Are KLICKY pens less dressy than twisty or capped?

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ukknifer

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Someone told me that clicky pens, even expensive ones are not good for dress (formal with suites). He said that twisty and capped are formal and dressy while clicky is casual.

Have you heard this before? Do you think its true?
 
I've never been told or read that, but have always kinda prescribed to it. I think it's because my nicer pens have twist tops on them.

But I don't really know of any real nice click top pens either.


-X
 
Hard to say. Unless you are someone really important like an ambassador or VP with some kind of business/political/global status it really does not matter. There are some really nice clicky pens out there.
 
Good lord, really? The only people that care about that kind of thing are people that you shouldn't listen to. Clicky pens still write checks and sign contracts don't they? It's superficial nitpicking.
 
Shotgun said:
Good lord, really? The only people that care about that kind of thing are people that you shouldn't listen to. Clicky pens still write checks and sign contracts don't they? It's superficial nitpicking.
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I suppose if you're hung up about first impressions, then I suppose you may be right. You can get some pretty good clicky pens (Parker for one) that are good pens. As stated, most of your more expensive pens are twisty like Cross.
 
I will say I have a high-end clicky pen (pilot vanishing point) which is a $140 "clicky" (retractable) fountain pen. Since the clicky is hidden when you have it clipped to your pocket, it still looks somewhat fancy.

I agree with the above though, whatever works. For me, it's a joy to write with a super fine (extra-fine nib) vanishing point, and since I am usually just taking quick 3-4 word notes on to-do lists, the clicky is much quicker than a twist or capped pen.
 
If you're really top of the line, you have an expensive fountain pen. Keep in mind, too, that these are for people who don't write much with their pens. They're used solely to sign things occasionally, maybe just write a little note.

Fountain pens are also used by people who love to write, but they're less likely to be worried about dress clothes.
 
I love my clicky Pelikan K150 ballpoint...I think that it's fine with a suit or jeans to the 99.99% of the world that isn't pen snobs.
 
ASBOB said:
If you're really top of the line, you have an expensive fountain pen. Keep in mind, too, that these are for people who don't write much with their pens. They're used solely to sign things occasionally, maybe just write a little note.

Fountain pens are also used by people who love to write, but they're less likely to be worried about dress clothes.
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I can agree to this. I thoroughly enjoy writing with a fine instrument, like my '41 Parker, it actually fits my hand and balances well enough that long sessions of a couple dozen pages flow easily. But I'm always sure to not be wearing anything I care about if I have to re ink the pen. Except for the Parker '21' aerometric, it's such a no fuss pen that it rides in my messenger bag permanently and never even has a hiccup. I will refill that pen on my grandmother finest linen table cloth. (Maybe only once, but I would do it, lol)

But, many collectors enjoy using and showing off such pieces. Not for any form of snobbery, but just for the enjoyment it brings them.


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Does any "normal" person really give a rat's behind what kind of pen you have or, for that matter, what kind of watch you wear? Hey! If it makes you feel good to shell out
$500 for Montblanc or whatever, go for it. Just don't expect 99.9% of people to care. I'll stick to the pens that I swiped from Comfort Inn. They write just fine.

By the way, my watch is a Timex. :p
 
I always wear shirts with button flapped pockets.

So I want a pen that rides low; the top of the clip is the top of the pen.

I use a roller ball because that ink makes it harder to fudge a written check.

The roller ball neither clicks nor twists. To use the pen you pull off the cap.
 
Okay, if we really did care if our pen looked dressy, which of these two pens looks better. The clicky on top or the capped on the bottom?
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So much for generalizations.
 
I'll take the clicky. I loose the caps and then the pens leak on my shirt and ruin it and I loose or toss the bic.
 
my pilot Vanishing Point fountain pen is a clicky and it's pretty dressy.

generalisations are just that. generalisations.
 
Some clickies have are button activated, others have a sliding cap. The latter look an awful lot like twisties. I have clickies in Gold, Silver, stainless steel, Titanium, and Gold plated brass. They all use the same refill, so they write the same.
I like the sliding cap clickies because they can be activated with one hand without regrasping. I have never thought about pen etiquette even though I have enough pens to pull it off.
 
Most 'nice' pens will have a seperate cap. There are retractable fountain pens, but less classic. Waterman and Lamy both make good pens in my opinion. I still use a Waterman charlston I got for high school graduation and a lamy that write very well for 40 bucks. I also use a sharpie and a parker clicky ball point in my bag, but for formal, traditionally nice pens (yes, there are exceptions) a fountain pen with a cap is the way to go.
Also, I have and tend to agree that when writing, the cap should not be placed on the back of the pen, as it adds weight and ruins the balance. Just in case you want to get fancy...
 
ASBOB said:
If you're really top of the line, you have an expensive fountain pen. Keep in mind, too, that these are for people who don't write much with their pens. They're used solely to sign things occasionally, maybe just write a little note.

Fountain pens are also used by people who love to write, but they're less likely to be worried about dress clothes.
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Light the torches and grab the pitchforks! He has spoken HERESY!

Both of my Pelikans (M150 and M600) are my best performers, journalling, book keeping and everything in-between.
Like folding knives your price to performance peaks around $100-$150 (I like piston fillers).

The fountain pen is an infinitely superior writing tool than the common ball point pen (with the exception that you cannot make carbon copies with an FP). I have always been incredibly frustrated with ball points, they just quit randomly, at one point I actually started using felt pens instead.Then about five years ago I bought my Pelikan M150 and it's been bliss ever since.
The best part is you can tune almost every characteristic of the writing experience, broad, fine, italic, write extra wet or dry, any colour you want, waterproof or washable, all in the same instrument (not all at once, of course).
 
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