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Lamy Balloon Rollerball

Lamy Balloon Rollerball

The Lamy Balloon is an affordable, smaller rollerball pen designed for students. It’s very similar to the Safari and Vista pens, but it’s smaller and more affordable.

The Balloon uses Lamy’s proprietary T11 refill, as opposed to the longer, more expensive Lamy M63 rollerball refill. Despite the use of the odd refill, the Balloon writes well, similar to a fine-to-medium Lamy rollerball. The small refills to tend to wear out quickly.

The Bubble has a triangular grip similar to that of the Vista and Safari. In fact the two parts are interchangeable, it’s just the conical nose piece that is different — it’s long on the Safari and quite short and stubby on the Bubble. The threading and all measurements are the same.

Lamy Balloon Rollerball Information

Street Price Check Price
Manufacturer Lamy
Pen Type Rollerball / Gel
Rating
Barrel Color Blue, Green, Red, Orange
Barrel Material Plastic
Body Diameter (mm)12.0
Grip Color Blue, Green, Red, Orange
Grip Material Plastic
Grip Diameter (mm)11.7
Country of Origin Germany
MSRP $10
Still Sold Yes
Similar To
Refills
Capped? Retractable?Capped - Snap On
Clip?Plastic
Length Capped / Retracted (cm)13.3
Length Posted (cm)14.8
Length Uncapped (cm)12.0
Weight (g)14.4
Ink Color ShippedBlack
Writing Sizes0.7 mm