On fountain pens the quality difference is clearly obvious: already on first writing, scratching nibs, missing ink flow and weak workmanship strike. Ballpoint counterfeits are often constructively unstable, fall apart quickly, can only be reassembled by gluing, and the refills tear the paper rather than write. Even compared with high-quality watch counterfeits, the quality gap on writing instruments stays high. The raw materials look too light; mechanisms last only a few days; correspondingly fakes are quickly identifiable even without comparison with originals.