State of the art

What is your opinion of the quality of this item? The pen is very well made. The palladium nib is very smooth right out of the box and did not require any breaking in. I bought the medium nib, which with Visconti's black ink writes a little wet on the absorbent paper of my journal. It's not as noticeable on better quality paper. I've experienced a few problems with the feed stopping from time to time, but I haven't determined if the source of the problem is the feed mechanism or the ink; very likely the latter and I may test with other inks to see if the problem persists. I do love writing with this pen. It's a lovely pen. I got the Rhea--black--which is quite handsome. I tend to like a larger pen and while this is closer to medium size, it fits my hand well. Except for the occasional feed issue, the pen works quite well. I think the pen is worth what I paid for it. I would make the same purchase again. Overall, this is a very good pen. I have well over 100 pens in my collection--all users and some a good deal more expensive--and I would rate this one in the top 15.