The All Black Classic

This spring, one of the pens we dreamed of making finally sees the light of day.

It is the pen our dearest customers have consistently requested over several years. The pen we spent months considering. Weighing proportions, testing finishes, questioning every detail until we saw it the way you are about to see it now. 

The pen we loved creating, for the words you are about to put into the world.

The Pen

The All Black Classic is offered as both a rollerball and a ballpoint, engineered on the foundation of the Scriveiner Classic — our bestselling design. The new pair introduces texture to the barrel, a considered departure from the Classic's clean lines.

The barrel – made of brass. It is weighted and balanced with care, positioned so the pen rests naturally at the correct point in the hand, without adjustment.

The pattern – drawn across the barrel is inspired by the detailing of a legendary British automobile manufacturer, a brand that has, for generations, treated surface nuance as a form of understated luxury. The crosshatch is fine, regular, and restrained, lending the Classic silhouette a clean architectural precision.

The finish – black chrome, applied through ion plating. It allows for this composed, matte, non-reflective surface fused directly with the brass beneath. The clip, tip, and fittings are finished in Gun Metal: a deep, glossy black achieved by plating with a composition of metals and adding the thinnest layer of transparent lacquer. The contrast between the two blacks makes the pen design interesting.

At the centre of the pen sits a refill produced in Germany, by a manufacturer whose components appear inside the finest European writing houses. The writing experience it delivers is considerable: the kind more commonly found in pens costing many times more.

Rollerball and Ballpoint

These two pens share the same finish, yet the engineering is different.

Rollerball – uses a water-based ink that flows with very little pressure. The line it produces is fluid and expressive, closer in feel to a fine-liner or a fountain pen than to a conventional ball pen. It rewards slower writing and responds to variation in pressure, making it the natural choice for correspondence, journalling, or any occasion where the act of writing deserves to be felt.

Scriveiner rollerballs are capped to protect the ink and the tip from drying, thus allowing for longer writing.

Ballpoint — has an oil-based ink in the heart, which requires slightly more pressure and produces a finer, more consistent line. It is less sensitive to angle and temperature, and writes reliably across a wider range of surfaces, including glossy paper. It belongs in a jacket pocket, a boardroom, a long-haul flight. It is the pen you reach for without thinking.

Ballpoint pens at Scriveiner are engineered with a smooth, reliable twisting mechanism, which allows the tip to rest hidden within the barrel when the pen is not in use. 

Many people who work closely with writing instruments keep both: the rollerball for the unhurried page; the ballpoint for quick notes on the go. 

The Scriveiner Level of Presentation

We greatly value how often our dear customers choose Scriveiner pens as their gifts. We do everything possible to ensure that each pen gift is perfect.

Every Scriveiner pen comes in a boxed pen set. The box is black and understated, with a hidden compartment, where the spare refills, a soft microfiber cloth and a lifetime mechanical warranty wait their turn to be seen. On the black silky cushion, the pen rests, ready to write immediately.