I don’t know about you, but I have a strong mental block against spending £500 on a pocket pen.
The first reason is practical: there’s a disconnect between a pen that is meant to get bashed around in your pocket with your keys, and one that delivers a “luxury” experience.
The second is perhaps more… Continue reading
Tag: montegrappa
Sometimes I don’t see myself writing a full review of a pen, but I have some things I want to say about it. So here you go: three reviews in one.
Fine Writing Fenestro Kuroshio
I bought this pen from Write Here. You can get it here, for a hair under £95.
What’s good about… Continue reading
On Monday, I fly to California. Again. That makes three weeks, three trips (and for those keeping track, my sixth trip this year). I feel like I’m living in a hotel.
So it’s time to freshen up my carry a little bit and get my enthusiasm back.
I expect to be doing a lot of… Continue reading
Let’s get the name out of the way first: the pen I’m reviewing here is the Montegrappa Extra 1930 Colori del Mare ‘The Sea’, a limited edition of 27 pens produced for Chatterley Luxuries (there are six other colours too, each in an edition of 15 pens). I’m going to call it the ‘Extra’ from… Continue reading