I Spent a Week Writing with Jerry Seinfeld's Favorite Pen | BiC Cristal Review

The humble BiC Cristal. It's inexpensive and iconic. I buy mine at the local grocery store, but it also lives in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. It's been the pen of choice for great writers for 70 years—from Jack Kerouac to Jerry Seinfeld, from Ian Fleming to P.D. James. So why do writers who could afford any pen in the world keep coming back to one that costs fifty cents? To find out, I wrote exclusively with a Bic Cristal for a week. Then another week. It hasn't left my side since. In this video, I dig into four reasons this cheap little pen has endured for more than 70 years—not just among casual users, but among serious writers and artists. This is the first video in a new series, where I spend a week writing with the favorite pen or pencil of a famous writer. 00:00 – The iconic Bic Cristal 01:24 – Writers who love the ballpoint pen 03:35 – Reason 1: It works 05:56 – Reason 2: It's simple 07:14 – Reason 3: It's affordable 08:13 – Reason 4: It's everywhere 08:55 – Made precious in the using Jerry Seinfeld on GQ's "10 Things I Can't Live Without":    • 10 Things Jerry Seinfeld Can't Live Withou...   My video on the Baron Fig Liminal Pen:    • Is This the Perfect Gift Pen? | A Review o...   Articles I used for research: https://monocle.com/business/bic-ball... https://timeproofdesign.com/bic-crist... https://www.moma.org/collection/works... Find my writing on Substack: https://johnepattison.substack.com/ This is a brand-new channel, so if you love writing, reading, and analog tools, consider subscribing—you'd be getting in early. #BicCristal #Ballpoint #WritingTools #Analog #Stationery