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Caran d'Ache Pens
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Caran d’Ache originated as a simple pencil maker located in Geneva, Switzerland in 1915 to over 100 years later emerging as one of the worlds recognized leaders in premier manufacturing and the only manufacturer of fine writing instruments to be located in Switzerland.
Although the Swiss are known for their technical knowledge and excellent craftsmanship and quality in its watch making industry, Caran d’Ache has extended such craftsmanship and quality to the fine writing manufacturing as well.
Arnold Schweitzer merged the original writing instrument company with the Ecridor Pencil Factory when he purchased it in 1924. Mr. Schweitzer decided to name his new company after the nickname of a French Political cartoonist, whose name originated from karandash, which is the Russian word for pencil, thus Caran d’Ache was officially formed.
Caran d’Ache continues to manufacture its products in its Geneva Switzerland workshops today.
Pen Chalet is a proud Authorized Dealer of Caran d’Ache pens, pencils and inks.
Pen Chalet is an Authorized Dealer of Caran d'Ache pens and writing instruments.
Country: Switzerland
Although the Swiss are known for their technical knowledge and excellent craftsmanship and quality in its watch making industry, Caran d’Ache has extended such craftsmanship and quality to the fine writing manufacturing as well.
Arnold Schweitzer merged the original writing instrument company with the Ecridor Pencil Factory when he purchased it in 1924. Mr. Schweitzer decided to name his new company after the nickname of a French Political cartoonist, whose name originated from karandash, which is the Russian word for pencil, thus Caran d’Ache was officially formed.
Caran d’Ache continues to manufacture its products in its Geneva Switzerland workshops today.
Pen Chalet is a proud Authorized Dealer of Caran d’Ache pens, pencils and inks.
Pen Chalet is an Authorized Dealer of Caran d'Ache pens and writing instruments.
Country: Switzerland
Customer Reviews
Really enjoy the style and slim fit
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Really enjoy the slim fit of the pen
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Smooth writing.
Blue color ink is on the lighter side but still pleasant and easy to read.
Large size to write for a very long time .
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Beautiful color, off center balance makes it slightly top heavy, smooth and quiet pen mechanism, writes smooth and feels ok in hand.
Excellent quality pen at a fair price.
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Love the new color combinations. As usual, great pen, with a great cartridge.
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Great pen, love that is is made from recycled nespresso pods. Have gotten many compliments on this pen. Writes great!
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Expensive, but worth it. Beautiful ink that performs well. Dries quickly, does not smear. Only downside is that it is not at all water resistant, but this is true of most all inks.
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Just keeps going amd going. Works as described, a HUGE reservoir of ink.
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Great stylish pen. With the Goliath refill, you seemingly always have ink! Pen writes very smooth. Personalization looks good with these pens.
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Great pens. They by far are the most smooth single use ballpoint pens I have ever used (they write like the Goliath refills). The wood chip adds visual appeal and I like the back story. Pen barrel is smooth.
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Nice color, easy to use, handy to have!
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Great pens, highly fuctional, hexagonal barrel easy to grip, Goliath refills hold a lot of ink and write beautifully, no skipping.
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Great pens, highly fuctional, hexagonal barrel easy to grip, Goliath refills hold a lot of ink and write beautifully, no skipping.
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Great pens, highly fuctional, hexagonal barrel easy to grip, Goliath refills hold a lot of ink and write beautifully, no skipping.
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Our daughter wanted another pen for work. She like her current Nespresso pen, so we got her this pen to keep at work.
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We got this pen for our daughter for Christmas and she loves it.
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I’ve been giving Caran d’Ache ballpoints as gifts for years and use one at work daily. Best writing ballpoint by far. I use the medium point.
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This is a lovely pencil, though it's not quite what I expected. But that's MY fault.
Because I didn't read carefully, I thought this was a .2 mm pencil. It's NOT. It's a 2 MM pencil!! LOL, that's on me.
Aside from that, it seems like quite a nice mechanical pencil. The color is lovely too.
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I cannot explain why, but the steel nib of the 849 is unlike any other steel nib that I have tried, it's got a bounce to it and a responsiveness that I haven't experienced from a steel nib before. I've got some vintage gold nibs in my collection (ST Dupont, Montblanc, Sheaffer) but the 849 is my go-to pen every day. It's just the right amount of wet and smooth. And the clean design is flawless; the angular clip compliments the iconic body shape perfectly. Terrific writing and visual experience with this pen. Cons: the section can work itself loose from the body through writing, having to be screwed back in sometimes. I resolved this with a tiny bit of silicone grease on the threads giving it a bit of grip to stay securely tightened. Also, perhaps due to bad QC at Caran d'Ache, the first two pens I received had baby's bottom resulting in lots of skipping on the downstroke which I was able to fix quite easily with some nib tuning materials (mylar and micro-mesh) and now it's my #1 pen. So much so that I've ordered four more so that I have the whole fluorescent collection. Personally I would have rated this pen excellent for quality and functionality as well as style and value, but I haven't tried any high-end pens that people rave about (Sailor PG for example), so I'm not sure how it compares. For me, this is my favorite pen and I write all day for work and it makes my work an absolute delight.
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The YELLOW is MUCH BRIGHTER than the photos can show. It's a perfectly decent pen, my one gripe is that posting the cap is a pain, because the cap doesn't want to stay put. Clean and wet lines, and it stays wet even with infrequent use. Slim, hex barrel.
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Prompt delivery, no snags. Will purchase here again as it becomes necessary, provided prices are kept competitive, as they are now.
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The “Divine Pink” is an intense saturated red/pink. Kind of a classic “Lipstick Red”.
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Interesting grey shade. Trying the sample instead of committing to the EXPENSIVE bottle.
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