I love when Drew reviews new pens and this is exactly why! Short, sweet, and I feel like I really get a sense of the pen in the hand. And the excitement in the magnetic posting (and Apollo brown!) is so genuine and electric
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I totally forgot to mention the price, so I feel like I could've done better. Glad to hear you enjoyed it! - Drew
@karik9549
Жыл бұрын
@@Gouletpens I think you definitely did a good job Drew 😂 and you did mention good Visconti pricing -- I literally was already ordering Apollo half way through the video, I got it yesterday and LOVE, love it!! So thank you 😁
@mrcharon6197
Жыл бұрын
Drew's excitement when he realized it was a magnetic post made me laugh...out loud even. I have a couple of the original Mirage pens which I like. These seem like next level. The no 6 Schmidt nib sells me although I'm anxious to see what other colors/gods they come up with....Aries red would be a great addition hint hint....
@@Gouletpens Hades Black...all black...would be HOT
@infin1ty850
Жыл бұрын
Wow, I really love the "Apollo" brown color.
@InkquiringMinds
Жыл бұрын
The "column faceted" term is "fluted". Interesting pen! I have a Mirage but these look much nicer.
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
Haha yes! I knew there was a better word and my brain just didn't want me to have it! Yes, these definitely feel like a nice upgrade to the original Mirage - and the converters fit much better. Thanks so much for watching! - Drew
@caesarspqr5561
Жыл бұрын
Im from italy and i love italian craftsmanship (no i dont mean its the best,love japan,germany and all other producers). Got my wife the Zeus since she got a job at a University. I thought its a good start and from there id go higher and higher. Loved all the details so far (3 weeks in,I'll edit comment whatever wife says she likes or doesnt like about it,loved it so far ;) )
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
That's awesome! Thanks for the insight! - Drew
@ariettej4271
Жыл бұрын
Aphrodite is to die for omg, love the color!! Looks like there was a lot of fun playing with it lol, great video!
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
Isn't is gorgeous???? - Drew
@purpleyyy
Жыл бұрын
Corgis!!! I vote for Goulet Pens starting a line of Drew's awesome shirts 🙋♀️
@canadafree2087
Жыл бұрын
Get that man more pillows! I love the brown one. I've been looking for a pen that speaks to me, not too bulky and not too modern, this meets those needs. Something classy and not standard black.
@jeffsmith8836
Жыл бұрын
You sold me! I just bought a Zeus. Great review. I was sold as soon as I saw the magnet used for posting the cap.
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
That was a delightful surprise! - Drew
@ryansullivan3081
Жыл бұрын
I’d call the facets on the pen a fluted barrel.
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
Haha YES!! I was searching for that word and my brain just couldn't. - Drew
@robbinallan3767
Жыл бұрын
I loved the original Mirage and have 3 colors, blue, emerald, and gray...guess that means it's time for Apollo Brown!
@AlTheEngineer
Жыл бұрын
It's always a pleasure to see a new video from you guys! LOVELY pens! I love them!
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, Al! - Drew
@AlTheEngineer
Жыл бұрын
@@Gouletpens You're most welcome! :)
@tomgrimes8379
Жыл бұрын
I wish Visconti would make a pen that doesn't have magnets. I'm in a business in which I can't bring magnets into the room. So, Visconti has never been an option for me. When Drew started the video, I noticed there wasn't a magnet signet in the cap. Oh boy! I can buy a Visconti, finally. But then it appears the friggin pen has magnets everywhere.
@ironmic9244
Жыл бұрын
Hmmmm, good point. I'm trying to think of a Visconti that doesn't have any magnets, and can't at the moment. You can look at older models not in production: Ragtime, Van Gogh (old style: one beautiful pen, I might add), etc.
@fossilimprint2954
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful introduction to a new line from Visconti, thank you Drew!
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! - Drew
@philnaunton7181
Жыл бұрын
Columns can have "fluting." That is what the channels are called.
