CR01 Ceramic Rollerball Pen Matte Black

It's a very well made pen, thick enough for me to grab onto for long writing sessions. Ink flow is fine, and they dry very quickly. The color of the pen is nice, reminded me of my Tombow pens. It has a rubber grip so it's very comfortable when using it. The roller ball is made out of ceramic so they pen rolls a little bit smoother when writing. The weight is also very balance, you can feel the weight, but the pen is balance, and not heavy enough to cause fatigue.

I had listened to a review of this pen which seemed to rate it only marginally well. I wanted to try a ceramic rollerball so got one despite the tepid review, and I am so glad I got one. I'm immediately hooked by the overall writing experience. The weight and feel of the pen itself is wonderful. Nice quality feel to it. The ink flow is incredibly consistent and smooth, and the line quality is just beautiful -- dense and sharp with the lightest stroke. Love it. I will most definitely grab another of these. Especially at this price point, why not?

Nice pen. Feels great in the hand, but the water-based ink bleeds through paper like crazy so don’t expect to use both sides of the sheet. It even bled through my moleskine notebook, but I’ve found that paper particularly prone to feathering with my fountain pens, so I’m not too surprised.

Gorgeous pen. All black (very dark grey to be precise). Pen's top makes a nice click, though just a tiny tiny bit woobly. Soft touch holding part. balanced right in the middle when closed. Pin so far seems very robust. Writing is typical ohto - smooth. I like the fine 0.5mm lines. Pure pleasure both as a writing tool and a fidget toy.

Nice weight and sleek. Replaced ink cartridge with a brand/style I prefer.

Writes so smooth. Pen fits very well in the hand and has easily become one of my favorites to write with. I do want to note that the body can get pretty oily over time but it’s not that big a deal for me.

The pen feels solid, and well-weighted. The cap posts solidly, and doesn't scratch the pen body. The actual refill inside, Ohto's C-305, is nearly sublime. It's smooth, with a reasonably thin line (much thinner than Tombow's also 0.5 rated BK-L5P in the Zoom 505). It isn't quite as smooth as the greased-glass-like Pentel Floatune 0.8 (a plastic disposable rollerball), but it gets close on good paper (e.g. Kokuyo Campus or Rhodia). This is my new favorite pen.

Awesome looking pen. Great feel in the hand and comfortable writing with it. The ink is deep shade of black. However, it bleeds through most papers, even high quality paper meant for fountain pens. Otherwise I would give it five stars.