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== Nodus Sector Dive GMT Pen Addict Edition watch ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right. We have last call, Myke, for the Nodus Sector Dive GMT Pen Addict Edition watch. This is the watch we've talked about for a couple of weeks. With the collaboration with Notice, it has gone extremely well. Past any of all of our estimations on what we would do for this watch. And today's the last day to get it. If you're listening to this podcast on the same day it releases. Midnight Pacific on Wednesday, March 27th is when the pre-orders close. So this is in a pre-order phase. You pay half now and you pay the other half when it's ready to ship this summer. The watch is, like I said, blown past any expectations. Wes of Notice has found out how many pen addicts there are out there. He was at an event this weekend and mentioned that people who were just kind of more into watches have actually heard of the pen addict. And they just really like how the watch turned out. And it's been, I think, super interesting for him to see the possibilities of these type of crossover product collaborations. So it's been very cool. So, yeah, yeah, he's been very happy with it. And, again, as someone in myself who had no clue how this was going to go, I'm super excited about getting a watch, too. So it'll be fun. So last call today. So next up, Myke, this is a little bit of an advanced look at the Lamy All-Star 2024 limited edition colors because they're not officially out yet. But it's one of those situations where the products are physically at stores, as in they're being warehoused at retailers because I have seen live pictures of the products. But they're not available in as far as Lamy goes, as far as their releases go. Like, you know, they're not marketing them on Instagram or doing like the big pushes that we've seen yet. But the information is out there. So I felt like it was good enough to share. And what happened is our good friends over at Google cache some of the images of the live pages that were put up by different retailers. You can go find a little search in there if you want to see what we have in Fiery. Which is one of the two models. It's a red barrel with a red translucent grip and aquatic, which is a blue barrel and a blue translucent grip. What do you think about these All-Star colors?

'''Myke Hurley:''' They look good. Yeah. I think they're great. I think they're more than good. I say great. What I'll say, the benefit, like, sorry, the real, I think it looks like the grip sections are translucent.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Definitely. Yeah.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I just wanted to double check. That's how it looks in the image. That is what sets them apart for me.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yes. Yes. In the past, what the All-Star was, was a aluminum barrel. It could be a dark color. It could be a bright color, however they wanted to do it. And then they would just stick with their stock gray, kind of a dark gray translucent barrel. Like, that was the given that the All-Star was going to do. So they started mixing it in a little bit more. Some colors. Just like a year or two ago, we saw a red pin with a yellow grip. So that's what they've done. They've also added in black trim, right? So it's black clip, black nib for these, as opposed to the silver, which I think is an interesting choice. And it looks good. I actually like them a lot.

'''Myke Hurley:''' On the ballpoint, especially, which looks really fun, it matches the cone?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' The nose cone, yeah. The nose cone and the knock. The knock being like a black rubber. Yeah.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So I actually... Yeah, they're all very good.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I actually called out the ballpoint specifically because I thought the Safari ballpoints were super basic. And the All-Star ballpoints look way, way better. So I think those are going to be... I mean, no one... Not many people. I'm one of the few, like, Lamy Safari ballpoint lovers out there. I love this pin. Like, I have a genuine love for it. And it's... The All-Star one is going to be great. Like, I'm more excited about the ballpoint than the fountain pen. But I'll get the fountain pens. I think the fountain pens are good. You know, given the colors, it did save them from having to make matching inks. If they do come out with a fiery ink and aquatic ink, when they already make red and blue inks in their standard lineup, I think that'll be prime for some content there. So I actually kind of want them to come out with a fiery ink and aquatic ink. So that would be amazing. I have a question, Myke.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Okay.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Why is fiery not spelled F-I-R-E-Y?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's something I thought about as I was putting down the fiery barrier. What... It's... You know, when you say fiery, when you spell fiery, like, you know, like in the case of this pen, it's spelled, you know, fiery, you know. And I don't understand why it's not spelled like fire-y. That's a really good question. That's a real problem I had when I was putting together the show notes yesterday. Like, I know how to spell fiery. Like, yeah, that's 100% how you spell fiery, but why isn't it F-I-R-E-Y?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It should be.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Like, because there's no word. There's fear. F-I-E-R isn't a word.

'''Myke Hurley:''' No.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I don't think.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So anyway, we digress. I'm the wrong one to be, like, talking about, like, grammar and spelling and things like that. But that... I had a real problem with that yesterday. And even though that's a word I've used, like, my entire life, fiery, I never questioned it. Now I'm stuck on it. Anyway, fiery and aquatic. That's the new Lamy All-Star. These are going to be... I wouldn't be surprised if these release this week.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And no later than next week. Because they are physically at buildings ready to be shipped to you, like, as we speak. So I'd imagine they're going to release any day now. And if you're interested in that, check them out. I'll probably pick some up at the Atlanta Pen Show. Again, we'll save that pre-show prep for next week. But they will be on the list. And I probably won't be able to get the ballpoints at the Pen Show. Because no one carries the ballpoints because they don't sell. But except to me, I like the ballpoints. So there you go.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm really stuck on this now. The language.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' See? See?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Huh. Yeah. Should we do some R-TPA?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Probably. Probably. I think we should.