Today we’re looking at the Lamy Dialog 3.
We have looked at this in the past, and since then it’s gone
through a few changes and tweaks.
It’s fair to say that Lamy had a few teething issues with
their retractable fountain pen, all sorted now though we think.
Now getting down to business, the Lamy Dialog 3 is a very
attractive fountain pen, it’s definitely got a kind of wow factor the first
time you see it in the flesh and the nib pops out when the body is twisted.
Another feature when the pen is ‘open’ or ‘closed’ is that the clip also
retracts when the nib is out. Meaning less chance of accidently getting large
amounts of ink on your clothes when you forget you left it open and clip it
onto your shirt!
As we said, they have had some issues in the past with the
retractable nib, and more importantly the seal which covers the nib when it is
retracted, a very important part to get right!
This particular issue does seem to have been addressed, with
a much more definite ‘click’ seal sound to it, and feels like it’s well locked
on, which can give you a whole lot more confidence about putting it in your pocket.
The filling mechanism is what you’d expect, the straight
forward Lamy Convertor (but you can also use cartridges) that they use on all
of their others pens, the body screws off to reveal this. One piece of advice
we would give you though it most definitely remove the front half of the pen
when trying to fill it with ink, otherwise large inky messes with ensue!
The Bi-Colour Lamy Nib is extraordinarily good, and writes
like a dream as good on here as ever.
Unfortunately as with most updates, that RRP Price has gone up
to around £250 (we have it on our website for £210), but for this very cleverly engineered pen, most definitely worth
the price tag.
Besides the traditional stainless steel version, Lamy have
also brought out the rather snazzy matt black version as well.
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