Customer Reviews

I bought my first Ohto pen during a trip to Tokyo in 1992 and didn't realy give much thought to refills.
Imagine my despair when I discovered that my favourite pen wouldn't accept normal refills, due the unusual size of the barrel.
Fast forward to 2006 and I'm in Tokyo again.
With my pen in my hand, I returned to the hotellobby shop where I'd bought it, determined to clean out their stock of refills - nope, they don't stock them any more.
The whole 3 days of my visit were spent with one eye frantically scanning for shops that sell pens, but the few that I found couldn't help.
On my return home, I discovered the website for Jetpens and promptly kicked myself, as I'd been in San Francisco as part of my trip (SF -_ New Zealand -_ Tokyo) and had been within striking distance of my precious refills.
Jetpens duly recieved an order for refils and I spent the next year enjoying my lovely pen again.
Earlier this year, a work colleague expressed his deire for a pen like mine, so I bought him one when I ordered some more refills and he is now as mad about Ohto pens as I am.
I'm currently working out how much I can charge him for refills :-)

fantastic pen, nice weight, good size and writes very nicely.. unlike some rollerballs this is super crisp, ink not runny and all around great

This is quite possibly the best pen I've written with. When I see interesting pens, I usually buy one just to place it in my writeability list. I have a very fluid writing style halfway between 'elegant' and 'unreadable,' so I'm always looking for that one smooth, dynamic, heavy ink pen. Too thin a line, too scratchy, or too much bleed, and the charm goes away.

This guy is perfect. It looks great, and it's light but with enough weight that when I'm swinging it around (as much as one does when writing as I do) it swings with me. Like I'm not going to lose my rhythm because I put a letter down too quickly. The ink is dark, solid, and a good thick line. A man's line. A line to be proud of. The ceramic ball is new to me, but I could tell the difference as soon as I started writing. It doesn't matter if I'm scribbling furiously or lightly taking notes - the line's the same.

The only problem I've run into is that the cap doesn't sit as well when you're writing. I've taken to just leaving it off, but the main body of the pen is kind of short. Not so short that it's unusable, but because of the tapered end, it feels like it's going to slip into my palm. It won't; I'll get used to it - it's just something I've noticed.

Super nice pen! Love the feel of it, and it writes fantastic. It looks like a $100.00 pen, and writes just as well as the higher end pens. Recommended highly.

This is a very nice pen that writes extremely smooth, sometimes maybe too smooth. I do have a slight issue with the cap as it sometimes come loose when I twirl the pen in my hand (nervous tick). One of my favorite pens still.

I really enjoy almost everything about this pen. It feels very high quality from the weight to the solid construction to the flow of writing with it. It writes very smooth and fluidly and also kind of snappy. It's easy to control. The only thing I am not crazy about is the grip. I prefer the rubber grip of some of my other pens like the Signo 207. That being said, it might just be personal preference that I like rubber grips and after writing a page or so with the Orca I did start to get used to it.

Overall, a very good quality pen. I'm quite happy with it.

Oh man...this pen is gorgeous. The moment you open that box, and pull this baby out, you know you made a good choice. This is top notch. The finish is impeccable, and so far, has withstood amazingly well in my backpack of art things, as I am a traveling artist. Holding this beauty in you hands is a privelege. The smooth as silk finish grips surprisingly well when opening it, and when your writing is done, and you put that back on, you feel a sadness, as if the pen were crying for you to write more. It can even be used for drawing, though not to GREAT effect, just as, you know, something to whip out and scribble with. Ink flow is a teensy bit too fast for me, so I don't get that fine line I love. But hey! Everything has a defect, and if that is it, then, by golly, I'll take it. A must own for anyone who is a stationery monster like me. Good for being your 'executive pen'.

The pen is a pleasure to hold. It looks beautiful and is well balanced. The only set back is that the ink does not run as smooth and skips which surprised me, I had few OHTO refills (from Japan) and none had any problems with it, but three refills I got recently had more or less this issue with skipping. Get a decent refill and the pen is ideal.

I am particular pens. I spent soooo long looking for the perfect one. Unfortunately, I am a heavy-handed writer so I couldn't find one that was just right...until this one! Even though there isn't a grip on this pen, the width makes writing comfortable. The blue on the cap is really beautiful and the aluminum doesn't scratch at all! I also love the pull that the ceramic roller ball gives when writing. Usually, because of how heavy-handed I am, my hands start to hurt quickly, but not with this one! I absolutely love this pen and I'll definitely keep on buying refills for it!

Nice fine line for ledger entry. Very smooth finish is comfortable and easy to retrieve from pocket or briefcase. Appearance is stylish and understated yet it "catches the eye." DJC

I love this pen, BUT....the cap does not stay on while writing! It flies off when I write, and I'm afraid of losing it, so I tend not to take it out for quick notes. This would be my favorite pen, were it not for this design/funtionality issue.

I really wanted to like this pen. It does write like a dream, truly. But that's not enough to forgive it's faults: The weight is horrible and light and the slick surface of the pen body makes it impossible to keep the cap on. It's simply not comfortable in the hand, again the slick body just makes it hard to keep a good grip on it.