Parker Duofold Centennial Fountain Pen | Classic Black with Palladium Trim | Medium Solid Gold Nib | Black Ink and Convertor | Premium Gift Box

A beautifully engineered metal pen that feels great to write with. I opted for medium nib and am not disappointed. The finish and craftsmanship are excellent and the pen does exactly what is says on the tin! A premium price for the pen that definitely says 'luxury', however, that said, a pen that will last several lifetimes if taken care of.

Beautiful design, really smooth writing, comfortable grip and reassuringly solid design. The colour looks fantastic.

Great craftsmanship and yes the price fluctuates (and you should watch out for this), but the quality of the pen doesn’t fluctuate.

Beautiful gold/iridium nib. Beautiful colour, weight and texture and engraving. Not cheap, but you get what you pay for. I was going to give up buying fountain pens, but I'm glad I didn't. If I have a reservation - Parker inkflow always seems to be modest: I prefer the heavier flow of some Caran D'Ache and Yardoled models - but they are a bit thinner and don't fill my fist so well.

The pen (big red) is plastic and surprisingly lightweight. It feels cheap, which is some achievement at this price point. The nib is fantastic though and the pen writes beautifully. Overall I feel I’m less satisfied than I should be. Comment after 6 months use. I'm really enjoying writing with the pen and the weight issue I was worried about initially isn't a problem. I've added as star.

I decided to amend my review as after using it for a while I think I was a bit overcritical of it. Lookswise it's nice but there's just something I can't quite put my finger on which makes it look a bit cheap to me. Screwing/unscrewing the cap doesn't feel great, the thread feels a bit rough and it can squeak a bit, I've had far better experiences with £5 fountain pens. It's a cartridge/converter and the converter was very stiff but worked fine. The nib looks fantastic. Now the most important bit, the actual writing! I went for a medium nib and although slightly broader than I expected it's a really nice writer. There's a little bit of line variation and just the right combination of smooth/feedback, the section is comfortable and not slippy at all, it's great for long writing sessions, we'll balanced and weighty without being overly heavy. I got mine from Amazon Warehouse with about 40% off the normal price (pen perfect condition, box a bit ripped) and I'm happy with it but don't think I would pay the full price, there are better alternatives out there for that price.

Cheap, plastic. Worse quality than a Bic biro! I would hesitate to spend £10 on this letter alone £437!

Beautiful pen and writes like a dream. Materials used are of the highest quality and is value for money.

My only other pens used are the Pilot Metropolitian (Fine), Parker Jotter (Fine), and a Parker Urban (Medium). I purchased the Parker Duofold in black with yellow gold trim pen with a medium nib. I have only used Mont Blanc ink in it to start... First impressions are very nice. The box which this came in and the converter already in the pen give this pen a very high quality look and feel to it. I filled the converter with some Mont Blanc ink and got to writing. This pen is very wet with that ink! I believe the Mont Blanc ink is thinner than Parker’s Quink and potentially some other inks out there but I haven’t done my homework on that as I love Mont Blanc color offerings. This pen and that ink write like more of a broad or extra broad - very very wet and I don’t think I like that. The larger pen diameter definitely emphasizes this pen’s placement in the Parker family and makes a statement that this is a pen of status. It is well balanced with or without the cap and I wish it could be a little heavier to complete the luxury feel of it. Applying the cap to the end of the pen while writing is a little worrisome to me - there is only a small ridge which captures the cap and it doesn’t go on very far. I do not know if it is properly on and I find myself worrying about it when I write. I don’t mean to detest this pen because I want to love it, but when comparing it to the Parker Urban, it is not worth 10 times the price...I don’t believe it’s a 10 times better writing experience compared to the Urban. Using this pen made me appreciate the Parker Urban that much more - the Parker Urban is 3 times better of a writing experience compared to the Jotter, and the price reflects that. The Duofold is a nice ornament of achievement and gift of success. Being new to the fountain pen culture, I do not see the value of the Duofold, especially in comparison to Parker’s Urban fountain pen. I really really REALLY want to love it and enjoy the solid gold nib, and gold trim pieces and “Duofold” crest in the cap’s end, and the large two-tone Ace on the nib, and perhaps the more I use it, it may grow on me and I will stay open-minded, but for now, I’m at a crossroads.

This is the second Parker Classic Centennial Duofold I have. The first was a Black with Gold trim Med Nib and now I have recently acquired this Big Red Centennial Classic Fine Nib. Amazon will not permit me to post a separate review for the Big Red, I've combined the 2 into 1 review. Both Pens seem fairly standard in appearance, and function wonderfully posted or not. I really like the resin body Duofolds, since they have a nice presence in my hand but are not overly heavy. The Duofold medallion adorning the cap end with the wide banding and the two tone Gold & Rhodium 18K Nib set the Duofold apart from other pens, and give the pen a classy appearance. You can see the Black Duofold nib is mainly gold with Rhodium accents while the Big Red is mainly Rhodium with gold accents. Both nibs are solid 18K gold. I really like the girth of this pen as it makes it easy to grip and to write with, even for long periods of time. With the Big Red, I am using the supplied converter with Pelikan 4001 Violet ink. And with the Black & Gold Duofold I'm using the converter with Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue. I have no issues with filling the pen, and the converter works well and fills up almost completely full. When it comes down to writing, I find the fine nib a bit better than the medium, with a slightly finer line and a more balanced writing experience. I find the fine nib very smooth with a slightly toothy grip on paper. I find the medium nib has a more silky behaviour with a slight feedback. Neither pen behaves like it's gliding or skating over glass. Ink consumption is not too heavy and the pens can use a converter or cartridges. Both pens run a tad on the dryer side but that may also be due to my choice of ink. One thing is for certain you will not be starved for ink. If the cap is on tight you can leave the pen for a week easily, and pick it up and start writing with no issues at all! However I do have a few things to nitpick about; I'm not sure if you can classify the color of the Big Red as red, When I use it at work, almost everyone tells me, “Nice Orange Pen”. Maybe Parker Pen folks are a bit colourblind? The classic Duofold engraving on the body of the Big Red struck me as a bit underwhelming. On the Black & Gold Duofold I find that fingerprints, dust, etc very visible since the finish is so glossy It would have been nice to see the pen with a filling setup like the Lamy 2000, Leave the cartridges to lesser pens! Considering the size of the pen body a setup like that would mean the pen could hold far more ink than it does now. Bottom line is that these are glorious writing pens with a fantastic nibs, easy to use, strong & attractive and with that 18k gold nib wow can it write! The fit and finish on my pens are impeccable, and the resin looks to me to be strong. The weight to me seems perfect, not heavy or clumsy. The ultimate pens? They are for me! Viva Parker Duofold Classic Centennial!

