You've got the watch so why not have the accompanying pen? I came across this nice Longines accessory on Ebay a while ago.
So, what is it like? Well, I was pleasantly surprised at how nice it is to use, it isn't just an exercise in extending the Longines portfolio, in fact like their watches, the rollerball pen is rather nicely understated.
I have a couple of nice Parker brand rollerball pens of a similar design which are slightly larger in size and a touch heavier in weight, I have used the Parker ones for compiling notes for book projects and they are very nice to use.
The Longines Rollerball is quite minimalist, in the Bauhaus style, a style I like and something which the 1832 collection watches evokes too. The stark black accented by the chromed fittings really works nicely - on both the pen and the watch.
The Rollerball has a winged logo badge engraved on the pen cap end and the Longines name around the banding on the pen cap.
The pen uses conveniently available and inexpensive Schmidt 888 Rollerball Refills, this is a great selling point as you are not tied to an expensive and exclusive high cost refill only produced for a limited or one model of pen. The Schmidt 888 refills I found on Amazon are very reasonably priced.
Writing with the pen is easy and enjoyable, I found it a nicely appointed pen that was easy to use, not too heavy, not too large and coupled to the easily available refills at a great price, it is a win-win.
The Pen is contained in a leatherette cover and this is inside a draw string soft cloth pouch with the Longines name and Logo on.
I have seen new Rollerball pens for around 100 Euros, I managed to find some quite reasonably priced on Ebay.
Get one if you see one!
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