Duofold Centennial Fountain Pen | Prestige Blue Chevron | Fine Solid Gold Nib | Black Ink and Convertor | Premium Gift Box

A superlative piece of kit. Excellently crafted and faultless in its use

It is one of the finest pen ever used. high quality and smooth and wet pen flow flawlessly.

This pen is pure quality, all metal which feels very solid in the hand and very comfortable to hold and write with. This pens is an attention grubber with its large gold trims and beautiful Chevron body, a true flagship Parker pen. The fine nib is more like MF which I like. It's not cheap, but in this case I feel it's worth it. I own a Montblanc Meisterstuck Legrand 146, whose list price is higher, and the Duofold Centennial Prestige Chevron is far better and more luxurious for me. I've removed one star because the box it came in was not the luxury one promised on the listing. A nasty let down and would have returned the pen had not liked so much. I you are after a flagship luxurious pen, go for it. This is Parker at its best.

Very nice pen

High quality in everything. Pleasant heaviness in the hand. You never use another pen again. Thank you amazon!

Excellent to write with its so good

I bought the Parker Duofold Blue Chevron fountain pen with 18 karat gold thin nib – the pen itself writes beautifully and feels lovely in the hand. A truly elegant and substantial feeling pen which I feel I got at a bargain price of £300.00 2 weeks ago – the price today is £592.57. The pen is indeed on the heavy side and can envisage myself writing Christmas cards and signing documents but not writing long letters. So why only 3 stars? The pen is a 5 star instrument, no doubt about that and of course it has a price to reflect that. Even with the discounted price of £300, this is still a lot of money for a pen and everything that accompanies this purchase should also reflect this. No blame lies with Amazon as I received the pen on time. What I don’t appreciate is how it arrived. Firstly, a very flimsy card board box with loose tape wound around it, the packaging burst open at one side and then the whole thing rattles! Not the care and attention I was expecting. After opening I find the white Parker sleeve with the pen box inside, only to find a standard, not luxury gift box with 2 ink refills rattling inside - no welcome card and no premium booklet. So 2 stars missing for a shoddy box? Yes, because everything about this purchase should be special – I bought a Parker Sonnet for my partner at £100 and it came with the luxury box which of course complimented the purchase. I would have expected the same for my pen given it is a more prestigious range from Parker. My first impressions were tainted, I felt very subdued about the whole thing and had it not been for the premium condition of the pen, I would have considered returning it. But after all that, I will indeed keep it and hope to enjoy many years of writing, but will also search for a nice box, antiques auction perhaps - thanks for reading.

This is a lovely pen. It is well made, has a good weight and the nib is smooth and has a degree of flex to it. This model has the fine nib. Compared to other fine nibs (for example Waterman or Mont Blanc) the fine nib in the Duofold is slightly wider but it is pleasant to write with. The machining on the body is of a good quality and it is entirely made of brass. Unlike many Mont Blancs and some other Duofolds which are made of resin, all of this seems to be brass based. The nib of course is 18k gold.The resin pens are lighter but feel much cheaper. My only problem with the pen I received was it leaked. I used the ink converter and a cartridge and only left it on my desk, but it still leaked ink into the cap. I think mine was just faulty which is a shame

I think the pens sold here are second grade items. The slit of the nib was not cut symmetrically. This is a small issue, but I expect gold nibs at this price point to be perfect. You also do not get a gift package, but standard box. I did send it back because of all this.

One of my favorite fountain pen, a definite classic.

趣味が昂じて本業となるとまでは行きませんが、万年筆蒐集は道楽となってしまいました。書く手はひとつなのにどこで血迷ったのか集めた万年筆は星の数ほどは大袈裟ですが数多有って道楽三昧になり周りの騒音もどこ吹く風と云ったところです。舌が肥えると申しますがこの場合指先が肥えると云うのか兎に角書き味に拘って万年筆道に邁進しています。 主に大手文房具店、万年筆専業店で買い集めていますが、こちらで買う気になったのはお店に出向くのが億劫になり物は試しに買いました。それも随分と昔の事で未だ物価も今のように目を剥く程高くない頃です。 それが今となってはこの万年筆の書き味は日に日に良くなって手放せない逸品となりました。まあ、万年筆の価値は買った時に分かるのは稀で長年使って遣って漸く突如その素晴らしさに感動するものですが。なので、諸兄の中に初見で諦める方が居るとしたらそれは惜しいと老輩は思います。 さて、パーカーのデュオフォールド、古くはミズーリ号でマッカァサー元帥が奥さんのビッグレッドを使って調印したこともある、名品中の名品であることは言わすもがなでしょう。勿論、メイド・イン・USAです。今はフランスで製造されていますが発祥はアメリカ合衆国なので、メインイベントに使われた訳です。尚、UKのも有り、これは貴重でプレミアが付いています。 小生は、こちらで買ったのと、お店で購入したのと、UKのヴィンテージものを使っています。どれも甲乙付け難く、個性的です。 インターナショナルと違い、センテニアルはそれよりも長いので、大きな手の人向けかと言えば、キャップを外してもバランスが良いので、小さな手の方でも大丈夫でしょう。 GTはゴールドトリムで金メッキが、CTはクロムトリムでロジウムの銀色です。好みで選ぶことになります。値段差はありません。 ペン先のことです。総じて、海外産は国産に比べて、字幅は同じFでも太いと言われます。海外産のFは国産のMぐらいあります。 小生は海外産も国産もEF、F、M、Bと使って来ました。それで思うのですが、漢字圏の日本では、abcと違い、細かい字が多く、せいぜい国産ではM（中字）までではないかと思います。なので、海外産のは、人にはEFかFを勧めています。パーカーも然りで、漢字を書くにはFが妥当だと考えます。よくFはカリカリとしていると聞きますが、18金のニブはそんなことはありません。 また、本品のペン先のしなりは、モンブランの149よりは柔らかく、パイロットの845よりも硬く、丁度良い塩梅です。このしなり加減に慣れるのは普段ボールペン使いの人は多少時間がかかるかもしれません。硬い万年筆が好まれる所以ですが万年筆の王道を極めるには避けて通れない道です。是非ともペン先のしなりに慣れて頂きたいと切に願うものです。 最後に、パーカーは万年筆の王様、キングと云われるように、愛好家の方は揃えておいても損は無い万年筆だと断言しておきます。殊に、フラッグシップのデュオフォールドはその書き味の素晴らしさから是非是非と申し添えます。

el trazo de tinta es continuo y suave, sin interrupciones, como un bolígrafo suave, aunque lleves varios días sin usarla; el diseño clásico es muy bonito; pesa menos que las antiguas, pero no parece afectar a la calidad de la estilográfica; un magnífico comienzo para usar estilográfica

Qualité irréprochable.