This spreadsheet aggregates data submitted by visitors through the pen review form. The data is sortable and exportable to any spreadsheet program.
Mfr | Model | Nib | Fill | Look | Nib2 | Grip | Balance | Cap Secure | Skips | Smooth | Character | Value | Overall |
Aurora | Idea | ss | cc | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Aurora | No 88 | 14k | pis | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
Aurora | Style E14 | ss | cc | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Aurora | Talentum | 14k | cc | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Cross | Townsend | 14k | cc | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Dani Trio | Gran Brilliante | 18k | cc | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Dani Trio | Grande Brilliante | 18k | cc | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Dupont | Orpheo | 18k | cc | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Lamy | Al Star | ss | cc | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Lamy | Persona | 18k | cc | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Lamy | Safari | ss | cc | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Levenger | True Writer | ss | cc | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Levenger | Verona | 14k | cc | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Montblanc | Boheme | 18k | oth | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Montblanc | Boheme Noir | 18k | cc | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Montblanc | Generations | 14k | cc | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Montblanc | No 146 | 18k | pis | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Montblanc | No 146 | 18k | pis | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Montblanc | No 149 | 14k | pis | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Montblanc | No. 142 | 14k | cc | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Namiki | Falcon | 14k | cc | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Namiki | Vanishing Point | 14k | cc | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Omas | Arco | 18k | pis | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Omas | Extra | 18k | pis | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Omas | No 360 | 18k | pis | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Omas | Paragon | 18k | pis | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Omas | Paragon | 18k | pis | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Parker | Duofold | 18k | cc | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Parker | Duofold | 18k | cc | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Parker | Frontier s/s | ss | cc | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Parker | Insignia | ss | cc | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Parker | Sonnet | 18k | cc | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Parker | Sonnet | ss | cc | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Parker | Sonnet | ss | cc | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Parker | Sonnet | 18k | cc | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Parker | Sonnet | 18k | cc | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Parker | Sonnet | 18k | cc | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Pelikan | Culture | ss | cc | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Pelikan | M1000 | 18k | pis | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Pelikan | M200 | ss | pis | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Pelikan | M400 | 14k | pis | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
Pelikan | M600 | 18k | pis | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Pelikan | M600 | 14k | pis | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Pelikan | M800 | 18k | pis | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Pelikan | M800 | 18k | pis | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Pelikan | M800 | 18k | pis | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Pelikan | M800 | 18k | pis | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Pelikan | M800 | 18k | pis | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Rotirng | Core | ss | cc | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Rotring | Core | ss | cc | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Rotring | Core | ss | cc | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Rotring | Initial (Blue Resin) | ss | cc | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Sailor | Magellan | 14k | cc | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Sheaffer | Balance II | 18k | cc | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Sheaffer | Cartridge | ss | cc | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Sheaffer | Intrigue | 14k | cc | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Sheaffer | Intrigue | 14k | oth | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Sheaffer | Legacy | 18k | pis | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Sheaffer | Legacy | 18k | oth | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Sheaffer | No Nonsense | ss | cc | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Sheaffer | Prelude | 18k | cc | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Sheaffer | Royal Sel. Bamboo | 18k | cc | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Stipula | Duetto | 18k | cc | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Stipula | Ventidue | ss | pis | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Stypen | Up | ss | cc | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Visconti | Pericle 2000 | ss | cc | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Waterman | Carene | 18k | cc | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
Waterman | Carene | 18k | cc | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Waterman | Charleston | 18k | cc | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Waterman | Expert | ss | cc | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Waterman | Expert II | ss | cc | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Waterman | Hemisphere | 18k | cc | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Waterman | L'Etalon | 18k | cc | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Waterman | L'Etalon | 18k | cc | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Waterman | Opera | 18k | cc | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Waterman | Phileas | ss | cc | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Explanation of Terms:
Mfr | Manufacturer of pen |
Model | Model of pen (sometimes with additional description) |
Nib | Type of nib -- 14k, 18k, gilt, or stainless steel (ss) |
Fill | Filling system of pen -- cartridge/converter (cc), piston (pis), or other (oth) |
Look | Overall aesthetics of the pen |
Nib 2 | Aesthetics of the nib of the pen |
Grip | Quality and comfort of the grip |
Balance | Balance of the pen |
Cap Secure | Security of the cap when posted |
Skips | Whether the pen skips or hesitates when writing |
Smooth | The smoothness of the writing experience |
Character | The character of the line produced (typically more line variation means more character) |
Value | The quality of the pen relative to its price |
Overall | The overall rating of the pen |
Explanation of Terms:
Mfr | Manufacturer of pen |
Model | Model of pen (sometimes with additional description) |
Nib | Type of nib -- 14k, 18k, gilt, or stainless steel (ss) |
Fill | Filling system of pen -- cartridge/converter (cc), piston (pis), or other (oth) |
Look | Overall aesthetics of the pen |
Nib 2 | Aesthetics of the nib of the pen |
Grip | Quality and comfort of the grip |
Balance | Balance of the pen |
Cap Secure | Security of the cap when posted |
Skips | Whether the pen skips or hesitates when writing |
Smooth | The smoothness of the writing experience |
Character | The character of the line produced (typically more line variation means more character) |
Value | The quality of the pen relative to its price |
Overall | The overall rating of the pen |