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I found this pen in a drawer at my grandma's house and while the design of the pen itself is similar to modern versions of the pilot precise V5, the font on the barrel is totally different. I am trying to figure out the age of the pen because I am guessing it is from 2008-2012 but haven't found much on google and hoping the font could maybe help date it. The "precise" text looks very similar to the Poiret One font with a few slight noticeable tweaks:

1. the lowercase p on the pen does not have a little serif that sticks up
2. The proportions of the s are slightly different. On the pen the top curve is more balances whereas in Poiret one, the top curve is way smaller
3. The curve of the r is cut back a bit on the pen

My guess is that pilot started with Poiret One as a base and then tweaked a few minor things so it looked better on a curved pen barrel. However, I wanted to know if there was the possibility that this is its own font?

Anyways, any ideas appreciated at all, either in relation to the font ID or date of the pen model.

I found these two pilot precise rolling ball V5 pens in a drawer in my grandma's house and I am trying to figure out what year they are from. I hadn't seen models with this font and with some quick google searching I couldn't turn anything up. My grandma moved into the house in 2006 so my guess is that it is after that. Maybe between 2007-2012? I tried to ID the font and it looks very similar to the Poiret One font with just a few little tweaks. Not sure if that is a clue or not. Claude couldn't really help me so I thought I would throw it out into the world in case there is an expert somewhere who has an idea.

Anyways, just a fun little mystery! I really love the way the font looks actually and both pens write amazing. Even better I would say than pens I have bought recently of the modern version of the same model.