The Perfect Gift for the Office, Business, or Executive: Everyman Black Grafton Pen

Kate_gib: Has a very nice weight to it, and writes lovely. After a year of use, the paint is just now starting to show signs of wear and tear, but not bad, and is to be expected

United States on Jan 31, 2024

Benjamin WorwagBenjamin Worwag: Have been using the black pen everyday for the last 6 months or so, and love it. I swapped the cartridges for some 0.5mm G2 refills because I write small and prefer the finer print. The aluminum housing gives it a weighted quality feel with a muted “thunky” click that’s not too shrill. The finish doesn’t hold up the best, but I don’t mind; love leaves wear.

HOWEVER…

At the same time I bought a second pen in blue for occasional revisions to notes in a different color. The blue pen has been used MAYBE two or three times in the same 6 months, apart from its residence in my pen cup. Today I noticed the cap had drifted out from the housing and upon further inspection I learned the pen had failed.

There is a plastic retainer (circled in pic 3) glued to the inside of the housing that holds the click-mechanism, spring, and threaded cap. This glue failed rendering the pen useless. The point is shifted to far in the tip of the pen to be able to write.

Not sure if this is an isolated incident or if QC missed something, but a failure of this nature is absolutely UNACCEPTABLE in a $40 pen…

Is this the end of the world?...

United States on Dec 05, 2023

ProjectSimpsonProjectSimpson: This pen feels, writes and looks really nice. That's about all I can say. Longterm quality is questionable. The first time I dropped it, within the first day of using it, it broke. I was actually quite shocked. The plastic clicker piece snapped between the button and pen body. Everyman agreed to replace it, but only once and made that very clear. Leaving me to question the quality of thier pens overall.

Canada on Feb 01, 2023

Spencer B: This is my first venture into a refillable EDC pen, I wanted something with a good writing feel. The default ink cartridge is not fantastic so I'm happy I picked up a PILOT G2 gell refill as it was a huge improvement and ink was more consistent.

Canada on Jan 31, 2023

William Durrant: Beautiful pen, I really had high hopes but the retract mechanism broke after 5 days...now will not retract. Sending this back, really expected more better durability for the price point and reviews.

Canada on Jan 20, 2023

David JansenDavid Jansen: I've now owned several of these pens, and they are easily my favorite pens of all time.

At $30 as of the time of writing this, this is the best option on the market if you like Pilot G2 refills. There are plenty of good metal pens; however, limiting that to those that work well with the Pilot G2 creates a very small or expensive list.

The pen itself has a great feel. When they are brand new, the mechanism may have a grindy feel. However, that goes away fairly quickly with use. You can also add some mineral oil to the mechanism to get rid of that. I've noticed the pens are now shipped with mineral oil in the mechanism which is great to see. The click itself has a satisfying tactile feel. The clicker isn't floppy after extending the ink, which is a small but nice feature thanks to the additional top clicker spring.

If you care about the balance, or are into pen spinning, this pen is wonderfully symmetrical and has just the right thickness. The pen is a bit short for dedicated spinning pens; however, I find the length and diameter perfect to fit in a pocket and for writing use.

The tactile feel of the grip area is nice. I've had overly...

United States on Aug 03, 2022

Alan M Oswalt: Let me start with I loved this pen. It writes really well and is so smooth. Even writes on plastic permits I used to have to use a sharpie to write on. Then not long after using it everyday (1-2) weeks the clip broke off the pen. Very disappointing. The clip even looks heavy duty because there is two screws holding the clip to the pen. I was pretty upset when it broke because before this I absolutely loved this pen. If you don’t care about the clip then I would totally purchase this pen

United States on Feb 08, 2022

Amazon Customer: I purchased this pen for using while working, something sturdy and capable of writing on anything. The barrel is perfect size ot feels like I could run it over with a tank, and it's nice and slim so it doesn't catch on my pouches. My problem I had with it is the clicking mechanism, I think it might be a product defect as it never engages properly...

A quick email to the company and the team was more than happy to satisfy my concerns and mailed out a new pen- the only problem is someone stole my package. Great looking product, feels tough, and will probably end up trying to repurchase a working one.

Canada on Jul 23, 2021

BG509: Little on the pricey side for a click pen but definitely worth it. The pen is comfortable, lightweight, and easy to hold. Pair it with a space pen refill and this pen will write anywhere.

Canada on May 28, 2021

Todd Smithson: I was really excited about purchasing the Grafton pen after reading so many reviews and magazine articles. Sadly the pen I received was not anywhere near the quality of what the reviews stated. I ordered the Grafton pen in black. There was discoloration at the top of the pen by the clicker and pitting in the tactile grooves at the base of the pen. The manufacturing quality was very poor for the $35 I paid for this pen which I returned to Amazon for a refund. This may have been a one off occurrence, none the less I was greatly disappointed.

8/13/2019
I am revising my review of the Grafton pen after the incredible service I received from the team at Everyman. After being contacted by the Everyman team I proceeded to tell them about my experience listed above. They were shocked and apologized profusely for what they considered to be a quality control issue from manufacturing. They immediately replaced my order with a new Grafton pen and stayed in constant contact with me through the entire process. The replacement Grafton is everything that I had previously read in reviews and on line. A truly fantastic pen with the ability to accept so many different ink...

United States on Aug 05, 2019