I thought I’d share a couple pictures of this year’s Nolty Gold vs. the new one that just arrived for 2020. It’s always fun to look at the current year’s beaten up, well-loved diary next to a brand new shiny one!

My 2020 Nolty Gold feels even more luscious than the previous one– the 2019 diary’s leather had an odd bristly feel at first (which eventually wore off) but this one is buttery smooth. The leather on the 2019 actually held up quite well– there are some scratches, and wear on the corners, but it still looks great, just a bit lived-in.

The gilt page edges almost show more wear than the leather– there are a lot of scrapes, and they’ve dulled somewhat overall.

The cover overhang on the 2020 Nolty seems slightly bigger than last year’s, giving the notebook a slightly larger height. That could be because the soft leather has bent a bit, but since it is only on the height and not the width, I think it’s actually just made a little differently.

The 2020 Nolty Gold comes with an address book insert and two supplemental lined notebooks, just like last year’s. I’m planning to just transfer over 2019’s address book for now, since I mainly use it for ongoing lists. I haven’t used the lined inserts much at all, so again I will transfer the 2019 one in use, and just start stockpiling extra ones.

The Nolty Gold Efficiency Notebook is still my favorite diary/planner. I wish it wasn’t so hard to get in the USA, but I will probably continue to pay way too much to get one shipped from Japan every year!