G’day!!!! I am quite the Fountain pen fanatic. I have some pretty cool and fancy fountain pens. This pen feels great in your hand, it looks artistically simple and it writes smooth and great as well. It is a very lightweight pen. I mean LIGHTWEIGHT if you like a pen with some weight and substance to it, you will not like this pen. Personally, and not to sound snobby, but I would never be caught in public with a $28 fountain pen but I do always carry with me, what I call my bang around fountain pen. A pen that I can and without freaking out about, bang into things like my knife (That shares the same side tool pocket in my pants) if I loose it I won’t cry, and again, not to sound snobby but when some mere mortal ask me to use / borrow your pen, I don’t mind handing it to the Goy!!! Ha!!!Long story longer!! This is a great pen!!! And it’s going to work great for what I need it for.