First Impressions - Platinum Pocket Pen (B) 

I enjoyed Richard Binder's book on Japanese pocket pens, which I have on Kindle. Naturally, I'm biased towards Pilot, but there are some amazing writing instruments out there!

I just got a 1970s platinum pocket pen and I LOVE it! I keep it in my purse and it’s great for jotting quick notes and it is a gold nib! Amazing little pen!

Not the first time I've been persuaded upon watching your video (just acquired a Platinum pocket pen in Japan on ebay, another locally i.e. U.S., and the Binder book on Kindle). It's wonderfully informative with an aesthetic sense I appreciate. Thanks ever so much..

Nice. I have several of these. All with gold nibs from 14kt to 23kt. I like them a lot, and for obvious reasons, the only pens I use posted. Reliable and fun little pens.

Many thanks for another video - I have the Platinum Pocket Pen with the 22k nib, and it probably has the longest run of any pen in my own "Pens-in-Use" weekly list! Just great pens, which write beautifully.

My first impressions are very positive. Pocket pens are cool. And the sight of (B) for nib size is always right up my alley, especially so in a Japanese pen. As always, I’m most interested in the wetness/flow and smear tests. And to my eyes, this neat pocket Platinum did very well on both. Also, if the PG test is indeed ‘world famous’, Pierre has to thank you for that. 🙂 Cartridge-only sucks, though. A Pilot-style Con-40 would have been a nice bonus on this one. I have a combined total of five pocket pens from the Big Three of Japan. I think I ought to check out Anderson Pens again. They often have an array of old/vintage Japanese pocket pens for sale. You could pick up a pocket Sailor there, I’m sure. I have a pair I love much.

I have the 95 & very much like it so will have to investigate for more makes of Japanese pocket pens.

Thanks for the video. I have one with a 22 kt gold nib. I had no idea it was from the 70s. Thank you so much and by the way I enjoy using mine as a daily writer.

A cool pen, glad you are enjoying it. Hah! Again it is kinda spooky to discover our tastes and interests coincide! I also picked up one of these Platinums the end of January-early February from Anderson Pens. This week I started working on my Instagram Post on the pen for next week. One post ahead of it for this weekend. @avee3138. I’ve had a Carbon Black cartridge in it since mid Feb and it is still writing. While compact, surprisingly un capped and posted it is the same length as a uncapped, posted Parker 61, Pelikan M200/M400 and a Pelikan M800 uncapped and not posted is about one inch shorter than the posted Platinum Pocket! Love the “moody dark by the light of the Warp Core retake.” Nice change of pace and attention grabber.

I have one of those, exactly the same in every respect except mine has a nice bouncy EF nib. Research found the model is PKB 2000, and it ran from 1964 to about 1975. Cartridge-only is a drawback, fortunately I have a few of those already from buying new Platinum pens. So I think it's a very nice vintage pen.

That's a nice pen! I have pretty much the same model just with a metal cap and an F nib. It's a good and reliable everyday writer! With a refilled platinum cartridge it writes about 15 A4 pages.

Thanks for the review. I have no problem using cartridges. I have a drawer full at work. At home I rarely touch them as I prefer bottled ink. Anyway, this is a nice pen and an interesting design. I like it.

There used to be two pocket models from Platinum - Platinum 300 ( stainless steel barrel and cap) and Platinum Pocket 18 which is the one in this video (And a pocket 22 with 22K Gold nib ) Its Sailor equivalent used to be Sailor 21.. I learnt the above while looking for an ‘affordable’ Pocket pen in the form of used/vintage pen ( since $150 for the new Pilot E95S is a little too much for me ).. All the vintage models were available for $50 - $60, but they’re unfortunately sold out here in India !

There is a lot of these up for sale on ebay now. I was wondering if it worth looking into. Thanks for review.

Just think of the blue light as having sheen a la Nitrogen or Skull & Roses.

Cool pen!! I too like it when there's an option to use a converter but still, it makes up for it with the nib and the design!!!

I have a variation of that pen, the CON 70 won't fit but the old CON 40 squeeze converter fits nicely. The CON 50 might fit, but I'm having a hard time finding one. You can email me if you want the pictures.

Nice pen! Big congrats!

It uses a platinum squeeze converter.

they actually have a short squeeze converter

Thanks for the video, just got one in the mail and I am having issues with the top cap not fitting with the platinum ink cartridges. Do you know what I am doing wrong? Thanks!

Good looking pen! Seems like, other than the one company that I'm trying to collect, I'm getting pretty drawn down the rabbit hole of vintage "ladies" or "vest" pens. Basically, pocket pens in general. Even to a (probably, from what I can find) New Diamond Pen Company "Midget" that, uncapped is about the same size as an international standard short ink cartridge. Not one I would regularly carry and use, but it's still in working condition (pretty easy, since it's an eyedropper filler.) Even has a TINY gold nib. For the price, about $12, I couldn't resist it. 😁 I get it about not liking a cartridge only pen. I have one, and though I like how it writes well enough, I'm not sure how often it'll be used, after the single cartridge it came with runs out. A converter would fit, but a converter is about double what I paid for the pen. Could justify the cost of a converter for my Parker 45, which I'd bought before I realised that it still has the original Aerometric type converter, but this is a Platinum Preppy. (Came with another pen, effectively making the Preppy a free pen, so...) I have enough trouble filling a pen already, with a converter or piston or even a vintage ink sac. If the pen you showed was cheap enough for me to get, I'd not turn it down, however. 😁 Thanks for sharing this!

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