This pen is built to last. The quality of the materials and construction is exceptional. I’m hoping to buy the Wingback mechanical pencil as well.
Purchased this wallet and soon after breaking it in the stitching started to come loose. I contacted customer service and was told they consider it normal wear and tear and wouldn’t cover a replacement or repair. Shameful backing of their product. Another unfortunate situation finding a company that markets themselves as makers of products you’d keep forever. Can’t keep this forever and they don’t care after they have your money. Cannot recommend despite the wallet being otherwise great.
Hi Mitch,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. As discussed via email, we're always more than happy to repair products for customers without charge, but we do require them to be sent back to our London studio for repair.
Given you purchased this two years ago and use the item daily it is fair to consider the threading an issue of wear and tear.
If you would like to repair this yourself we do sell a threading kit and have online videos available to walk you through the repair.
All the best,
Megan
Makes life so much simpler in a beautifully stylish way
Cut the size of your carry by only taking the cards you use
Just received my Winston card holder in charcoal … very well made and good quality but very disappointed .. I can just about squeeze in two cards on each side .. not what it says on the advert … £85 is an awful lot of money to carry around four cards. The search for a more practical card carrier continues.
Hi Peter,
Thanks for getting in touch. The leather on all our wallets does stretch over time and will allow for more cards to be stored.
Give it another couple of weeks, adding in an additional card each side per week and you'll be all good!
Thanks,
Megan
Honestly, Im not a pen guy. I happened to see the pens and decided to try these out. The pens show proof of excellent craftmanship and the pen and pencil holders are just as equally impressive. I have a total of 4 maybe 5 of the holders and at least 6 to 8 pens and pencils from Wingback. Its safe to say Im a true fan.
The pen is just gorgeous! Another great product designed by WIngback. And cudos for the excellent service when I encountered problems with my shipment.
Writes beautifully and looks beautiful. Manufactured with tight tolerances and to the usual (very high) Wingback standard.
The one issue that I have with the fountain pen is that it does have enough room for pretty much any converter. While this is remedied with the ability to use the cartridge as a reservoir for ink directly, I would preferred for there to be more room to fit a converter. I think when it came to designing the pen, Wingback was focused on this symmetric, closed look with the long cap and the ability to **** it on top to post it. In my opinion, this is an aspect where Wingback followed form over function, which is not something I like. Make the cap shorter and the pen "back" (where the cartrige goes) longer so it can fit a converter (but keep the **** on functionality because that is wonderful). Sure, you'll lose the symmetric look which is beautiful, but in my opinion, due to the seal on the pen, it's already not exactly symmetric anyway. I just don't trust the ink dripping and I don't want to stain the pen by keeping it contact with ink over longer periods. The majority of the time I'm looking at the pen, it's gonna be in my hand anyway, so the closed cap symmetric look is just not worth the sacrifice. It's in this particular aspect a failing of the minimalist function over form style that this company embodies.
You can by the way, still use bottled ink even if you don't want to use the pen as a reservoir. All you need is an empty ink cartridge and a syringe. Just wash out the cartrige and then inject your bottled ink into it through the opening that feeds into the pen. Without turning it around (so that the ink does not flow out and make a mess), insert it into the fountain pen and you are good to go!
Again, the rest of the pen is beautiful and I do love it. It's just this particular aspect I don't enjoy and I would've liked to see done differently. It's a design issue, not an implementation issue. The machining is exquisite and the kerning on the portion you touch with your fingers during writing is impeccable. If you own the key fob or any of their pens/pencils, it is the same, high standard. It just refuses to slip.
If you are someone who doesn't care about bottled ink or using a syringe and reusing cartridges or has no qualms about trusting the pen as an ink reservoir (I would assume it holds it tight), then this is a very good pen.
