I need a new pen. Help me!

[jmiicustomz]

So I need to find a new or new to me pen. Here are my requirements:
Green body (rolex green, hunter green, etc, no teas or pastels)
Silver or black or brown trim
Fit in shirt pocket
Ballpoint (I write on carbon copies all day)
Easy to find or order refills
Under $500 usd

Now I looked at the Visconti metropolitan in green but with the spiral and the pattern it is too busy, plus a touch more than I want to spend. I have one of the Rolex green ballpoints that was listed here but it feels cheap so I never wear it. I need to green to match my attire as I wear mostly, blues, black, tans, browns, and greens. I hate red and despise yellow. I wear stainless and white gold most of the time so yellow gold is out for a trim color. Anyone have any great ideas??

Thanks in advance and thanks for the enabling!

[Juantxo]

Check the Pelikan 600 and 800 Souverain in ballpoints and rollerballs. The green Pelikan is their traditional color. Beautiful bullet-proof pens, and you can use the great Parker gel refills.

[jmiicustomz]

I will look into those. I don't own a pelikan. How about Caran d'Ache? I have a very simple patek pen from them and I believe they also make the rolex wave pen I own as well. Both write fine for my needs but I am not enamored with either. How do their nicer pens stack up?

[Bisquitlips]

I agree. I would go Pelikan BP or RB. You can pick the older style up from about $40.00 upward. Ballpoints are even less expensive.








I also like the Sheaffer ball points and own this one. About $80.00 typically.

Sheaffer Connoisseur

[jmiicustomz]

I kinda like the polar lights pelikan but otherwise they all have gold trim with the green. It's just not my color combo

[Juantxo]

Caran are mostly all silver in the high end, and you will find pens with color in the lower grade pens. The lower end pens are nice, I own a few in black and gray, maybe a Swiss Army red one, but they don't age well. They are painted and the chromed trims tend to fade. Their silver pens are very nice. And they use the Parker refill.

The problem is that green is not presently fashionable so there aren't many around. You might be able to find an older Pix-like Montblanc of which I own a green ballpoint and a green rollerball (silver trim). But these are discontinued models. I also own a green lacquer Dupont which is a beauty but they no longer offer the green option.

By the way, I'm mentioning my green pens as examples but I would not sell them.

[jmiicustomz]

Originally Posted by Juantxo

Caran are mostly all silver in the high end, and you will find pens with color in the lower grade pens. The lower end pens are nice, I own a few in black and gray, maybe a Swiss Army red one, but they don't age well. They are painted and the chromed trims tend to fade. Their silver pens are very nice. And they use the Parker refill.

The problem is that green is not presently fashionable so there aren't many around. You might be able to find an older Pix-like Montblanc of which I own a green ballpoint and a green rollerball (silver trim). But these are discontinued models. I also own a green lacquer Dupont which is a beauty but they no longer offer the green option.

By the way, I'm mentioning my green pens as examples but I would not sell them.

Thank you! I will see what I can find, and I would never expect someone to sell their pens unless they offered first.