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  • Jul 23, 2012

Where's the Nearest Montegrappa Store? There's an App for That

Traveling pen aficionados can now roam untethered around the world with little worry of being destitute and lost without knowledge of the nearest Montegrappa dealer. Introducing the Montegrappa Store Locator App (link goes to the App Store on Apple's website), an App that allows you to find and map the nearest dealers that are listed to retail Montegrappa pens and luxury accessories.According to...

  • May 4, 2012

A Tale of Two Heralds

Top to Bottom : Edison Production Herald, Edison Custom Herald  Keeping with our new-found tradition of reviewing every new Edison production line pen that Goldspot carries, it is only expected that a write-up about the Herald would be done in the same fashion. Besides being a few months late from its initial release in January - the Herald isn't exactly new, is it? The Herald, with its long,...

  • May 1, 2012

Finally, A Finished Moleskine

The crowd was wildly untamed that late March afternoon. Preparations were made earlier that day for a celebration that would be remembered through the ages. Balloons were netted, confetti corked, the champagne put on ice. The police could hardly hold the barricades up as the climax of the event was about to take place.I was about to write my final words in this God-forsaken Moleskine journal. It...

  • Mar 7, 2012

Pens of the Future

Although these are not fountain pens, these "concept" pens are certainly interesting, if they perform as well on paper as they do..... on paper.Color Picker PenLike a pen chameleon, imagine choosing any color in your environment - from the deep red of an apple to the bright yellow of a sunflower - and being able to write with that color. People who are familiar with Photoshop know that the color...

  • Oct 27, 2011

How to use a TWSBI Diamond 50 Ink Bottle

The other day, I was trying to explain to my Dad why I was so excited that we were getting the new TWSBI Diamond 50 Ink Bottles. He owns a Diamond 540 fountain pen, but he didn't quite get it. In his words, "Wait, a $25 ink bottle and it doesn't come with any ink!?"So I had to demonstrate why this bottle is so cool, yet functional, especially for someone that owns a TWSBI Diamond 530/540 pen.Highl...

  • Sep 29, 2011

The 1st NJ Pen Club Meeting

Hey Everyone in the Tri-State Area,It's official! We're ON for our first NJ Pen Club Meeting!The meet will be hosted at the Hazlet Township Public Library on Saturday, May 23rd at 11am.Proposed Agenda : Meet & Greet - fun icebreaker activity to allow everyone to introduce themselves. Inks, the good, the bad and the Noodler's- We talk favorite & least favorite inks for our pens. What makes a great...

  • Aug 30, 2011

Irene and The Edison Collier Fountain Pen

What's more fun than a rare earthquake in the North East? How about an earthquake and a hurricane in the same week! Whoa boy, were we lucky! Where's my lottery ticket? Thankfully, goldspot.com was up and running with only a few short hiccups and we were able to make it in the office on Monday to process all the orders from the weekend. Most importantly, no ink was spoiled.As of this morning, half...

  • Jun 15, 2011

New Introduction : Edison Pen Co. Hudson

The Edison Pen Co is a boutique manufacturer of fine fountain pens based solely out of Milan, Ohio. Brian, the expert pen craftsman, chief cook and bottle washer of Edison Pens, debuts his first mass produced line of fountain pens, called The "Hudson" - Now available at Goldspot Pens.Prior to 2011, The Edison Pen Co developed a sterling reputation among fountain pen fanatics on Fountain Pen...

  • Jun 15, 2011

A Call to All Pen Bloggers

There are a lot of you out there that love writing about writing instruments.  Personally, I have subscribed to over 40 blogs alone that cover pens, paper and ink and the list is always growing. Starting and maintaining a blog about fine pens can be an expensive and time consuming proposition. Goldspot aims to make it a rewarding one as well.With our Blogger Discount Programyou can choose from our...