Conway Stewart 27, Grey Candy Hatch Celluloid GPT, #3 14k Brush Flex

Candy Stripe/ Hatch: one of Conway's signature pearlescent patterns, with grey pearl woven into a tight cross-hatch grid against a translucent celluloid, vivid in the hand and difficult to photograph faithfully. The grid catches light differently from every angle, and the celluloid here is exceptionally well-preserved: no shrinkage, no crystallization, crisp imprints, and the underlying weave still bright after seventy years. Mechanically the model sits in Conway's executive models, lever-filler with GPT, on the Conway #3 14k flex platform. This is a grail-grade example of that nib. The tipping is unusually wide and the tines are exceptionally soft, with 0.35mm hairlines opening to 2.58mm at 250g Semi Brush Flex pressure for a 7.4x line variation in the F to 6B range. A pronounced cursive italic character lives in the grind (0.35mm horizontal, 0.75mm vertical), which makes the same nib double as a wide stub when held flat. One of the best Conway nibs to come through the workshop. Trim condition: the cap band sits mint, the clip and lever show light wear and brassing. Grade B+. Cross-hatch celluloid sometimes shows tiny crystallization spots near the lever slot; none on this example. Feed adjusted to keep up with the flex curve, with nib and feed tuned together for flow at full flex. Fresh latex sac. GPT hand-polished. Tested on Rhodia 90gsm ivory with Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black.

**edit: did not realize there was a hairline in the nib, originally thought it was a factory cut since it was so perfectly center. discounted price accordingly, super fun nib, if it cracks in half I'll replace the nib for free.