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Pilot Custom 823 Fountain Pen

Pilot Custom 823 Fountain Pen

When choosing a fountain pen, size matters. Not only does the size of the pen itself matter, but also the ink storage capacity. Many times we experience long periods of...

Pilot Custom 823 Fountain Pen

When choosing a fountain pen, size matters. Not only does the size of the pen itself matter, but also the ink storage capacity. Many times we experience long periods of...

Lamy 2000 Fountain Pen

Lamy 2000 Fountain Pen

I’ve wanted to talk about the Lamy 2000 fountain pen for quite some time. This is not a new pen by any means, as most people in the fountain pen...

Lamy 2000 Fountain Pen

I’ve wanted to talk about the Lamy 2000 fountain pen for quite some time. This is not a new pen by any means, as most people in the fountain pen...

Kaweco Special Blue Pen Collection

Kaweco Special Blue Pen Collection

What happens when you combine precision German engineering and mechanical likeness into a pen? You get the Kaweco Special series. Actually, I feel like most of the Kaweco series falls...

Kaweco Special Blue Pen Collection

What happens when you combine precision German engineering and mechanical likeness into a pen? You get the Kaweco Special series. Actually, I feel like most of the Kaweco series falls...

Visconti Mirage Ballpoint Pen

Visconti Mirage Ballpoint Pen

Back in 2018, Visconti launched the Mirage collection with the fountain pen and rollerball options only. You can read my previous review of the Visconti Mirage fountain pen here. It...

Visconti Mirage Ballpoint Pen

Back in 2018, Visconti launched the Mirage collection with the fountain pen and rollerball options only. You can read my previous review of the Visconti Mirage fountain pen here. It...

Pininfarina GrafeeX Pencil Collection

Pininfarina GrafeeX Pencil Collection

Is the new Pininfarina GrafeeX Pencil Collection the greatest thing since sliced bread? Not exactly. But as far as pencils go, it’s quite the innovation. You might even call it...

Pininfarina GrafeeX Pencil Collection

Is the new Pininfarina GrafeeX Pencil Collection the greatest thing since sliced bread? Not exactly. But as far as pencils go, it’s quite the innovation. You might even call it...

Monteverde Ritma Pen Collection

Monteverde Ritma Pen Collection

Back in June, I wrote about the Faber-Castell Hexo being a great everyday writer (check out that review here). There were only a few pen collections that qualify as everyday...

Monteverde Ritma Pen Collection

Back in June, I wrote about the Faber-Castell Hexo being a great everyday writer (check out that review here). There were only a few pen collections that qualify as everyday...