The only other special writing instrument I have is a gold-metal massive heavy and long fountain pen my father in law in China (a newspaper owner prior to the Cultural Revolution) gave me a few years ago. It is as if it is made of solid gold or hard iron...and it has the smallest ink reservoir, as if only meant for signing important documents. I refill it with a 23 gauge needle and a 1ml syringe. The nib is gold-iridium and made in Germany, the rest is made in the Peoples Republic. That's a very special writing instrument. I only use it from time to time so the nib will eventually conform to my writing style. It will be well worn in and perfect for me in about 200 years time.