@martinlebl631
Жыл бұрын
Came here to say that. Wanted to shout fluted at Drew as I watched that. :)
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
YUP! Oh my goodness why didn't my brain retrieve that word? Sigh. - Drew
@MichaelRLozano
Жыл бұрын
Entry-level Visconti pen? Ordered! Apollo Brown! #TeamDrew
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
YYYAAASSSSS! - Drew
@user-gl5ld9vm7i
Жыл бұрын
Any nib issues? The brand is infamous for nibs that will not write, hard starts, etc.
@stephenaustin3026
Жыл бұрын
Every Visconti I have ever owned has been a massive disappointment. A few years ago I decided that I would never buy another one.
@marilyngardner4269
Жыл бұрын
@@stephenaustin3026 Same here. Although this one has a Schmidt nib made in Germany, and that could be an improvement. ( I generally like Schmidt nibs a lot )
@culinarykid92
Жыл бұрын
@@stephenaustin3026 Did you own a Homo Sapien? Curious as that was my grail, but nib issues would make me avoid it like the plague.
@stephenaustin3026
Жыл бұрын
@@culinarykid92 I don't have a Homo Sapiens. I do have a Van Gogh Sunflower, a Saturno Green Lapetus, a Candy Striped Green Celluloid Opera Master, a Rembrandt Special Ops, and a Manhattan Wall Street in Green. The steel nibbed pens are ok. The high-end palladium-nibbed pens write terribly, and are almost impossible to tune well. Hard starts and skipping are major problems.
@jimholzemer9196
Жыл бұрын
@@culinarykid92 My Midnight in Florence has an xf 23 k nib that is a dream with which to write!
@martinlebl631
Жыл бұрын
Makes sense for the posting to be magnetic as well once you have the magnets in the cap.
@NicholasPaulFranks
Жыл бұрын
My parents have two pure-bred Corgis - Barney and Bonnie. Looking forward to your review!
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
Yay! Corgis are the best! I have three myself! - Drew
@alexandrapirvu7945
Жыл бұрын
Lovely review, Drew! I'd like to try this pen one day. The part that i loved most was when you demonstrated the usefulness of the clip and got it near that cute Corgi's tushy! :))
@speusippus
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing such a good job, Drew! I'm seriously considering ordering the Visconti Mirage Mythos.
@thedirtygot9570
Жыл бұрын
I’ve become a Pilot snob, but that blue looks amazing! I have a Scriveiner with a Schmidt nib, and I love it!
@darrelmorris808
Жыл бұрын
Those are very pretty.
@allanpritchett3578
Жыл бұрын
Got one of these(the Zeus) from y’all like the week after they released and have been enjoying it ever since. I may have been one of the first people to get it from Goulet(at least the first to leave a review) my biggest problem with it is the cap uncapping in pocket but I fixed that by keeping it in a tiny pen sleeve
@playingcardsasmr7751
8 ай бұрын
Whenever Drew does an 👌🏽I always imagine him saying “very nice” in a Borat voice.
@bahadrcav4498
Жыл бұрын
I adore all. They are very fascinating pens.
@SeraSophia646
Жыл бұрын
Awesome pens! Also, can we talk about the extremely adorable corgi shirt?! 💙
@jess53nz
Жыл бұрын
Zero interest in the pens, but do i watch the whole review coz drew is awesome? Yes, yes i do! Love your work drew. ❤
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
Haha! Thank you! It's very much appreciated! - Drew
@howardcunix4421
Жыл бұрын
Another outstanding video presentation by Drew and The Goulet Pen Company! Thank you, Drew, for the informative details imparted in a stimulating manner. The Mirage Mythos has a Visconti-branded nib made by Schmidt, correct? In the past, Schmidt did not make their nibs in-house, rather, outsourced to either Bock or JoWo via contract, and in recent years, JoWo. Both manufacturers produce top-performing nibs and feeders, and indeed Schmidt nibs/feeds are top-notch. So...is Schmidt now making their own nibs? The fountain pen community is appreciative of the extra effort in producing Goulet videos!