ikinci duofold kalemim. kalem 100 yıl önceki tasarıma uygun olacak şekilde yeniden üretilmiş, gövde üstündeki kazıma yazılar çok güzel. ucunu anlatmaya gerek yok, mükemmel yazıyor.

I purchased this Parker Duofold Centennial Big Red with a medium nib after already owning the Chevron Blue in fine. Needless to say, I already like the Parker Duofold line, and the Big Red does not disappoint. I like that you have the option of using an ink cartridge or converter, although I intend to use the converter with this pen given the limitations on ink options with Parker's proprietary system, which does not accept standard international ink cartridges. When the Big Red arrived, I inked it up with Diamine 1864 Blue Black using the supplied cartridge converter. It was easy to fill and began writing well immediately. The writing experience is outstanding, as the nib glides smoothly on the paper, as you would expect with a gold nib. I would call this a wet nib in medium, as it lays down plenty of ink. The Big Red feels very light-weight for it's size, especially compared with the Chevron Blue model, which has a metal body. I think that will make the Big Red comfortable for long writing sessions, and I had three pages down in a Leuchtturm 1917 B5 notebook before I even realized it. Overall, I'm quite pleased with my purchase and feel I got great value for what I paid for the Big Red. I will note that the barrel and cap of the pen are closer to a burnt orange color than red to my eye, but I like the color. The Big Red is not as elegant looking as its Chevron Blue brother, but color combination and styling definitely delivers a vintage vibe.

Hallo, der Duofold Classic in schwarz/Palladium erfüllt voll die Erwartungen ... und die sind, für Füller in der Größe eines Centennial, nicht umsonst sehr hoch. Um es vorweg zu nehmen: Tintenfluß und Schreibgefühl sind auf sehr hohem Niveau und durchaus der Größe würdig bei sehr guter Dämpfung der Feder. Der Füller ist für seine Grösse leicht, was ich sehr schätze. Die Haptik und die Art und Weise, wie der Füller in der Hand liegt ist großartig, sofern man grundsätzlich von dem Material überzeugt ist. Die 18K Goldfeder ist selbst unter der Lupe einwandfrei verarbeitet, so wie der gesamte Füller. Geradezu billig wirkt der mitgelieferte Konverter und ... ich habe mehrere Parker mit Konverter ... der Konverter hier ist der schlechteste von allen, was die Mechanik angeht, und wird getauscht werden müssen. Und: der Konverter wirkt bei Füllern dieser Größe zu schlank und fast schon mikrig. Es sollte hier eine Größe geben, die deutlich mehr hermacht und dem Füller entsprechend grösser und wertiger ist. Mitgeliefert werden zwei Patronen in einer relativ zum Preis des Füllers einfachen Geschenkbox, wie abgebildet, könnte durchaus aufwendiger sein. Vergleich: Ein Pelikan M800/M805 ist der direkte Mitbewerber gleicher Größe und bleibt trotz des sehr guten Auftritts des Duofold mein Favorit. Vom Schreibgefühl sehr ähnlich ggf. etwas weicher bei sehr ähnlicher Haptik. Nur ist die Kolbenmechanik halt audwendiger, erst recht beim 800er. Für Schreibende, die mit der Kolbenmechanik nix anfangen können und lieber Patronen verwenden ist der Duofold sicher der Standard, mit dem sich andere Füller messen/vergleichen lassen müssen. Zur Feder: beide Federn gehören zum besten, was ich besitze. Es sind beides M-Federn, in der Größe, Dämpfung und Härte sehr ähnlich, für mich sind beide in relativer Größe zum Füller sehr angenehm zu schreiben. Die Strichstärke ist ebenfalls annähernd identisch aber: die Pelikan Feder wirkt auf dem Papier flächiger, das Schreibgefühl ist weicher, sanfter während die Feder des Duofold eher kugeliger wirkt, deshalb auch runder aber auch mehr "auf den Punkt". Es ist reine Geschmackssache, aber für jemanden der "schneller" schreibt, größer, mit starken Unterschwüngen oder auch mit eher ausladenden Großbuchstaben schreibt, für den könnte der Parker der "bessere" Füller sein. Der Tintenfluß ist bei beiden Füllern großartig und auch unabhängig vom Schriftbild. Klar, trotz ich den Pelikan favorisiere, ich behalte den Duofold. Es ist ein Klassiker, viel zu gut, ihn nicht zu verwenden. Der Preis war spitze, normalerweise sind Füller dieser Klasse zu solchen Preisen nicht zu bekommen. Deshalb gebe ich die 5 Sterne. Bei Preisen in der Nähe der UPE wären es vier Sterne (weil die Teile einfach teuer sind). Hoffe geholfen zu haben. Gruß, Rounder6