Everyman Grafton Pen, EDC Pen with Premium Gel Ink, Luxury Metal Writing, Gift for Office, Business, Executive (Full Click, Taipan)

I've now owned several of these pens, and they are easily my favorite pens of all time.At $30 as of the time of writing this, this is the best option on the market if you like Pilot G2 refills. There are plenty of good metal pens; however, limiting that to those that work well with the Pilot G2 creates a very small or expensive list.The pen itself has a great feel. When they are brand new, the mechanism may have a grindy feel. However, that goes away fairly quickly with use. You can also add some mineral oil to the mechanism to get rid of that. I've noticed the pens are now shipped with mineral oil in the mechanism which is great to see. The click itself has a satisfying tactile feel. The clicker isn't floppy after extending the ink, which is a small but nice feature thanks to the additional top clicker spring.If you care about the balance, or are into pen spinning, this pen is wonderfully symmetrical and has just the right thickness. The pen is a bit short for dedicated spinning pens; however, I find the length and diameter perfect to fit in a pocket and for writing use.The tactile feel of the grip area is nice. I've had overly textured pens in the past, knurled, or custom machined grips -- they are interesting novelties, but I find too much texture becomes an aggravation and annoyance after a while. A straight shaft with basic grooves is best. The bead blasted surface feels nice.The clip is strong, and rarely deforms. In the rare situations where I've damaged the clip, it's easily disassembled with a T5 screwdriver, bent, then reassembled. I've never lost one of these two screws after reassembly. The clip opening works well for sliding this over fabric and into a shirt or pocket. Not too stiff, not too weak.As the outer surface of the pen gets wear and tear, a brass patina will start to come out at the edges. I personally think this looks good. If you have access to a laser etcher, you can get a striking contrast in color that looks really good.The only issue I've had with the pen is the clicker cap has become unscrewed and lost on a few of the pens I've owned. Thankfully I found it in at least one case.Lastly, I've had a great experience with their customer service. It's always great to work with a company that is responsive and takes care of their customers.As some background, I've carried a Pilot G2 ink for 30 years. My personal favorite is the 0.5mm black ink. This all started while working retail in my teens -- your pen is one of your most prized and mandatory possessions in those environments. After that, a long career as an engineer means you need a pen to annotate CAD drawings or to jot down ideas. Because the Pilot G2 is plastic, I have a graveyard of pen husks with broken clips.For the last decade, I've invested stupid amounts of money into metal pens that take Pilot G2 refills. Many of these were bespoke, limited runs, or luxury pens. Unfortunately, unless that pen sits in one spot on your desk forever (and you don't have kids), you're going to lose every pen you buy. This is especially true if you're carrying it around every day. I no longer see the value in buying a pen for more than $30 if I'll lose it every 6 months.

This is a review of the Everyman Gunmetal Grafton pen. I purchased based on other reviews.I'd purchased one of these pens and it had a small defect with the clicker. Vendor support was great and they shipped a replacement promptly.TLDR: This is my new favorite pen. The pen itself looks elegant and though this entirely subjective, I do feel that I write better with a better pen. I don't mean only that my penmanship is better, but that my mindset is different.Out of the box, it comes with the pen (including refill) and an extra spring. Construction appears to be good quality. The coatings seem durable. Clicker is reassuringly clicky, though there's a slight scratchiness to the sound. The clip is robust.The pen is a perfect weight for my writing style and quite comfortable. The barrel diameter is also just right for my hand.The refill lays down a good, solid line without any gaps. On notebook paper there was no visible bleed and ink dries pretty quickly. The .7mm is on the high end of my preferred range but I understand that this pen takes Pilot G2 refills. Once the included refill runs out, I will likely go with the G2 refills for the .4mm or .5mm tip.

This is about half of the price of a Kara's Kustom pen which I've had before. I bought this looking for a present thinking ahead to Christmas at the office. The aluminum body on the pen feels good. It's a bit slippery, but the grooves at the fingers help with that. It's lighter than the KK pen, but that doesn't necessarily say anything about the quality. I think that the pen body is definitely sturdy enough for everyday use for a long time. I also like that the spacer between the clicking mechanism and the parker refill is metal. That's a definite improvement over the KK pen (they had a plastic tube). The clip is perfect and I wouldn't change anything about it. it's easy to adjust, sturdy, effective, and has a modern industrial look. The only real complaint I have is with the click mechanism. it feels cheap and it's the first thing I would expect to fail. There's a slight scraping feel when I press the button so I'd be worried about the lifespan of that mechanism. I associate that particular feel with click pens of the cheapest kind as most disposable ballpoint pens (like the BIC and the G2) don't have that.I immediately took out the ballpoint cartridge that was supplied and replaced it with a Parker gel refill and a G2 refill. Both worked great.I did send some of this feedback to the manufacturer and they were quick to respond. I was told that future iterations of this product will see the mechanism improved.I also had the chance to use the Grafton mini twist pen. It takes parker style refills and won't accept G2 refills, but it's a much better build quality overall and doesn't have the plastic mechanism to deal with. The pen really isn't "mini" The grip is a comfortable 10mm and and the overall length is 130mm (5 inches) which is perfect for me.

great pen for edc. the black wears easy so if you like that look good but if you want it to stay a deep black put it in a pocket by itself

The pen is beautiful to look at, writes well. It is a bit heavy to hold and so takes a bit of time to get used to. But no complaints whatsoever.

awesome pen great edc

Well balance tough pen smooth writing

I purchased this pen for using while working, something sturdy and capable of writing on anything. The barrel is perfect size ot feels like I could run it over with a tank, and it's nice and slim so it doesn't catch on my pouches. My problem I had with it is the clicking mechanism, I think it might be a product defect as it never engages properly...A quick email to the company and the team was more than happy to satisfy my concerns and mailed out a new pen- the only problem is someone stole my package. Great looking product, feels tough, and will probably end up trying to repurchase a working one.

The pen writes smoothly, even in the cold. Feels good in the hand. Only con Ive found is that when the pen is closed it rattles which just makes it sound cheap, but it's nicely made.