PROOF vs Ridge, side by side: cards, cash, weight, size and price from each maker's own page. Where the Ridge wins, why we pick the PROOF Founder, and the all-leather Holden if you want no metal at all.
Why a 2 mm full-grain leather sleeve keeps a carried pen from getting scratched, which of the four Grafton sleeve colors to pick ($35 to $39), the wallet that matches each, and where a sleeve falls short.
What a solid brass pen gets you, and when an aluminum Grafton is the smarter buy: the Brass Grafton Mini Twist (1.8 oz, $84) compared with the Grafton Mini Twist, Original and Super Matte, with honest trade-offs.