Review Spreadsheet

 

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