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
I've heard that as well - and while I can't confirm what specific factory Schmidt uses to manufacture their nibs, I can confirm that they don't meet the exact production specs as the stock Bock or JoWo nibs, so I consider them effectively independent - just as I do with different pen brands that nay or may not be produced in the same factory. - Drew
@paulmchugh1430
Жыл бұрын
Love the Zeus. Will consider this pen for sure. Pity more nibs are not available. I like EF nibs.
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
They'll be back! You can sign up to be notified as soon as we have them in stock again! - Drew
@MrZuul25
Жыл бұрын
Link to the shirt.
@TikiPowers
Жыл бұрын
A bit bummed that a 150 dollar pen is a steel nib regardless of how well it writes in the video.
@martinlebl631
Жыл бұрын
Well it is cheap for a Visconti. Their gold nib pens are many hundreds more. Price you pay for Italian bling.
@stegosnoreus6902
Жыл бұрын
I was excited about this pen when it first came out a couple months ago, especially because I love posting regular sized pens. But it should be known, this pen does not post tightly. It barely hangs on magnetically and it rattles. Just fyi ppl
@jasonjulian1
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, Drew. I’ve got a question, I’ve ordered nearly half a dozen starter pans from you guys, and they are great. Mainly Pilot Metropolitan, Lamy Safari, AL star, Noodler's Ahab, and a Lamy joy... Can you recommend a step up pen from all of these something that writes smoothly, and feels quality, and as well-suited to somebody who writes fairly quickly? i’m not sure where to go in my fountain pen journey from here.. Lol
@misswoodhouse5720
Жыл бұрын
Get a Lamy Studio with a 14k nib, it's a very smooth writer with a bit of bounce and the Studio is a beautiful design. Finally, you can swap nibs easily on the Studio so if you ever needed to swap out the gold for a stub it's easy.
@jasonjulian1
Жыл бұрын
@@misswoodhouse5720 thanks! I'll check it out!
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
It's a significant jump, but if you can save up for the Pilot e95s it's make you a very happy camper! - Drew
@jasonjulian1
Жыл бұрын
@@Gouletpens Ooh I do like the looks of that one! I'll check it out, thanks Drew!
@crouserm
Жыл бұрын
Nice. The only magnetic closure cap I have is on my Pineider Avatar UR. It is fun! I was gifted a Visconti Midnight Voyager a few years ago -- so probably don't need a $159 "starter", but I do see how it would be nice to have.
@pixelsbykris5494
Жыл бұрын
What happened to the Visconti Breeze? Was there something wrong with the pens, or were they just not good enough sellers? I remember really liking the colours. That said, there are really beautiful too!
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
They did not sell well for us. This is what the Breeze should've been. - Drew
@pixelsbykris5494
Жыл бұрын
@The Goulet Pen Company I see! Fingers crossed the Mirage Mythos sells well since I wasn't able to get the Breeze when they were being sold and still really like them.
@xmanual
Жыл бұрын
Nice review Drew!
@stephanieinspired1151
Жыл бұрын
Sooooo darn funny and adorbs… 😂🥰‼️
@sistergoldenhair0727
Жыл бұрын
Don’t forget the mirage! I love that pen!
@morgizmo87
2 ай бұрын
Dunno if i want this or a pilot custom 74 for my first over $100 pen.
@xanderlewis
Жыл бұрын
I love the shirt :)
@robstark2575
Жыл бұрын
LOVE the shirt! Corgis!!!!!!
@jerrywhitfill2236
Жыл бұрын
Love your Corgi shirt! Also too bad I found the video 2 weeks later and the Visconti Apollo in medium was sold out. I need to get those notifications turned on.
