Daybreak Click | Daily Retractable Fountain Pen

A fountain pen that clicks. No cap to lose, built for everyday use.

Most fountain pens ask something of you before you can write: uncap, set the cap down, remember where you set it down. The Daybreak Click doesn't. Press the button, the iridium-tipped nib comes out, and you write. Press again and it disappears back into the barrel behind a sealed shutter.

That shutter is the part that matters. It's what lets a capless fountain pen sit in a bag or a shirt pocket for a week and still start on the first stroke instead of drying out. It's also what keeps ink off your shirt.

At 19 grams the Daybreak is light enough to disappear in your hand during a long journaling session, and balanced so the weight sits where your fingers do rather than pulling backward. The resin barrel has a little give to it that metal pens don't, which is the difference between finishing a page and finishing a notebook.

Fill it from a bottle with the included converter, and Mintvalley Daily Ink will show you exactly what it's got: the shading, the depth of color, the character that gets flattened out by a ballpoint. Six colorways, from the quiet Tuxedo to the loud Caution.

If you've been fountain-pen-curious but put off by the fuss, this is the one that skips the fuss.

• Click-to-write mechanism — one-handed push-button deployment, no cap to remove, misplace, or fumble
• Sealed nib shutter — closes airtight when retracted so the nib won't dry out between sessions, and won't leak in a pocket or bag
• Iridium-tipped stainless steel nib — smooth, skip-free fine line for daily writing
• 19 g resin body — light and balanced for long journaling and note-taking sessions without hand fatigue
• Bottled-ink ready — includes a twist converter so you can fill from any non-carbon bottled ink, including Mintvalley Daily Ink
• Pocket-safe carry — sturdy metal clip, retracted nib, no cap in sight
• Six colorways — Caution, Red Velvet, Tuxedo, Silver Streak, Piano, Blackout
• Great for beginners — an easy, reliable first fountain pen, built with daily use in mind

How to fill your Daybreak Click

1. Unscrew the pen to reach the twist converter. It ships already fitted to the front section.
2. Click the nib out. Turn the converter's knob until the piston sits all the way down at the nib end, which pushes the air out.
3. Dip the nib into the bottle until the whole nib, and a little of the section behind it, is under the ink.
4. Turn the knob back slowly to draw ink up. Then turn it a quarter turn forward to release a few drops and an air bubble, and draw up again for a fuller fill.
5. Lift the pen out, wipe the nib and section with a tissue, put the pen back together, and write.

How to clean your Daybreak Click

1. Flush the pen every few weeks, every time you change ink colors, and before it goes in a drawer for more than a month.
2. Unscrew the pen, click the nib out, and dip it in a cup of cool water. Use the converter to draw the water up and push it back out, over and over, until it comes out clear.
3. Expel the last of the water, wrap the nib in a paper towel, and leave the pen apart to dry nib-down overnight.
4. Cool water only. No hot water, alcohol, or solvents.
5. Avoid pigmented, shimmer, and India or carbon inks. They will clog the feed and the shutter, and no amount of flushing fully undoes that.