Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover vs PILOT G2 Premium Refillable Rolling Ball Gel Pens 12-Pack
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover is ₹1,000 dearer.
Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover vs PILOT G2 Premium Refillable Rolling Ball Gel Pens 12-Pack
Moleskine
Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover
₹2,499
Around 70 GSM is the number behind Moleskine's most persistent complaint, and it is a specification rather than a defect: at that weight fountain and wet gel ink bleed through, so the reverse of a written page is generally unusable.
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PILOT
PILOT G2 Premium Refillable Rolling Ball Gel Pens 12-Pack
₹1,499
Gel ink is darker and flows more freely than ballpoint, and the cost of that is drying time -- roughly two to three seconds, which is enough for a left-handed writer dragging their hand across the line to smudge every word.
Full details →Who the Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover is for
Buy it if: Ballpoint and pencil writers who want the build quality and the extras.
Avoid it if: Fountain pen users -- buy the 90 GSM Rhodia instead, which also costs less.
Who the PILOT G2 Premium Refillable Rolling Ball Gel Pens 12-Pack is for
Buy it if: Right-handed writers who want darker, smoother lines than a ballpoint gives.
Avoid it if: Left-handed writers, who will smudge, and anyone writing on glossy or recycled paper.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Moleskine Classic Leather Executive Notebook Hard Cover | PILOT G2 Premium Refillable Rolling Ball Gel Pens 12-Pack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹2,499 | ₹1,499 |
| Weight | 400 g | 12 g each |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Archival | not published | Not archival ink -- it fades with prolonged UV exposure |
| Binding | Sewn, opens flat | not published |
| Comparison | The Rhodia in this department is 90 GSM and does not bleed, at a lower price | not published |
| Drying time | not published | Roughly 2 to 3 seconds. A left-handed writer dragging a hand across the line will smudge it |
| Extras | Elastic closure, ribbon marker, rear pocket | not published |
| Fountain pen behaviour | Bleeds and ghosts. The reverse of a page written on with fountain pen is generally unusable. This is the most common complaint about Moleskine and it is a paper weight issue, not a defect | not published |
| Ink | not published | Gel, which flows more freely and looks darker than ballpoint |
| Pages | 240 | not published |
| Paper weight | Around 70 GSM | not published |
| Refill economics | not published | A refill costs roughly a third of a new pen |
| Refillable | not published | Yes, G2 refills fit, so the barrel is not disposable |
| Skipping | not published | Gel pens skip on glossy or recycled paper more than ballpoints do |
| Tip | not published | 0.7 mm |
| What it is good at | Ballpoint and pencil, where 70 GSM is entirely sufficient | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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