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April 6, 2019

Leuchtturm 1917 Weekly Planner Review (Pros, Cons and Pen Test)

Leuchtturm produce one of the most well known dot grid bullet journals so I’d had my eye on their weekly planner for a while. Patience pays off and they finally went 50% off in March!

Quick facts

  • Size: 5.75″ wide x 8.25″ high
  • Sewn binding
  • Softcover
  • Dates at a glance
  • Annual project plan
  • Neutral inside pages
  • 2 page weekly spread (starts on Monday)
  • No monthly calendar

Let’s take a closer look!

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The Cover

Same softcover as the other Leuchtturm dot grid notebooks.

There are many colors to choose from so I was definitely steering clear of boring black!

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Approx 1cm thick

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Because it’s softcover it weighs hardly anything.

Monthly Calendar

There is no monthly calendar in this planner.

Project Planner

My favorite part of this planner and something I wish more planners would include – an annual overview project plan!

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It’d be even better if it was spread over 4 pages instead of 2 as the writing space is a bit squished.

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Weekly Planner

Starts on Monday with combined space for weekends. If you’re not a fan of this there’s lots of lined writing space on the right that you could convert into Sat & Sun.

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The planner has holidays for most countries in the world which means you can live anywhere and use it. However it also means there’s a lot of country codes on the weekly spread when there’s a holiday…

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The lines on the right page of the weekly spread are 5mm which is closer together than most planners

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Dates at a glance

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Monthly planning

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International Holidays

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Extras pages

Blank unlined pages at the back

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Pocket Folder

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Tabs

There are no tabs but week numbers are printed in the bottom corner.

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Pen Testing

Despite the popularity of the Leuchtturm the paper quality is really disappointing.

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Bad ghosting for all pens (gel, fine tip and ballpoint) and highlighters plus bleed through for the stamps.

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Pros of the Planner

  • Bright white paper (rare for a sewn bound notebook!)
  • Lightweight
  • Multiple cover colors to choose from
  • Portable size
  • Gender neutral
  • Week number printed on pages

Cons of the Planner

  • Paper is too thin – prone to ghosting
  • No monthly calendar

Would I use this planner?

Yes, it has my favorite horizontal weekly layout with lots of lined space for list making. The paper quality and how prone it is to ghosting is really the only negative.

Comparison to the Moleskine

I did a full review of the Moleskine planner in this post. As I was looking through the Leuchtturm my first thought was that it was quite similar to the Moleskine, so if you’re trying to decide between the 2, here are some things to consider:

  • The Moleskine comes in multiple sizes. The smallest size (around 5.5″ x 8.25″) is narrower than the Leuchtturm
  • The paper quality is bright white in the Leuchtturm and more yellow / cream in the Moleskine
  • Leuchtturm has an annual project planning page, Moleskine does not
  • The line spacing is closer together in the Leuchtturm than the Moleskine
  • The price is about the same
  • The Moleskine has a monthly calendar, the Leuchtturm does not

Both of them:

  • Have a pocket folder at the back
  • Ribbon bookmarks
  • Start on Monday
  • Combined weekends
  • Having bad pen ghosting and bleed through for ballpoint, gel, fine tip, highlighters, stamps

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Related:  Moleskine Weekly Planner Review 

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Posted In: Horizontal 1 Page Weekly + Notes, Planner Reviews · Tagged: horizontal weekly planner, leuchtturm horizontal planner, leuchtturm weekly planner, leuchtturm weekly planner review, moleskine versus leuchtturm comparison

Comments

  1. Dianne says

    April 7, 2019 at 00:16

    I love watching your videos! I am obsessed with journals so it is so interesting to get a full review of a wide variety of them, especially those that I am seeing for the first time. Thank you for sharing!

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