Top 5 Pens for 2025 + How I Keep Track of Pen and Ink Pairings Digitally and on Paper

Welcome to my 2025 fountain pen year in review. While most people finish their recaps in December, my schedule (and my ADHD) usually means I am just getting started in January. In this video, I am sharing the top five pens that defined my year, along with the data-driven system I use to track my collection of over 80 pens. I take a deep dive into my storage solutions, including a sentimental heirloom jewelry box from Japan, and my dual tracking system that uses both analog notebooks and a digital Air Table database. Shout out to @markyourpages for his share of a Airtable database system for pens and inks in this video: https://youtu.be/DO9I5R0_hQU?si=diRKe1AuniaoDi6r We will look at the hard statistics of my collection, including my average pen scores and the total number of pen and ink pairings I made throughout 2025. Timestamps 0:00 Introduction and Happy New Year 1:12 How I store my fountain pens 2:27 My analog pen tracking system 5:52 Digital organization with Air Table 12:40 2025 collection statistics 14:38 # 5 16:21 # 4 17:48 # 3 19:35 # 2 21:06 Honorable mentions 22:55 # 1: Platinum 3776 Shape of Heart 24:13 My fountain pen regrets of 2025 27:18 Essential creative tools and accessories Shopping Links: Sadly most of the pens featured were limited editions and not easily found at retailers now. You can always buy a kakuno or two to cheer you up, maybe a new notebook? You can find these in my Amazon storefront, I do earn a small commission and all the money goes back into the stationery wallet to buy new things to share with you. Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/christyncreates?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_XMEVDGSZQSGRPX276XF1