Retro 51 Lacquer Tornado Rollerball Pen/Ball Pen (Steel)

In the winter of 2016 I purchased eight stainless steel pens from amazon that were all under $20. I was on a mission to find the perfect writing instrument. For many years I exclusively used plastic black pilot G2 .07 or .1 line weight gel ball point pens. which is a damn good pen. I still use them all the time. However I was on the search for something better. Why?? Because 4-5 days a week I spend at least an hour journaling or writing things in my note book. I wanted to find a special pen, exclusively for this journaling practice I have cultivated. When I received all my stainless steel pens and placed them side by side and tried them all out, it was really a no brainer. the Retro 1951 Tornado Pen won the gold medal and is officially now my writing pen. I quickly gifted away all the other loser stainless steel pens to my friends and never told them why. Here's 5 reasons why I love the the Retro 1951 Tornado Pen # 1 - It's just flat out handsome. This is a very masculine looking pen. They have several colors and designs but I highly recommend the stainless steel model, because it's just gorgeous. The top and bottom have a polished finish, while the pens body has a nice brushed finish which feels good to touch. the oil from your hands won't leave prints on the brushed finish. # 2 - It feels great holding it. What I love most is that It has a little bit of weight to it, but it's not too heavy, it's just right.. I have a heavy hand. I learned this drawing in architecture school working with Rapidiographs. Naturally when I write or hand draw, my lines are heavy, bold and hard. It took me a lot of practice to get good drawing light and delicate line work. Writing with this slightly heavier pen feels right. I feel like a boss holding this pen. It's perfect for signing drawings or anything else you sign. # 3 - Its reusable. Just pop off the tip replace the ink cartridges which are a couple of bucks. You can buy them from amazon in bulk. Rather then creating more plastic trash. The ink cartridges are less then half the waste of a plastic throw away pens. # 4 - you won't lose it. Most of my life, I wore cheap crappy sunglasses until one day invested in a quality pair of ray bans. It felt great to wear quality sunglasses, but even more importantly I'm neurotic about losing them. So I never do. My relationship with this nice pen is the same thing. In fact, I won't let anyone else even use it. I just say "no sorry, I don't have a pen." If someone asks, because I know they won't give it back. #5 - Its cheap. This pen is only $20, but it feels like a pile of 100 dollar bills wrapped around a ball point pen. Ok fine I'm just being dramatic, it's really just a stainless steel pen. Whenever I ask people to guess how much this pen costs they say between $75-100. Which is why It makes an excellent gift.

Molto maneggevole

Great looking pen and writes well. Love the looks and receive compliments frequently.

RAS

THE BEST PEN I EVER USED.