I always thought only stupid people wrote reviews saying they loved a thing so much, they ordered five more as soon as the first one arrived. This leaves me in a rather awkward position, because exactly one month after my Titanium Wingback Mechanical Pen arrived and occupied its post on my work desk, I was so taken by its refinement and effectiveness that I ordered another one in Brass to live in a new planner that will go with me everywhere. Am I mad at being made a hypocrite? Not really - Wingback's pen is just that damn good. The proportions are perfect - at 113mm, it's just long enough to barely fit into the crook of my large-ish hand, and the 10mm diameter makes it the easiest of all pens I own to hold for long periods (which is important, because part of my job involves repeated form-filling). The knurled grip and **** provide more than enough purchase to make the pen do what I need it to, and the rest of the pen is polished to a supremely satisfying sheen. The engraving option provided ample room to mark my new pen as my own, and while the cartridge options are limited, I've confirmed that both Fisher Space Pens and Schmidt Megalines work better than fine for me. In fact, the only thing this pen could use that it doesn't already have is a pocket clip, but I don't know how Wingback could incorporate one without ruining the form factor. As is, this is a great pen to put to whatever task you have in mind, and likely in any material too - I'll be eagerly awaiting the arrival of my Brass pen to put that theory to the test.
The quality and material of the pen is very good but the cartridge and ink could and should be of much better quality… perhaps you should use a Montblank cartridge instead.
Great pen. Very nice and beautiful design. It feels excellent in the hand, good weight and balance. Like the knurling and the twist action is very positive. The pen has a perfect size and the brass looks nice. Writes vey well. Definitely recommend.
I write a lot, 5 days a week in fact, recording boring factual but essential information for my job, I was always tempted by a fisher space pen but a little wary of a few points.
This pen is lovely, its weight in the hand, the feel of the knurling as you grip it and, the fact it uses fisher space pen refills meaning it can write anywhere literally anywhere and everywhere on any surface, it’s a perfect pen for myself, a little midlife treat, because I can, and why not?
I have quite a bit of wingback kit (1 pen, 2 pencils, pen stand and key fobs etc) and trusted this would be a similarly robust piece of kit but sadly it’s not functional or fit for purpose;
1. The wax cloth (great material in principle) can’t be cleaned. I got some cream on it and it is now effectively stained. Despite sponging it I can’t improve on its currents state. I travel quite a bit and i ruined it (still functional but the black colour has now been ruined) on its first outing. Crazy for something at this price point.
I think unlike the wax jackets I have (still look great 5-10 years on) this has a thicker weave which means it is harder (read impossible) to clean.
2. I like the ideas of the metal buckles (I also ordered the halo straps) . The downside is that without thinking when taking off the pack or putting it on a table if not careful you could easily do a lot of damage. It’s quite hard to say how careful you need to be (the buckles are v solid and weighty) - having used back packs for decades you now need to remind yourself each time you use it that you now need to be very careful about placing it down / taking it off and accidentally hitting something or somebody in the process. Remember the buckles are on straps so it is easy for them to swing about.
Disappointed as wanted to love this but sadly can’t.
A very solid and well-made product that I’m sure will last a very long time.
I bought my pencil about 6 months ago, it had good build quality etc, however problems started in the first month very unreliable lead not moving or mechanism being unable to feed consistently, i contacted support and got an automated response. After about 2 month the pencil completely stopped working unable to feed or hold lead at all I've taken it apart and cleaned each component to be sure. But alas garbage, since I use it for work I bought a 5 pound alternative which has been working great for past 4 months no issues. However I just picked it up again after these 4 months cleaned it and still doesn't work, so decided to write this review. Buyers beware
Hi Felix,
Thanks for getting in touch, really sorry to hear your pencil is having issues.
I've had a look through email history but can't see an email from you previously getting in touch about the issue. Not sure what happened there but if I had received the message i certainly would have made every effort to assist you then and there.
More than happy to send out a replacement mechanism for you with a return label for the original, I've sent an email over asking you to confirm your address and I can get it sroted.
Thanks,
Megan
The Wingback Fountain Pen is a true work of art. It brightens my daily routine when I open my bag and grab out my Wingback to write. Everything about the pen speaks to the quality and the thought put into it. From the design to the functionality and every other area in between, the Wingback Fountain Pen does not disappoint. To the whole Wingback Team, many thanks from across the pond for this incredible product!
Smaller than I expected which I was very happy about. Perfect for my work access card, Travel card and one credit card. Small form factor and smells AMAZING. Very good quality product!
Having owned the brass pencil for quite a while I didn't hesitate when I received the Kickstarter email.
I've always preferred ink pens over a cheap Biro and have quite a few.
Now that I have the Wingback it's the pen that I pick up every day. I like the way that the cap screws on and the weight is perfect. It really is a pleasure to write with.
Enjoying the new fountain pen, a great addition to the writing range. Beautifully made and nice to use a fountain pen again. I like the way the cap screws on.. Certainly recommend.