Ancora Pens: Quality Control Better?

I have been thinking about buying a pricey Ancora fountain-pen because
I love the design.(The "Nautilus" -- I'm a Verne fan and this one
design pushes all the "retro-future" buttons.) However, the information
I found on the internet about Ancora wasn't all that encouraging -- the
posts from the late 1990's and early 2000's indicated that many found
design flaws in the pens. When I called a dealer about the model I was
interested in, I mentioned the problems and she claimed that since
2002, Ancora had instituted some new design adjustments to address the
quality control issues.

Has anyone had experiences, good/bad/indifferent, with recent Ancora
fountain-pens?

Thanks,
Mike