I like Platinum pens. I have a few, and they've all been great and reliable and I use them very frequently. The affordability is a huge plus (Platinum's budget pens all clock in at under 20 USD), but if you're looking to burn a little more money, there's the Platinum 3776 Century, a pen that retails in the US for around $200.

I had my eye on the 3776 because one of the nib options is the "soft fine," which has been described as "springy" by multiple people. What does a pen have to do to be called springy? I had to know!

Luckily for me, my local art store carries the 3776, so I got to try it out instead of perpetually wondering. The store justifiably only lets you test fountain pens on a water pad, but even then, I could feel the springiness that everyone was talking about. I was sold! Unfortunately, they didn't carry the 3776 in green and neither did the store's flagship location, so I reluctantly had to resort to online shopping. If I'm paying this much money for a pen, I'm not settling for a non-green color!