully expecting the OPUS to destroy it... but the TWSBI has to be one of the absolute best pens I own and use. Everything feels spot on, feel, weight, aesthetic, flow... all of it is a true pleasure to use and experience. This quality and experience, combined with the price really mean it is my #1 recommend. I have MontBlancs and other far more expensive pens, but the TWSBI is a champ.

My first piston pen, also my high quality fountain pen. Easy to use, pretty, very nice writing. I was thinking of getting a simple Lamy instead at first, but good thing I didn't because I found a blue pastel Lamy in a V�lib' somewhere in Paris tonight.

I am a Fountain Pen collector and a regular user . This is a well made pen just like the professionals models. Writes well for a less expensive pen. For those who likes a little weight in their hands, you will like this pen. You will not be disappointed..