Cartier Roadster Review :)

January 9, 2017

Picked up this Roadster ballpoint pen today.The quality seems superb!It has a black medium refill.

http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b542/oslo-fjord/20170109_125243-1-1_zpsb1iqbz9b.jpg

http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b542/oslo-fjord/20170109_145021-1-1_zps4jjlqbgl.jpg

http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b542/oslo-fjord/20170109_131032-1-1-1_zpsbwchyj5x.jpg

January 9, 2017

Wonderful looking pen Dorf. I have to admit that when I've seen photos of the Roadster online I've never liked the look of the round jewel on the top... but your photos show it in a much better light, and I'm impressed.

I have a few Cartiers and the quality, feel, and aesthetics are all, as you've noted, superb. Enjoy your new pen. And thanks for the photos.

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January 9, 2017

Wonderful looking pen Dorf. I have to admit that when I've seen photos of the Roadster online I've never liked the look of the round jewel on the top... but your photos show it in a much better light, and I'm impressed.

I have a few Cartiers and the quality, feel, and aesthetics are all, as you've noted, superb. Enjoy your new pen. And thanks for the photos.
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Thanks Dennis! Agreed, it looks much better in real life. Ever since I saw this pen at Harrods in September last year, I just couldn't get it out of my mind

-Which Cartier pens do you have?

January 10, 2017

I have a couple of the Pashas, in the flat-top version (I think there was a cigar shape as well): a black and silver fp/bp set, and a black fp with a platinum cap. I used to own a betal bp (I honestly can't remember if it was silver or platinum), but I had to sell it. It looked lovely (it had a fine pattern on it, so it wasn't a shocking reflective steel hue), but I found that after using it for a half a day, it became uncomfortable, and I would always switch to something different. And eventually I used it less and less... But the resin models have been great.

January 10, 2017

I have a couple of the Pashas, in the flat-top version (I think there was a cigar shape as well): a black and silver fp/bp set, and a black fp with a platinum cap. I used to own a betal bp (I honestly can't remember if it was silver or platinum), but I had to sell it. It looked lovely (it had a fine pattern on it, so it wasn't a shocking reflective steel hue), but I found that after using it for a half a day, it became uncomfortable, and I would always switch to something different. And eventually I used it less and less... But the resin models have been great.

Yeah.. Sometimes you have to use the pen for a while to see if it fits your hand. I'm excited about this Roadster pen, because it's more heavy than the Meisterstück Classique that I'm used to.