Pelikan Souveran M300 Fountain Pen

I must first say that I am not exactly sure the model of this Pelikan which I brought. The salesman at Mustafa said it is M205 which I have doubt as M205 is demonstrator model. The marking on my pen body has straight line of black green strip. From Pelikan International website, my guess is it is a M300 base on the official length of 12.9 cm long.

The characteristics of this Pelikan Souveran pen are as follow:-

(1) The word Souveran can be found on the cap base.

(2) It is about 12.5 cm long (with cap)

(3) It is made in Germany with the word Germany on the cap base.

(4) It costs SGD$202 (approx USD$161)

(5) Salesman said that the medium nib is 14K Gold plated.

My views of the pen are as follow:-

(1) It is a light pen compared to MB 146 and Waterman Expert 2. It is so much lighter that writing with cap posted is not an issue. Reading wiki shows that it is probably due to cellulose acetate body.

(2) At first look, the green looks unusual on a pen. But Pelikan has the tradition of producing green coloured striped body for its vintage model 400 pens (since 1950s). Hence I made the decision to follow tradition.

(3) My son called the green and the strip a watermelon.

(4) At SGD$202, it is more expensive than Waterman Expert 2.

(5) I like the Pelikan logo on the top of the cap. This is better than the Waterman Expert 2 without any logo but a simple gold round cap.

(6) It uses piston filled mechanism, similar to MB 146.

(7) In terms of writing, the ink flow in the Waterman Expert 2 is the most smooth as it flows readily.

(8) I am using Waterman Havana Ink on this Pelikan.

(9) Pelikan M300 is the shortest of the fountain pens I have had at 12.5cm.

(10) The way I see it Pelikan Souveran series differs in size and there is insignificant difference in the jump from one M to another. I wonder what motivation (other than size) for a consumer to choose the higher price range. It is quite difficult for anyone to realise which model he is holding, unless finding a true connoisseur of Pelikan fountain pens.

(11) Because of its light weight, handling of the pen is easy as compared to the heavy Waterman.