TWSBI Diamond 580AL Fountain Pen – Smoke, Rose Gold
The TWSBI Diamond 580AL is a piston filling pen. This means that a converter is not required to use bottled ink with this pen. Instead, dipping the nib into a bottle of ink and turning the piston knob will suck ink directly into the body. This gives the pen an enormous ink capacity, and makes refilling the pen quite an enjoyable activity.
The body of this pen is faceted in an aesthetically pleasing diamond pattern. This is where the “Diamond” in the name comes from. Apart from being a beautiful design, the clear body also makes it very easy to tell how much ink is left at a glance. It’s also great for showing off brightly coloured inks. Along with the metal accents on the cap, grip section, and around the piston knob, the Diamond 580AL Rose Gold also features a grip section and piston rod made of rose gold anodised aluminium. The steel nib is smooth and quite wet, and matches these accents well. These details make for a pen that looks great and performs just as well.
Finally, if you’re a fan of this pen, a great accessory would be the TWSBI Diamond 50 ink bottle. After removing the nib, the Diamond 580AL fountain pen can be attached directly to this bottle. This makes it very easy to achieve a complete fill.
Johan Marè –
Awesome. TWSBI is my new go to pen.
Z.T. Apetauer (verified owner) –
The TWSBI 580’s are some of my favourite fountain pens. I really enjoy the large ink capacity and the various styles and colour choices, which make for interesting pens.
All of the 580’s are all “wet” writers. To me, this means that I am more inclined to use a fine or an extra-fine nib with these pens. It also means that the choice of paper becomes important, so as to minimise any feathering and bleed through.
These are definitely pens worth having in ones collection. Highly recommended.
The rose gold nib on this version of the 580 makes for an absolutely amazing writing experience. I thoroughly enjoy using this pen. Well worth it.