Click Renaissance Carbon

Pen: Click Renaissance Carbon, Medium nib

I bought this pen at Kolkata Book Fair 2024. The way this pen looks is a love_at_first_sight. I could not refrain myself from buying this one. There are good, and there are bad things. Let me summarise them.

1. Build: Ebonite body with a matt finish adds to the feel of holding this pen. At the same time, this is also light. Grip section is comfortable. This has a 3 in 1 filling mechanism, which is a boon to the practicality.

2. In the box: Came with the 2 cartridges of blue ink (standard size), and a screw type converter (I am happy that they did not bundle this with a piston type filler which is very un-user-friendly).

3. Design: This is why I could not resist to buy. The matt finish black with golden rings at the cap with a golden clip, everything together is beautiful to look. What is don't like for most Indian made pens is the clip. Looks very cheap, and the way 'click' is written on the clip adds on to the cheapness. They must invest with better clip design.

4. Ergonomics: This is a light pen, so I use it with the cap posted. The cap does not post well, but does not fall off easily. The in hand feel of matt ebonite is a thing I love about this pen. Grip section is nice and comfortable.

5. How it writes: This is the main function of a pen, and I am not very happy. The nib is a number 6 (probably), which is fairly large nib. Not butter-like but smooth enough, and provides little bit of feedback (exactly what I want). But the feed is what let me down. It does not carry a good amount of ink, as a result, at the beginning, the flow is moderate (which is enjoyable), but after writing about 10-15 lines (depending on the paper), it tends to dry up. And then it becomes rough.

If I leave it open for 10 seconds, the feed gathers enough ink for another 2 lines, then again dries up. Priming helps, but as this is also an eye-dropper mechanism pen, it takes a significant amount of effort (and time) to unscrew and prime it.

6. Verdict: This is a great pen by design and good for short burst of writings. Make a better clip design, provide with an ebonite (or better flowing) feed, and we'll have a champion.