Lamy 2000 black - elegant rollerball pen in robust fibreglass barrel - perfectly balanced & in line width M M 63 rollerball refill in black

When I first unboxed my LAMY 2000 I was slightly underwhelmed. For a pen this expensive, it really is understated. I have (and adore) a Delta Vintage Rollerball and a Recife Press Slim that I was comparing it to. Both are pictured next to the Lamy. The Delta is pure Italian luxury. The Recife's sharp lines are classy. The 2000 is the very embodiment of German engineering. It is an old design but it still looks slightly futuristic. The mechanism by which it closes is unique and efficient. And the clip is precisely cut and spring-loaded.After months of use, I have come to love the simplicity of the LAMY. It feels really nice in my hand and I enjoy writing every time I pick it up. I'm actually *excited* now when my kids have long field trip forms I need to fill out. That's how good this pen is.Much has been said about the refill cartridges; a lot of it bad. For me, the cartridge it comes with as well as the refills are just about perfect. I recently tried the MonteVerde refills and I found them to be so smooth I can't write with them. The LAMY cartridges have about the right level of ink flow and scratchiness for me. I'm left handed if it matters, which means I might write slower than the average righty so that might have something to do with it.If you're a pen enthusiast, you should give the LAMY 2000 a try. It is a timeless classic for a reason.

This pen has simply become my favorite writing tool. I'm even starting to take it with me when I go out, just to enjoy signing/writing with it.The look is understated and far from being a fashion statement, but it does look extremely good in its own way. I own other, more classic high-quality fountain pens (most notably a Waterman and a S.T. Dupont) and this Lamy can be proudly displayed next to them.The construction is extremely nice: the body is very lightweight, with some welcome additional mass coming from the metallic tip, which helps balance the weight. The pen seems very sturdy, with an almost industrial feel to it. No bending or flexing whatsoever. I didn't experience the cap issue mentioned by an other review: my cap stays firmly on once put on the bottom of the pen. And despite having a smooth finish, the whole thing is easy to grip and stays in place once in your hand.The roller cartridge itself is nice enough. It rolls smoothly, without leaving blotch, which is really all I'm asking for. As for the ink, I'm happy to notice that it dries extremely fast once on paper. Switching to a new cartridge is also a real piece of cake: simply unscrew the bottom part of the pen, et voilà!All in all, although I was a bit worried to put 70$ in a "simple" rollerball pen, I couldn't be happier with my purchase.

There's a reason the Lamy 2000 is on permanent display at the Museum of Modern Art. It's a beautiful pen. The design is over 40 years old and will likely remain a timeless design for decades to come. From the moment you un-box the pen and hold it in your hand, you can tell that it is a fine writing instrument. It fills the hand perfectly, has great balance wit the cap posted, and is just the perfect weight.The real reason I bought this pen, despite wanting the fountain pen was convenience. If you want the Lamy 2000, but don't have a collection of bottled inks (as the FP does not take cartridge refills), the rollerball is the way to go. You get the same great bauhaus lines as the fountain pen, but with all the convenience of regular rollerball and gel refills.It takes the Lamy M63 refill by default, but can also take many similar-sized refills if you use a spacer. My preference for a good balance price and function is the Pilot G2 Blue 0.7. But you've got a lot of options.This is certainly one of my favorite rollerball pens--and is probably the best option in a +/- $25 price range.

Perfect pen. My favorite

I'm a fountain pen user who happens to be going through a rollerball phase at the moment. I've always been intrigued by the fountain pen version of the Lamy 2000, which is almost double the price of the rollerball version, but I've never been a big fan of Lamy pens in general. They're always nice smooth writers, but most of the body designs are too lightweight and too oddly shaped for my taste. This seemed like a good opportunity to try a Lamy 2000 at half the cost of the fountain pen version.I like this pen a lot but think it's a bit expensive for something so understated. Body-wise, the total weight is about where I like it (25 grams) and it has a solid and nicely balanced feel. At a distance, the matte black Makrolon material and simple clip make it look a bit like a Paper Mate Flair felt tip pen to me. Up close, the subtle grain texture, wide diameter (15 mm), and spring clip give it a higher quality look. Aesthetics aside, my only real complaint is that it has two small metal posts just above the grip that stick out ever-so-slightly - just enough to irritate my fingers a little where I grip the pen. Not a show-stopper, but worth mentioning. Mine doesn't have any problem staying posted as I've seen mentioned in a few other reviews.The M63 rollerball cartridge that shipped with it was not usable due to constant skipping. When it did write, it was nice and smooth on Rhodia 90gsm paper, comparable to Pilot G2 and Uni-Ball Signo equivalents. But it never improved, even after several pages of writing. Fortunately you can use the Pilot G2 and other cartridges along with a small homemade spacer. I wouldn't have bought the pen otherwise. So I'm currently using a Montblanc medium rollerball refill cartridge and will probably use a G2 after that.I'm not sure how they determined the shipping weight of 0.6 oz in the Amazon product listing, but the total weight is approximately 4.2 oz when it's new in the box. Here are the approximate specs of the pen itself:Cap weight: 9 gramsBody weight: 16 gramsTotal weight: 25 gramsBody length: 120 mmCap length: 65 mmClosed length: 140 mmPosted length: 150 mmWidest diameter w/o clip: 15 mmWidest diameter with clip: 17 mmOverall, I do love the feel of the Lamy 2000 and might consider buying the fountain pen version of it when I get over this rollerball distraction. I'll probably use this as my main daily writer for a good while.