@noobody89
Жыл бұрын
Aw, It would have been great if you had written with each pen with different nib sizes. Contratulations on 200k!
@theoilisburning7444
Жыл бұрын
Is it plated with real gold? Also how dark is the blue on Zeus, some videos make it look really vibrant and saturated blue, some look more like a navy blue.
@nsrjh
Жыл бұрын
Hey Drew, looks like you've got too heavy a ProMist / Black Mist filter on the lens. Might need to a step down maybe to 1/16th
@PrayerTimeChannel.
Жыл бұрын
I like your shirt Drew. 🙏🏽
@dyersnider5406
6 ай бұрын
Gotta love an Axis Powers pen 😂
@thepenman357
Жыл бұрын
Ok, gotta try this one.
@josh1216
Жыл бұрын
Do Visconti nibs tend to run large? Just received my Apollo today. Got it in Fine and seems to have the thickness of some of my medium nibs. Wonder if their "Medium" is more of a Broad then? (Or is it a Schmidt thing?) Other than that curiosity I really enjoy the pen. Not normally a fan of magnatic caps but this one is nice. Oh and that pen pillow...chef's kiss
@marilyngardner4269
Жыл бұрын
The Schmidt nib seems like a good move. I have never liked the nib on any of Visconti's more affordable models. Sold them all. I'd consider one that didn't have those problems.
@jankafka7330
Жыл бұрын
The Bock nibs on Visconti's more affordable models were problematic to be sure (in my experience, ALL Bock nibs are crap) but my gripe with the Rembrandt was the magnetic closure. It failed on me after a couple years. Apparently this is a well-known problem, one that Visconti does nothing to address other than to refer you to the American importer. Repair or replacement of the cap seems to cost an arm and a leg, something I am not willing to shell out considering the initial cost of the pen and the fact that Visconti is well aware of the defect. In my opinion, an ethically run company that cared about customer satisfaction would replace defective products at their expense together with a gracious apology for having unloaded crap on the market. No such luck...Visconti failed to answer the email inquiry I made a few months back and that's that. I won't be buying anything Visconti ever again.
@elainetyrrell4669
Жыл бұрын
Sold out already
@ironmic9244
Жыл бұрын
I don't know if the original Mirage had the same faceted design, but this design looks like the Stipula Adagio.
@peteradrian9466
Жыл бұрын
OMG that Corgi shirt!
@CarthagoMike
Жыл бұрын
Great to see some entry level Visconti's!
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
I know, right?? - Drew
@hawkowldolphin
Жыл бұрын
Drew you sold me. Just bought the Apollo. Gorgeous pen. I hope it is everything you say it is. Not familiar with the Schmidt nib.
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
I'm confident that you'll love it! - Drew
@hawkowldolphin
Жыл бұрын
I hope so. Ordered the medium, but Visconti Homo Sapien garden hose. Would have went fine. But maybe not with this nib. We’ll see. Thanks for the response.
@AnotherNerdHere
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Drew. This WILL be soon added to my Visconti collection. My others never leave home. But this one I could take with me and have all the Visconti goodness away from home. Oh, Do you know if it works with the Visconti Ink well? thanks.
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
It does indeed work with the inkwell. Thanks for watching! - Drew
@frankmarek9921
Жыл бұрын
Drew Hemingway Jones had a video on it frank in Oswego ill
@TwinofIcarus
2 ай бұрын
You don't know how my reality just changed. I didn't know these existed
@LisaMorgan-tz9ds
Жыл бұрын
Fluted columns?
@327425C
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful pens but Visconti magnetic caps dont thrill me at all, have one in a drawer I cant use. Hopefully these have been improved.
@54LZ
Жыл бұрын
What was the nib size used in the writing sample?
@adwnpinoy
Жыл бұрын
7:15 he says it’s a fine
@joannegoldberg
Жыл бұрын
Waiting for the Corgi model pen
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
I wish! - Drew
@marybaker8582
Жыл бұрын
Drew are you a corgi owner? Just wondering because of the shirt you are wearing…
@gary-pv8vz
Жыл бұрын
Drew, how can I get through No Pen January when I see this pen?
