Cross Bailey Red Lacquer Rollerball Pen (AT0455-8)

It’s a whole new experience writing with this rollerball pen. I have always loved nice pens, this one is the best and is now my go to pen for everything. I love taking notes and now the words just jump off the page. The ease and comfort of writing is a huge and unexpected benefit. The price, an offer, was amazing given the premium name and quality of manufacture. The colour and flow of the ink is beautiful.

Comparison between 6 pens I had the opportunity to compare between few pens: (will cover 6 pens here) ====================== among other pens, I managed to try, see photos for a better comparison ====================== in short Pen1- CROSS Bailey Medalist Rollerball Pen with Gold-Plated Appointments incl. Premium Gift Box looks very very nice feels premium in the had, and has some weight (37g) packaging is ok for a gift but nothing special regarding the box look or feel. it glides very smoothly when writing, and it has the right amount of ink coming out. my preferred pen Pen2- CROSS Century II Medalist Fountain with 23CT Gold Medium Nib incl. Premium Gift Box very beautiful design especially the Fountain tip very detailed oriented design CROSS Fountain pens are very good for lots of writing, it has just the right amount of ink flowing, but if you use it for singing then don’t go too fast as the line will start breaking (a solution for that is to press a bit harder on the paper) lightweight compared to the others (22g) … not bad by any means Pen3- PARKER IM Fountain Pen, Light Blue Grey, Medium Nib with Blue Ink Refill (1931655) looks very nice lightweight compared to the others (24g) I would go with the fine Nib rather than this medium Nib I noticed that PARKER Fountain pens spill more ink while writing than other brands, thus you have to write fast or the paper will start absorbing the ink, which is not ideal for a lot of writing, though it’s very nice for signing documents, as the line will not start fading when you draw line very quickly. also, that makes the pen not suitable for glossy papers. very smooth writing with it. Pen4- Parker Sonnet Medium Nib Stainless Steel Gold Finish Trim Gift Boxed Fountain Pen love the design the weight is in the middle (25g) compared to the others very lovely box, one of the best again: I noticed that PARKER Fountain pens spill more ink while writing than other brands, thus you have to write fast or the paper will start absorbing the ink, which is not ideal for a lot of writing, though it’s very nice for signing documents, as the line will not start fading when you draw line very quickly. also, that makes the pen not suitable for glossy papers. I would go with the fine Nib rather than this medium Nib Pen5- Waterman Expert Stainless Steel, Ballpoint Pen with Medium Blue refill (S0952100) this pen is different than the ones before as it’s a dry-pen, similar to regular Pic pens. looks very very nice feels premium in the had, and has some weight (34g) writes smoothly would have been one of the best pens out there except I had issues with it spilling, which made a mark on my shirt few times and it ruined it Pen6- Parker Stainless Steel with Chrome Colour Trim, Ballpoint Pen with Medium Black refill (S0809240) looks nice very slim medium to lightweight (27g) - just a regular pen, thus ok for writing (you are getting it for the looks). ============== between the pens here I would pick: Pen1, then both Pen2 and Pen5 ============== Note: All pens have been bought (by me and my family) nothing was sponsored or gifted by any retailer I like all of the designs, that’s why we got them :) - Always read the details about the pen in the description by the seller (as they may change) most Fountain pens include refills (and sometimes even extras) I prefer pens with caps to eliminate spilling problem that may happen or accidental strokes. And sorry for the video, first time and was difficult writing while the paper is away from me. Many thanks

Beautiful pen. Colour rich enamel. Just a slight scratch on the barrel unfortunately, but we'll worth the money. Present for someone and they loved it.

Excellent pen for the price. The weight is good and the colour is very nice - it appears to be dark red most of the time but under bright lights it has a very attractive 'metalised' paint effect. Writing is very smooth - which I expected as I have other Cross Rollerball pens. Only slight negative is that the lid sometimes falls off whilst I am writing...but I can live with this ! All in all a very nice pen which I recommend highly.

I have just received this & it's a really lovely pen - it writes very well (as I'd expect from a Cross pen) is a beautiful dark (slightly metallic) wine red, is fairly wide girth (having long nails, I can't write with a slim pen!) and feels comfortably weighted in the hand (heavy enough to feel like a quality pen whilst not being too heavy to comfortably write with). (Currently the lid fits very tightly & needs to be really pushed onto the pen when using it so that it doesn't come back off, but I suspect that this is because it is so new)

I read quite a number of reviews before buying this pen as I have not been happy with the specific parker pen that I had, the reviews for this pen were very good and at the time the red one was at a reduced price. although I was skeptical about its red color I went for it and I must say I am very happy with my buy both in terms of its look and the quality of writing, it is now always in my pocket and very often used.

Beautiful pen looks stylish

A really nice writing instrument using Cross rollerball technology. My only complaint is that the cap doesn't always stay on when fitted to the base of the pen.