Retro 51 Tornado Vintage Metalsmith Roller Ball Pen - 0.7 mm - Franklin

5 for asthetics. 5 for writing experience (for a ballpoint - 4 in comparison to Fountain Pens). When it was brand new, it would lay down a very dark black wet line but not as good as a really good fountain pen. It is a pretty saturated ink. For a ballpoint, it is pretty good. 3 for bulletproofness (just a water test). If you drop water, it will bleed all over the place, but if you continually run water over it, the surface level ink will wash off, and then you are left with gray lines that are still visible. And a 2-3 for cartridge drying out prematurely or really hard to get going after it hasn't been used for a while. I shook it at least a dozen times and I am finally getting good flow on it. But after a few sentences, I find myself having to shake it some more. I've only had the pen 2 months.