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
It'll be February before you know it! - Drew
@criscavi19
Жыл бұрын
Nice pens! but what are they made of? Thanks.
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
Just pretty plastic! - Drew
@jamesaritchie1
Жыл бұрын
Did Schmidt start making their own nibs? Schmidt did use JoWo and Bock nibs, branded as their own.
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
Whether or not they're made in the same factories as other nibs, they're produced with different specs than stock JoWo or Bock nibs. - Drew
@Azur3Hydr0n72
Жыл бұрын
I was looking forward to buying fine nib of this fountain pen, but it sold out so quick. That’s terribly disappointing.
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
It'll be back! You can sign up to be notified when it's back in stock! - Drew
Yes! My brain could not find that word. Thanks for watching! - Drew
@warpingaily
Жыл бұрын
Just ordered Aphrodite with Sailor Manyo Akebi ink. Hope it's a good match.
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful! - Drew
@eleanorchan872
Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who came for the pen, and stayed for the corgis?
@AnotherAyushRaj
Жыл бұрын
All these new releases are making it harder and harder for keep to my resolution of not buying anything new FB based purchase until I finish a bottle of ink 😖
@kjhendricks55
Жыл бұрын
They show as "Out of Stock" on all of them. Is this true?
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
They just got restocked! - Drew
@kjhendricks55
Жыл бұрын
@@Gouletpens Thanks Drew. Just put my order in for a Zues.. Do you know if the nibs are interchangeable?
@josephakendrick529
Жыл бұрын
"Fluted" is the word you're looking for.
@leebyrd1434
Жыл бұрын
fluted
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
Yes! That was it! - Drew
@hawkowldolphin
Жыл бұрын
Just received the Apollo from Goulet. Beautiful pen. BUT. This pen is not a posting pen. Don’t say it is. The nubs inside the cap are stressed if you try to post. You can only secure it by aligning them with the flutes on the barrel. When doing that the magnet is weak and the cap rattles around. More annoying is that it rattled off. Without the posted cap it is a bit short for a larger hand. The cap posting is a design flaw unless it was not intended to post. Shame. Otherwise not a Homo Sapiens of course and not expected to be. But I will keep it as it writes wonderfully.
@Just_Me_TG
Жыл бұрын
Olympus is in Greece while Visconti is Italian so I guess it's Mt. Etna, where they get the volcanic material for their Homo Sapiens.
@mph7282
Жыл бұрын
In that case they should have named them “Jupiter”, “Apollo”, and “Venus”
@Just_Me_TG
Жыл бұрын
@@mph7282 true!
@jolienkrispijn
Жыл бұрын
Ohhh that Aphrodite 😻😻😻😻
@Volkmannx
Жыл бұрын
🤓👍
@alexeypopov314
Жыл бұрын
Corgis...
@nasseralshagdary8818
Жыл бұрын
I’m wondering is he high on mythos or high on weed 🤠 Especially when he discover it post magnetic 😺
@theoilisburning7444
Жыл бұрын
That is a very sexy looking pen
@frankoverman9543
Жыл бұрын
Happy Wuffins?
@comprehendeth92
Жыл бұрын
It's still a Mirage.
@MusicaAutopoietica
Жыл бұрын
not faceted... fluted.
@Gouletpens
Жыл бұрын
OMG YES! That's the word I was looking for! Arrrgh I need a redo! - Drew
@tropeadope4532
Жыл бұрын
Y'know I wouldn't exactly call $150 affordable.
@markcarey5673
Жыл бұрын
Fluted.
@frankmarek9921
Жыл бұрын
Drew any more colors on x159 red.blue.fine exfine.frank in Oswego I'll.hewingway Jones just got the blue in fine gold plated
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