It is undeniable that his aesthetic eye-catcher. The body is chrome Bimaterial for the lower part, brushed aluminum for the top. The mechanism into / from the ball tip is by 1/4 rotation of the pen body. So no complex spring mechanism that can sometimes prove defective. It is a guarantee of quality and reliability. Writing is pleasant. Unlike others, it can write to the horizontal without problems. Personally I find it a bit heavy and bulky but this is not a fault, just a fact (hence only 4 stars for me). Quality / satisfactory price. Note that the choice of a pen apart from some "technical" aspects is subjective and nothing beats a real grip of it before buying. And whatever the visual and opinion, nothing can replace that.