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== New Pen Review ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' I have some follow-up. I received a pen yesterday.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Oh, yeah? What'd you get?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Mark 1 Apollo. Solid. What do you think? It's wonderful. It's not what I expected, really.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's very different, wouldn't you say? Yeah. Based on your expectations of the Mark 1, right? Yes. Like, you know what the Mark 1 is. Uh-huh. And then you get this pen, and to me, it feels very different. Why do you think that?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Well, the click is still very satisfying, but it is different. I don't know if you found that to be the case. It feels slightly different to me.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I think it's the finish and the materials, right? It is made of different materials. It's slightly heavier, right? So, there's a little bit more of a thud as opposed to just a lightweight thud. This is a heavyweight thud. It's less clicky, I find.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yes. Like, the original one has more of a clickiness to it. And yeah, so thud is a good way to put it. Right. Still very satisfying, but different, right? Like, it is different. But like I say, it's not surprising. The entire thing is made of stainless steel, I believe, right? Like, I think even some of the mechanism is. I know it's different, anyway, to the standard mechanism. It is heavy beyond the level that I expected it to be. Really? Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Well, I guess I'm such a stainless steel pen fan that it doesn't. I don't notice it as much. I don't have a lot of feet in metal pens. I notice the weight.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Right? Right. I definitely don't use any that are not aluminium, right? Like, a heavier metal for me, like stainless steel or brass or copper, I don't use very often. So, like, I'm a frequent user of my regular Mark I. So, comparatively, like, it feels the same when I pick it up, right? Like, it feels the same length, right? The same shape, size. So, it's a surprise when I'm writing with it and I can feel my hand being pulled down to the page, right? Like, it is a very different beast. It's, you know, it's absolutely beautiful. Like, the finish that they have is so good to look at and it, like, it picks up, like, fingerprints and stuff in a way that I find very satisfying. And then you can kind of polish it. And, yeah, this is a, they did, obviously, a great job. I immediately swapped out the Fisher Space Pen refill for the Schmidt refill.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, I got the blue Fisher Space Pen that I, that refill that I like, the fine blue ballpoint I prefer. All right, so, I'm going to, I'm going to make you pick one. We're going to, I think we're going to play this game a lot, this, this episode. Original or Apollo edition for Mark I? You only get one.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Original.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' This is actually harder for me.

'''Myke Hurley:''' This is a special edition pen that I'm really pleased that I own. But if I had to use one of them every single day, I would use the original. I think I pick original, too.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And I love this pen so much. I love this pen. I will say, just a sidebar, anytime I sneak a Mark I into a picture of mine, it's inevitable that I will get asked, ooh, what is that pen? So, they just, they, people like these pens. They did a good job.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I was thinking about this, like, why do I prefer the original? And I think it's because the original is, like, the, the perfection of the design that they created. And then the Apollo is a different version of that. Right? Yeah. Where, like, maybe if you were starting from scratch with all these materials, you would come to a slightly different place. Like, there's nothing wrong with this pen. It is amazing. But it is different. And I am just, like, such a big fan of the original. This isn't the original. It is a special thing. Right? Where it's like, I have Pro Gears that I've paid way more money for, but are not better even in usage than an original Pro Gear. Because, like, you've added different materials to them. You've made it way differently. You've made it, like, perform differently because of its additions. So, it's, like, a similar thing to me in that regard. But, like, yeah, I am all, I am all about this pen. Like, I absolutely love it. And it's, like, just as a object. One of the better looking objects that I own. Right? Like, just bar none. Like, this thing is stunning. Like, it's, look, this, I don't, you know, I know how they did it, but still don't know how they did it. Right? Like, this really dark finish. It's, like, it looks like it came out of space. It really is. Very, very cool pen. It's executed perfectly. As you would expect. Mm-hmm. All right. We have something really special to talk about today. But before we do that, let me thank our first sponsor of the episode. That's Pen Chalet. Pen Chalet. Have your favorite brands and all the products that you're looking for. Whether you want stuff from Sailor or Kaweco, Lamy or Pilot, Pelican, Monteverde, and many, many, many, many more. They are an authorized dealer of all of these products. They sell roller balls, fountain pens, ballpoints, mechanical pencils, pen holders and refills, converters and cases, and so much more. They do free shipping on orders of over $50 in the U.S. They sell internationally with great shipping rates. Pen Chalet are doing discounts as often as they can. Like every couple of weeks, they have new products and also new discounts. And they're offering high-quality pens with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you go to PenChalet.com, that's P-E-N-C-H-A-L-E-T.com, and click the podcast link at the top of the website, enter the password Pen Addict for this week's special offer, and you can get the code that you need to save 10% on anything at Pen Chalet at any time. And also to get a look at some special offers that Pen Chalet have purely for Pen Addict listeners. What have you found, Brad?