A thirty-dollar pen with a nib you can swap, a grip that people either love or cannot use, and owner reviews stretching back decades. If the grip suits your hand this is a pen for life.
This entry is written from the 4 sources listed at the bottom of the page. The numbers are our editorial estimates drawn from that material, not measurements, and no statistical sample sits behind them.
On the evidence gathered here, yes. 88% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction is still 8.6 out of 10 two years in. Owner reviews describe pens still writing after many years.
You either bought two more nibs or gave it away over the grip. There is not much in between with this pen.
Dried ink in the feed needs periodic flushing. The grip is a permanent yes or no — it does not become comfortable. Converters are the part most likely to fail.
Owner reviews describe pens still writing after many years. Sentiment across the ownership period stays close to flat, which is rare: it reads 8.7 out of 10 in the first week and 8.6 two years later.
Worth it for: A first fountain pen; People who want to try different nib widths cheaply; Everyday note-taking. Think twice if: You hold a pen unconventionally; You want a metal, weighted pen; You dislike proprietary refills.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 8.1 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 8.7 / 10 |
| One month | 8.7 / 10 |
| Six months | 8.7 / 10 |
| One year | 8.6 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 8.6 / 10 |
Owner reviews move this score. The researched figure stays visible next to it, so you can always see what the sources said before anyone voted.
Leave a review on the live pageEvery complaint and every piece of praise above traces back to these. The summaries are ours; nothing is quoted, and no link, quote or username anywhere on this site is invented.
Long-running owner review thread.
Detailed review of nib, grip and build.
Review focused on everyday writing use.
Review addressing the grip and nib variation.