Ancolo Fashion Ballpoint Pen - Retractable Pen with a Revolutionary Magnetic Mechanism- Medium Point Black Ink Refill Box for Writers/Manager/Lawyer/Professor/Journalist/Office Supplies

Excellent pen with a sleek minimalist construction. The magnetic retraction system is indeed novel, and confers a modern function that nevertheless remains free of quirks or gimmicks. This is a true writing-tool, I gave full stars however please note that it is indeed heavy (I noted hand strain after several hours of use, but I was looking for a heavy-pen so that was fine with me. Flickers beware; the pen is more bottom-heavy when the active position.)

The pen itself and the way it was designed fits nicely in the hand. The problem is the spring and it’s relation to the magnet that holds the ink in place. The ink cartridge gets stuck when you close the pen. If you push it with your finger it’ll spring right back in. What’s the point of the function if it doesn’t work like it’s designed to

I love ballpoint pen, using them exclusively, and therefore have quite a few. This is the best one I have and is my go-to pen for my journal and scribbling. It has a nice feel, writes smoothly, and have not experienced any clogs or other issues with the pen.

I was excited to get this pen and bought refills for it thinking I’d be using it for awhile. Well it’s terrible. The huge flaw is what they advertise as why it’s revolutionary: the magnetic open/close function. You’ll be writing and unless you’re extremely careful the ballpoint pops back in and you have to reopen it all the time. It’s extremely annoying and makes this pen worth nothing more than a light paperweight. Don’t fall for the marketing like me.

Pen looks good and writes well, comes in a tin with 3 refills, one already in the pen. Usage is simple and it's very comfortable. It seems really well made but it isn't perfect. The barrels aren't quite even when locked together (writing position) and when retracted (closed, ready to carry) the tip part is a little loose.I don't feel the tip being off from the body when writing but it is visible, it isn't horribly off, just a little. The looseness of the tip when retracted is a little annoying personally. It won't fall off as it is screwed on, it just the way the inner sleeve works. Basically it's just like a normal click pen, where the clicker is loose at the top but locks up when in use. The only difference here is it's reversed, but due to that it's more noticeable.Most probably won't care and it's not enough to detract me from using it, it's just something to be aware of. It's one of those things that makes it a good pen but not a great pen.

It definitely looks cool! But when using it retracts frequently. The company obviously still needs to work out some of the kinks!

It seems to be a knock off of Stilform Kosmos at a fraction of its cost. The real comparable model is about $70. Mine (pictured on the top) is a titanium model. So it was over $100. In terms of functionality, it gives a satisfying click to extend the tip with a magnet like the original. I can't feel any difference. It is, however, a little tail heavy. It came with an unnamed water-based black ink in a fine point. It writes so so. I will replace it with something better soon. Overall, I'm satisfied with the purchase. I may buy different colors to add to my collection.

Weight and size are nice on this pan. Takes the standard Parker type refills opening you up to a wide variety of writing types. Has a very nice look to it. My only complaint is you have to collapse it to expose the pen and pull a part to close it. Many times it has collapsed in my pocket exposing the pin tip and leave me the stain.

Nice idea. Poor execution of magnetic open mode