Both Fisher and Cross advertise a Lifetime Warranty*. So I decided to clean out the desk drawer and take both companies at their word; here is what I experienced:
Fisher Space Pen
“Just mail your pen insured with your contact information”. Received a replacement within three weeks.
Cross
“Just mail your pen insured with your contact information along with $10 (check or credit card) for the “processing fee”.
The Fisher Space Pen Lifetime Warranty made me a Lifetime Customer.
The Cross Lifetime Warranty made me a Fisher Space Pen Lifetime Customer.
The Cross is back in the junk drawer.
*At Fisher Space Pen Co. we stand behind our products and our pens are guaranteed against all manufacturing defects.
*All Cross writing instruments and desk set pen holder mechanisms are unquestionably guaranteed against mechanical failure, regardless of age.