Ohto Tasche Ceramic Roller Ball Pen - 0.5 mm - Pink Body

I purchased this awhile ago and didn't have much time to use it but now school started for me so I was able to use this often. I love the style of the pen and the weight and thickness of the pen is perfect for me. The ink is great and does run smoothly. The only problem is that it hasn't been long enough that I have to buy refills again.

The pen ink is what you'd expect from OHTO's ceramic roller, very smooth and flows very well. The colours and materials used gives the pen a very distinct and elegant feel, making you and your pen the target of envy. While pen retains its visual looks, it is slightly longer than the original Tasche bodies, also note that ceramic roller ink tube is not backwards compatible with the original Tasche Needle Point Pen body as the ceramic roller ink is just a tad bit longer.

A big complaint about the new Tasche bodies is how they are manufactured. Due to the simplification of the body and sole use of aluminum as the only materials make it very fragile and prone to cracks and dents. I received several of these new Tasche bodies to test, and found that the weakest part of the pen is the threading of the 2 halves of the body. I had one of the bodies crack in half where the threading is making the pen irreparable, although you can use the ceramic roller tube on its own =p. A way to preserve the life span of the body is to be gentle when recapping the cap on the body, make sure not to apply too much pressure to bend the pen body.

Form vs Function?

This pen was bout as a gift for a friend based on a great first impression I got from my own Tasche (gold). It was arguably the smoothest writing pen I've ever had. Unfortunately, it stopped writing consistently. My ink flow stops often, and despite replacing the ball multiple times, i keep having bad experiences with it. It's left my pretty sad.

I only hope that the recipient had better luck.

Don't like it.
I bought it because it looks cool and the good comments.
It is not ergonomic nor comfortably heavy enough and has no cushion.

Super cute and the brushed metal body is so elegant. Writes like a dream - sharp and smooth at the same time. Capped it's short so it doesn't take up space and is easy to carry around. I love this pen.