ONE: Platinum #3776 Century. It was a difficult choice choosing our favourite product of 2019. And in the end it was the Platinum #3776 Century that made the top of the list. We love that you can get this pen in multiple colours, multiple nib sizes, different facets on the barrels and even limited editions. It means there is a #3776 Century for any taste. You can write tiny with an UEF (Ultra Extra Fine) nib or use the juicy broad Music Nib. You can have the pen in the sleek traditional Black, or try the beautiful Lilas with a faceted barrel. If you want a serious upgrade you can get the 100th Anniversary Limited Edition “The Prime” in Sterling Silver. What a pen! What amazed us about the #3776 Century was how well it took off this year. We sold significantly more #3776 Century’s than our next best selling gold nib pen. Clearly not just a favourite in the WG office but in the rest of SA aswell. The #3776 Century makes it to our number 1 spot because it represents all that we love about fountain pens: the ability to get a pen that is your nib size; your colour; can be refilled; exceptionally well made with masterful craftsmanship; and we could go on and on. A well deserved number one!

TWO: KWZ Sheen Machine. I certainly wondered if KWZ Sheen Machine would live up to the hype and be a "Sheen Machine". Well it certainly did. This ink has an insane amount of sheen. In fact on some papers you are not sure if this is a pinkish ink or blue. KWZ also managed to make the ink a nice and smooth writing experience which not all sheening inks have managed to accomplish. Well done KWZ! We should also mention that this ink managed to sell out in Write GEAR record time. It seems you were all excited to try it as well 🙂 KWZ Sheen Machine makes the list because any ink with this much sheen that is a pleasure to use should be right near the top.

THREE: The Leonardo Momento Zero Hawaii. We really should have said the whole Leonardo range but the Hawaii is just exceptional. The colour and depth of the acrylic is just something to behold and we brought in more Hawaii than any of the other colours and sold out the first shipment on the first day. WHAT WHAT. We love the craftsmanship, the fact that each pen is hand made, the carefully selected acrylics and it helps that they write well as-well 😉 Leonardo pens brings something unique and special to the Write GEAR store and deservedly makes our top three for twenty nineteen!

FOUR: Dreyer & Dreyer If you have a really nice pen the chance is you are looking for someway of storing it or carrying it around. Dreyer & Dreyer fills that need. Started here in Cape Town it was born out of one of our customers passion for fountain pens and skill with leather. These pen sleeves are our favourite sleeves we have come across in 2019. They have that smell and feel in the hand that you can only get from leather. And Dreyer can do custom sleeves should you want something different. Also we just love being able to supporting local 🙂 Dreyer & Dreyer makes the list because the sleeves are exceptional quality and we just love storing our pens in them!