Retro 51 Tornado Rollerball- Stainless

THE BEST PEN I EVER USED.

Absolutely loved my Retro 51 from its design to the smooth writing experience. Tried to insert a new refill, but cannot get the tip screwed in again, it gets stuck halfway in. The problem lies with the threads in the barrel, as the same thing happens to a tip from my other Retro 51.

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

Best pen in this price range. There is nothing that comes close to it's quality even upto $150 price range. Looks and feels very high end. Best part is that in case you are not satisfied with the refill that it came with(by the way it is a great refill), you can switch it with Parker style or even the world's best Pilot G2 refill after cutting it a bit.