My new pen

BigT · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:31

I thought the watch afficionados might appreciate this as well as those who like writing instruments.

I was in the market for a new pen to use at work. Many of my colleagues use a Mont Blanc, but I couldn't get on with one and didn't like the slightly bulbous shape most of the gent's pens were available in. I was also looking for something metallic looking and most of the Mont Blancs I'd seen were a sort of black gloss finish.

I happened to be in the Dunhill outlet store in Bicester and spotted this beauty which I think is lovely to look at, beautifully engineered and felt good writing with, so I had to have it.

It's a Dunhill Sidecar rollerball finished in Ruthenium, which is a metal similar to platinum but imparting a satin finish which doesn't tarnish or pick up fingerprints or scratches. Time will tell if it doesn't scratch, but so far the fingerpint resistant qualities seem to be valid.

shifty_uk · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:32

Does it pierce cans?

Nitefly · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:33

Come on now, you know the only thing people are going to care about is the cost...

slambo69 · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:34

Ball point?

fail!

JBuk · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:35

Does it have a built in calculator?

neil3k · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:36

how much ?

daz · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:37

A rollerball

BigT · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:37

Nitefly said:
Come on now, you know the only thing people are going to care about is the cost...

£125, which is about half the retail cost. I think it is an outgoing model so it was being sold off at discount. Seems like a lot, but considering how well made it is, and will last a lifetime, I'm happy.

Viper² · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:38

You bought a pen for £125 and you're actually going to use it?

BigT · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:39

daz said:
A rollerball

Interchangable with ballpoint refills. I'm left handed and my cack-handed writing style makes fountain pens a no go area.

Nitefly · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:39

shifty_uk said:
Does it pierce cans?

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JBuk · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:40

£125 and no calulator? , you've been ripped mate

BigT · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:40

Viper² said:
You bought a pen for £125 and you're actually going to use it?

Why not? It has a five year warranty and regular servicing after that means it can be used every day without fear of anything going wrong. It would defeat the point of having it if I didn't.

paradigm · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:40

A £125 rollerball?

It doesn't matter how well the body is engineered, it'll still feel like any other £2.50 rollerball from partners on the paper.

BigT said:
Why not? It has a five year warranty and regular servicing after that means it can be used every day without fear of anything going wrong. It would defeat the point of having it if I didn't.

Sorry, but servicing? What? What can go wrong, it's a pen?

JBuk · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:41

BigT said:
without fear of anything going wrong.

It won't make spelling mistakes?

Nick1881 · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:41

What's wrong with a Bic biro?

Cosimo · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:42

paradigm said:
A £125 rollerball?

It doesn't matter how well the body is engineered, it'll still feel like any other £2.50 rollerball from partners on the paper.

Sorry, but servicing? What? What can go wrong, it's a pen?

It gets an MOT after three years.

brummie · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:43

mr_x_plosion said:
What's wrong with a Bic biro?

bakes0310 · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:43

Its no different to you lot buying expensive watches when you cang et one for a couple quid that does the same job. Its just a hobby for him

Cosimo · 20 Jul 2009 at 11:43

JBuk said:
It won't make spelling mistakes?

It has a built in spell checker.