TWSBI ECO Black vs Visconti Homo Sapiens

It uses cartridges, but doesn’t come with a converter. The TWSBI Eco is a great pen that may be more than you are thinking of spending ($30) but is a really nice pen that could be a buy it once and done. It is only bottle fill, and that adds about $10 for ink, but the pen is great and hold a lot of ink. Depending on your use this can be a factor

I would not pay that. Fortunately I was able to buy it from Appelboom last year for significantly cheaper.

Now writing with this pen is where I have my problems. I compared it to the Lamy Safari and Metropolitan Pilot which are both cheaper than the TWSBI ECO and both write several orders of magnitude smoother than the TWSBI ECO. This pen is incredibly scratchy and this was directly comparing to the other 2 pens with 2 different inks. Carbon Ink Black and Waterman Serenity Blue

Pens: I was just gifted a Visconti Homo Sapiens Bronze Age and am thrilled with it. It opened my brain to all of their other pens. I have it in my brain that I want to look for a London Fog that was LE a few years ago. A TWSBI 580 Smoke Rose Gold II is still on my list also

I really like Lamy Safari and Al-Star because they force me to correct my grip. But for longer periods, I like my TWSBI Eco! I rotate the three because my grip is slightly different with each, and that seems to help with hand fatigue.

However, that hook lock system does not agree with my grip, I hold too far back and they are not comfortable between my fingers for any period of time. Also, that same system mixed with the material just always felt like I was opening a lock made of sand and stone.

UPDATE March 2019: After over a year of using this pen, I'm my review from 4 to 5 stars. Ink flow is very smooth, and even the slight feedback this extra-fine nib had while writing/sketching is pretty much smoothed out as well. This plastic body is built like a tank; threw it around in all my bags along with keys and phones and everything and there's not a single scratch on it. The massive ink reservoir is also really, really handy for travel and on the go, as I hardly ever have to refill, and the clear body makes it incredibly easy to see when the ink is getting low

First and foremost this is an amazing pen. Tactile, well-made, excellent high powered vacuum filling system and it writes effortlessly. This is a piece you can easily use as an everyday pen or keep as an heirloom. It will last for generations