TWSBI Diamond 580ALR Caribbean Onyx

Custom Nib Grinds are available!

Would you like a custom grind on your new pen? Scroll down to the “You may also like…” section below and choose Custom Nib Grind. Pick your grind and add it to the cart along with this pen.

TWSBI’s ever popular 580 now comes with aluminum parts.

New aluminum machined grip, connector, and piston rod. 

Features

Improved grip and end barrel section compared to 540

580 has increased ink capacity, about 30% more than 530

580 has improved the smoothness of cap thread turning

580 shows you their promise on continuous product improvement on small details

Please note : ink is not included

The idea behind the TWSBI Diamond 530, 540, and 580 was to go back to basics and capture the simplicity and elegance of traditional writing instruments. In recent years, the development and modernization of writing instruments has resulted in traditional writing instruments, such as fountain pens, falling into obscurity. It was TWSBI’s goal to bring the past back to life by creating a traditional fountain pen that even modern day society can appreciate.

TWSBI Diamond 580, a classic fountain pen with a piston ink-filling system. By fusing the traditional mechanisms of the fountain pen with a modern industrial design, they have created an eye-catching fountain pen that is simultaneously appreciative of the past and relevant in the present. The Diamond 580 comes with a benchmark ink-filling mechanism and has all detachable parts. TWSBI felt that it was important to allow the user to disassemble and reassemble the pen and completely experience the traditional aspects of owning and using a fountain pen.

A quick no brainer guide in choosing nib sizes in an overly complicated fountain pen world:

If you write small, go with an EF
For the normal writer, F is the most popular
If you tend to lean on a bigger font, M will be perfect
B is for statements!! Sign a check in B, write a header in B, do some coloring/shading in B
Stub nibs are italic in writing style (have a special card or invitation to write?)