I came across this interesting pattern for a duet of PILOT fountain pensβ¦ from the βTβ series (from what I understand it doesnβt mean βtitaniumβ but some reference to a luxury line). Many of us here have seen the βTβ series mechanical pencils that have a brushed steel alloy finish in a parallel grain to the body, accompanied by gold plated accents.
This one has a kind of βwindow paneβ grid design, which presents an interesting effect reminiscent of skyscraper buildings with their grids of windows flanked by steel reinforced beams. Iβve never seen this specific pattern before, in either ballpoint or mechanical pencil formats.
Oh, I thought that Sailor 1+1 was printed, so itβs a steel etched model? This model feels mediocre when rotating it.
Another hammer tone model which Iβm familiar with is from Zebra sharbo
For dot pattern, seems that MR is the only one, it feels good both in appearance and touch. I know there models in similar style though:
