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My “Whole” Writech Dual Color Pen Stash (to date)

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I have been accumulating a decent collection of the Writech Dual-Color Gel Pens. I first got the Vintage 4-Color Set and then added in the Vintage & Black 4-Color Set and over the last week or so, I’ve added in a few more muted and vintage colors to my collection including the Black + Amber, Coffee + Apricot, Pickle + Emerald and Black + Lilac.

There are more vivid and bright color options but I am loving these unusual, murkier colors that Writech is offering. However, I can be a completionist so I may end up with every color option at some point.

I’ll start by saying that the 05.mm gel pens are a good happy medium. I would love a finer nib but I don’t mind these 0.5mm at all. I also LOVE the colors I’ve gotten so far.

Pickle is probably the best lime green gel ink I’ve ever found. I think the Olive is also going to be great. The Milk Tea is also an amazingly unique color.

The only bummer color is the Apricot because its too light to be useful. The only other bummer is that the Dark Green in the Dark Green & Amber pen which brings me to my second complaint: I want refill replacements. I have a huge selection of these pens with black refills plus a color so I will not run out of black ink anytime soon but the Pickle and Milk Tea colors get used a lot and will be empty soon. REFILLS! I want REFILLS!!!

I thought I’d compare some of the more similar colors. Burgundy and Persian Red is similar but the Persian Red is a little more pink. I think I prefer the Burgundy even though its paired with the Navy which is a fine blue black but not a color I reach for often.

The Lilac and Mauve may appear similar but the Mauve is more reddish and the Lilac leans more violet. I can’t decide which I like better but Spring is coming so these both might end up in rotation soon.

Smoky Blue, Calaite and Emerald are all blue to green color. Emerald is the most green but still a little blue, Calaite in a lovely turquoise blue and Smoky Blue lives up to its name and is a soft blue.

Coffee and Amber are a little similar but the Coffee color is darker and Amber is more orange but a rusty orange, not a bright candy orange. I don’t normally like orange inks but I love the Amber color.

My Conclusion

My requests are for there to be refills and a built-it-yourself multipen with 3-, 4- or 5-color slots. I have too many models with color + black and would prefer to build a multipen with more colors and only one black refill. My dream pen: Black, Pickle, Milk Tea and maybe Lilac — wouldn’t that be a joy?!?!

Overall, if you haven’t tried any of the Writech Dual-Color gel pens, I have really become a convert and would recommend them highly.

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  2. I have the 8 pack Dual color in the Multicolor pack, and now I want the Multiscenery pack which looks like more pastels. I love them, and Yes! they need to make refills and a multipen. I wonder if they would fit in any current multipens I already won, I need to experiment and see.

    1. So fun! And yes, I’ll start experimenting with hacking the dual colors into a multi pen and let you know how it goes.

  3. I’m curious if you’ve tried any of the Japanese custom multis on the market? I have Coletos and Uni Style + Fit and prefer the Coletos.

    I’ve been pondering trying the vintage ones but if I get a bunch, I might try combining some especially if there are a bunch with black ink. I’m so used to franken-penning.

    1. Oh, yes! I love Coletos, style + fit and all the others. I think I did a post about them at some point.

      The refills in the Dual colors are oddly flattened so I haven’t tried hacking them into another multi pen but that might be a good experiment!

      1. I know it’s something I’d be ready to research. I do love these ink colors especially since quite a few are so unique!

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