For a filler in the quality 5,99 Euro are actually already a ridiculous price. In shape and appearance very similar to a German product (... 149), but at a hundredth of the price. Typeface and spring properly, processing ok. All inks that I've tried, worked properly, the filler is more "humid". The potential buyer will be particularly pleased if he times the search term "Cerruti 1881 whale" enters at Amazon; Cerruti said I bought a year ago and found the 32.- Euro for already low. All in all, a strong buy recommendation.