This week we are bringing you a review of the Leuchtturm 1917 Notebook that hails from the esteemed land of Germany. As Leuchtturm was founded in 1917, they have dedicated over 90 years to the production of high-quality stationery. They live by their motto which states, “Details Make All the Difference”!
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Qualites
Leuchtturm1917 page number
The Leuchtturm 1917 Notebooks are available in both hard or soft covers and they come in a wide variety of colors. There are also two sizes to choose from; the Pocket A6 and the Medium A5, each of which come in dotted or ruled pages.
For this review, we used a Navy Blue A5 Hardcover Leuchtturm 1917 Notebook. In the front of the notebook is a Table of Contents that you can use to organize your notes. Don’t worry about numbering your pages, as that is another great benefit of the Leuchtturm; the pages are already numbered! Also included, is a ribbon to mark your place. There are archival stickers to label the spine of your notebook, as well. In addition, there is a nifty back pocket that opens allowing for small storage.
Performance
Leuchtturm1917 bookmark
A key part to the performance of your fountain pens is the paper you use. Therefore, we ran a couple of tests to see how the Leuchtturm 1917 Notebook would perform while in use. We used five nib sizes, and five different brands of ink, testing each one on the paper. During these tests, we experienced no bleed through on any of the nib sizes from fine to 1.9mm stub. We did, however, experience some show-through on the back of the paper with the 1.9mm test. In addition, we made droplets of each ink on the bottom of the page, to test how resistant the pages are to ink splatters and spills. Only two of the inks bled through – the Pelikan Edelstein Amethyst, and the Namiki Iroshizuku Take-Sumi – although, we experienced show-through on each of the inks due to the large pooling of ink.
Conclusion
The Leuchtturm 1917 Notebook is a great fountain pen friendly notebook that has many great qualities. Whether you are looking for a new bullet journal or personal journal, you can find it with Leuchtturm. Make sure to check out the new Leuchtturm1917 A5 Metallic Edition as well. Comment below about your experiences with Leuchtturm products!
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Nice paper. 😀
Looks beautiful. Been wanting to try this paper out.
Robert Oster Sublime
These are my favorite notebooks hands down!
What an awesome review! Thanks for the lovely giveaway opportunity as well!
I would love to see a review of the Pilot Vanishing Point pen with a stub nib – thanks for the giveaway!
Perfect
Ah! I love this like mass giveaway time. Seems like there’s another one every day almost! Thanks so much!
So excited about this giveaway! I ordered my first Leuchtturm1917 a week ago.
I love these notebooks!
Sounds like a good little notebook.
I’d like to see a review of KWZ inks in general.
I used a dotted Leuchtturm1917 for a year and a half, and loved every page of it. I especially like the perforated pages in the back. The dotted pages let me individualize my bullet journal layout. Great journal.
Omg! I love love these Journals!!! They are my absolute favorite!!!! And a true must have if your using them for bullet journaling or for just your own personal thought journal. The paper used in these journals works great for fountain pen ink!
I have wanted to try this brand for a while.
I would love to see a review of Noodler’s Newest Polar ink (the purple one)!
We just reviewed the Noodlers Polar Purple ink. Here is the link
https://www.penchalet.com/blog/noodlers-polar-purple-ink/
Perfect companion for a good pen.
I keep buying notebooks without filling any of them, but hey, I could always use one more, right?
This is the notebook I use to journal. Maybe review Kyo-Iro inks
I’d like to review Bungubox inks !
Love it!
I’d like to see a review on the Kaweco Student fountain pen.
Pocket sized is great for on the go notes and very stylish grocery lists!
I just found out about the Pilot Petit1 disposable pen. Can you do a review?
Love Leuchtturm! Thanks for the opportunity.
My favorite ink right now is Diamine’s Blue Flame!
This is gonna be the book, I will have took, Pen chalet is the best, putting all pens to the test, sorry I couldn’t help myself with these lines, i was on a roll with my tines, Geoff M
Haven’t tried a Leuchturm. Thanks for the chance.
Something sparkly?
A great notebook. I use it as a diary but it definitely has many uses!
What a beautiful Christmas gift!
Love the pre-numbered pages! It makes it so much easier to find what you’re looking for. Is the Pelikan Edelstein Amethyst ink you used in this review ever coming back into stock?
Im giving some of these as gifts for xmas
Please compare & review the new Diamine Shimmer inks with the ones they already have out. Thank you! God Bless & Love You Bunches!!!
This looks awesome.
I’ve heard so much about this notebook. Thank you for doing a review on it. Sounds like a good investment.
I would be interested in the P.Akkerman inks.
I’d love to see the Akkerman inks reviewed as well, if you can get your hands on them.
These are so much better than the M brand.
Thanks for the giveaway. I would love reviews on some shimmery or metallic colored inks.
I love these notebooks!
I’m looking for a good red/orange ink, but cant find a comparision… 🙂
Thank you !
Favorite ink can be a moving target for me; right now it’s Diamine Regncy Blue
I love the expanded variety of reviews! Maybe review some more pens: especially in the $100-$200 range?
I have yet to find a good dark purple ink that screams my name.
It seems my former comment didn’t go through so I’ll try again. I’ve forgotten what I wanted to see reviewed but one thing that is love to see is color comparisons using fine, broad, and cursive italic nibs. I’ve found that some colors look quite similar until a different sized nib is used, so would love to see that factored in to the color comparisons. Thanks for the chance to win.