Pilot S20, 0.3mm, dark brown
How could I resist… I never had much of a chance, did I?
…not with Gunther touting his readers with his beautiful S20, again and again and again.
I gave in…
…and bought the S20 in dark brown and in 0.3mm from WAKU1(Japan Store) for £13.52 (~$20.80; €18.20), including postage. I got it twelve days later. A great price, especially when keeping in mind that it costs more than twice as much in the UK (because it is imported) and you will have problems finding the 0.3mm version. I bought from WAKU1 in the past, but more about that in a future blog post.
The wood of the pen is beautiful and reminds me of the ONLINE All Wood Marone.
Pilot is a bit optimistic though, offering an F in their lead grade indicator. Is there an 0.3mm lead in F? When I see F it’s usually for 0.5mm.
Please let me know if you know of a 0.3mm lead in F – I do prefer harder leads, so F would be great, even though I have to say the 0.3mm leads you get with many Faber-Castell pencils are a bit too hard and too light for my taste.
Price and exchange rates: February 2015
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