The latest addition to my Caran d’Ache 849 Claim Your Style collection has arrived. I couldn’t resist getting a turquoise one myself after getting one for my wife earlier this year and seeing how beautiful the colour looks. To properly claim it as my style it is again engraved with a computer-related font. The Pen Company did another excellent job with their free engraving. I’m also always amazed how quick they are. I ordered it in the afternoon and it arrived the next morning, engraved exactly how I wanted it.
Funnily enough, just this week The Well-Appointed Desk just posted a review of the 849 in exactly this colour. The Pen Addict also reviewed this colour in the past.
I fed my new 849 with Schneider’s Slider 755 XB – extra broad and blue. A very smooth refill that offers a lot of line variation compared to normal ballpoint refills, but that, of course, doesn’t lay done a line quite as nice and saturated as a gel refill.
Last year I made two videos about the 849 which might be of interest to you.
One about using gel refills…
…and one that is more generic.
These pens look very nice! Thank you for showing them.
May I ask how you managed to get the engraving in a custom font? I only see a choice of three standard fonts at the Pen Company.
Thank you for your comment. You can email them or write what you want in the comment box at the end of the order. They will not proceed with the order before checking that box and contact you if they have any questions.
Thank you for these details! I will contact them.
Hello, what is that orange-dotted notebook on third photo? Looks amazing!
Hi Moli, what you see there are the dotted pages at the back of a Hobonchi Techo for taking notes.