Gel ink has always been rather let down by its housings all clear plastic barrels and rubber grips, as though a good line were a schoolroom concern. The Stilform ARC Gel Pen puts the finest gel refill made, Pilot’s Juice Up, inside a body machined from solid titanium. The cap is held by a magnet and aligns itself as it lands, so the whole pen reads as one slim, continuous form.

At 142.5mm it is long and slim, which makes it unusually comfortable for long stretches of writing. The titanium keeps it cool in the hand, the gentle curve of the profile settles between your fingers, and the anti-roll flats keep it from wandering. Notes, journals, marginalia: this is the pen for the sort of thinking you do on paper.

What Makes It Work So Well

• The best gel refill, properly housed: You write with Pilot Juice Up LP3RF ink in 0.3, 0.4 or 0.5mm crisp, dark and quick-drying, never the grey smear of a cheap gel pen.
• A cap that seats itself: You never line up a thread the magnet catches the cap and squares the flats automatically, with a click you can feel.
• Slim without being flimsy: It is solid titanium, so the pen stays balanced and rigid through a full page and always feels considerably more expensive than it looks.

Details

• Brand: Stilform
• Product Line: ARC
• Type: Gel Pen
• Closure: Self-aligning magnetic cap
• Refill: Pilot Juice Up LP3RF (0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5mm)
• Length (Capped): 142.5mm
• Weight: 80g
• Material: Titanium
• Finishes: Titanium Matte, Titanium DLC
• Country of Origin: Germany