This model Jinhao does not photograph it's features well. When you see it alone. You have very little to go by to eek out what it's dimensions are. It's a big pen, no doubt. It belongs in the Over-size category. Capped it's 150mm, so it's not for small hands. But I might point out uncapped, it's a very reasonable 125mm The other dimension is the diameter. 18mm plus. What gives this pen it's size, it the girth on it. I read a fair few reviews on the #159. Most people are impressed by it's construction vs price. All the reviews I ran into describe an all metal pen? They've redesigned it, because the newer #159 is resin body and cap, not metal. For such a large pen, the weight is quite light. The Resin is thick walled never the less. It's a quality construction pen. It is literally the same size as a MontBlanc 149 and that is impressive again. That such an expensive pen can be even compared to it. It isn't a direct knock-off or clone, other than class size. The #159 has it's own details and it has the cheaper more universal removable ink converter rather than a built-in pump system and a simple stainless steel nib vs gold. The bottom line, and what is interesting is how well the Jinhao writes ...
[background pen in this photo is the 142mm/14mm Jinhao X450 for size comparison]
This is what a pen comes down to in the end, after all. It's performance. All the top end Jinhao pens use the same nib. The Jinhao #6. It gets a lot of flack in reviews because it's a stainless steel nib and they stamp it, 18KGP. This is true, if is on one of the gold accented pens, the X450 by example. Here they two-tone plate the nib for cosmetic appeal. The silver accented pens use an unplated bare SS and so it's stamped claim is confusing ... but it's just a standard cost saving approach, which is why you get such well performing pen for the price?
And the JH#6 is a very nice nib. It's generally smooth writing out of the box, has a medium line that tends toward broad, and is generally a very wet, flowing nib. It matches the size and style well of these oversize cigar model pens. The Nib and Feed are easy to remove and clean The JH#6 nib has the similar dimensions of other, better nibs. JOWO and Schmidt nibs will swap in to a Jinhao pen and you can instantly upscale your pen. This allows you too to choose a line thinner or broader than the original. By my own DIY, I find that the Noodler's #6 nibs do NOT fit Jinhao pens. They are too wide at the back and would require a lot of grinding to even achieve a fit in the end.
