This is hands down one of the best investments Ive ever made in myself! Ive always liked journalling but somewhat struggled with consistency. Around the holidays I was looking to treat myself and came across these pens. They were beautiful but $80?! In this economy?? I was probably a little drunk when I pushed buy now but by the time it came I immediately loved how heavy the pen was in my hand, and how smooth it wrote. Seriously I felt so luxurious, and found myself looking forward to writing more and that eventually helped me be more consistent with writing period. Now Ive had it for years and use it every day and it writes just as it did the first day- super durable and reliably good. If I hit the lotto I would buy this pen for each and every one of my friends and family members just so they too can enjoy the experience of writing with a really really great pen.