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*NEW UPDATE*

After going to the Mont Blanc boutique at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, CA, I was relieved, and excited that the pen is indeed genuine. The sales associate pointed out the "Pix" trademark, which was branded under the clip as the indicator of authenticity. He explained that there are very good fakes, even with the serial number and Germany stamp on the clip ring, but the impostors never have the trademark. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the nib exchange without paying $250, because I thought the Medium nib was too thick. However, after showing me how to fill it, I did some sample writing with it, and it wasn't too thick. I also visited the art store that I usually went to when I was working on my undergraduate degree, and discovered they had a nice collection of fine pens, including Mont Blanc, Waterman, Conway Stewart, Pilot/Namiki, and others. I walked out with a bottle of Aurora Black. The Aurora Blue looked really nice as well. So now I'm home, writing away and enjoying the smooth play of the nib on my legal pads and Moleskines. In the future, I'm hoping to try out some of the cotton paper by Crane and G. Lalo, and possibly try one of Miquelrius' notebooks.