The Lamy Swift Roller Ball is a delight to write with!
It’s no wonder the Lamy Swift Rollerball is the third best selling Lamy pen in the UK and Europe. I knew it was going to be a different writing experience from the minute I opened its special gift box. At a starting price of around £25.00 this pen offers excellent value for money!
The pen case looks like a tall wardrobe when it is closed. It has two arrows on it signally that you need to pull the two halves apart which I did. The two sides folded in on themselves and up popped the Lamy Swift Rollerball, safely contained in a specially made pen holder.
Now anyone who has looked into promotional gift pens in the past will no doubt have heard of the Argenta Rollerball and ballpen. These two pens have been popular low cost metal gift pens for years. Few people realise, however, that the design was actually conceived by one of Lamy’s many popular designers.
In case you do not know the Argenta by name, it is the silver, black or navy pen which is featured in most promotional gift catalogues that has about about fifteen decorative holes by the nib of the pen.
The Argenta is one of the most popular gift pens worldwide but it is a Chinese copy of the original German made Lamy Swift pen! It is also substantially less expensive and does not write any where near as smoothly as the real thing.
When I opened the case, the pen popped into view along with foil wrapped brand new M66 large capacity Lamy German made refill. I tore open the silver foil packaging and put the new rollerball refill into the pen.
The Swift rollerball is unique in that it does not have a cap like other rollerballs. The special refill is air resistant and does not dry up like a normal rollerball would. The writing tip simply retracts into the pen using a push button mechanism just like a ballpen.
The clip mechanism is also a very attractive feature. When the pen is in use the clip retracts into the body of the pen. When you are finished writing and click the push mechanism the clip pops out at the side to use. This ensures that the user never ruins a nice shirt after forgetting to retract the end.
Personally I love this pen. I have always been a ballpen man myself but this rollerball has changed me. I don’t mean that I will only use the Lamy Swift but I won’t be giving this pen away to friends or family! In fact, I would find it hard to part with any of the top quality samples Lamy so nicely sent me.
Actually writing with one of these pens will show you why together with the unique and stylish designs, Lamy is the gift pen of choice this year!
Today I have written in excess of 4000 words with the Lamy Swift Rollerball. I feel confident that I know the pen better than anyone who does not own one themselves. If you happen to own a Lamy Swift you will know why I like it so much. If you don’t, order a sample and see for yourself what all the hype is about.
By Dan Toombs
