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

Much better than expected. I have an extensive collection of great pens but no Parkers. Like another reviewer I was biased against their modern pens preffering vintage ones. This big red duofold has changed my opinion, above all the nib is a dream and the build quality is sound. Very happy with my purchase maybe I won't be as sniffy towards modern parkers anymore.

The resin is solid and beautiful. You don't feel it like a cheap plastic nor less precious than other high end resin. The nib is artistic and gorgeous. It writes perfectly even when reverse writing.

After some questionable experiences woth Parker in the 90s, I bit the bullet on a recommendation of a friend and a decent discount. I have to say, that the Duofold Centennial punched well above expectations. Solid build quality, nice heft and an exceptionally smooth nib which competes with my Sailor and Pilot pens for smoothness.

The Vintage Big Red is a very nice pen overall with some genuine heft and a feeling of luxury - it’s actually surprising how nice a “resin” pen can feel. The fine nib writes close to a medium, and the two-tone colouring is lovely. I can definitely see myself being nervous about scratching the resin in the long-run, but such is life - I don’t have these fears with my metal Parker Premier. Unfortunately I had to return the duofold because the ink converter was damaged at the top - like someone had pushed it in before it was properly aligned, and so I couldn’t draw up ink. A shame. I don’t think the pen is worth more than the £263 Amazon was selling it for, and I think if you’re paying £300-£500, you’ll certainly question the value of what you’re getting. The materials aren’t worth that and in my case neither was the quality control. You also don’t get the larger presentation box as described.

The duofold in Centennial vintage red (actually orange) fine nib is actually faultless and it looks superb like the original pre-war colour. A superb writer (note a fine nib writes like a generous medium, I knew this by reading reviews which state this and I can confirm they are correct) and I got a reasonable price. The one star review relates to Amazon NOT TO THE DUOFOLD PEN. The box had been previously opened and although the pen is perfect and appears unused, the gift box has marks on it and the Parker instruction book and guarantee were missing with just an empty space left in the box! There was not the opportunity on the Amazon website to email Amazon customer services and tell them only a crap virtual chat line which was about as useful as a chocolate teapot! The only option I had was presented with was to return the pen which as the pen is superb an an excellent nib on my mine that I could not take the risk of returning and getting a less perfect nib so I'm risking keeping it with no guarantee! Poor service Amazon.

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

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.

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

J'avais commandé un exemplaire à plume fine parce que je savais que les «pointes» moyennes Parker avaient tendance à être assez épaisses. Je ne me suis pas trompé : j'ai reçu un (beau) stylo-plume avec une plume dont la largeur d'écriture se situe entre fine et moyenne. Pour ceux qui s'interrogent sur la présence d'un convertisseur (la pompe à encre), sachez que le coffret du stylo comporte deux cartouches d'encre noire... Pas de panique : le convertisseur est déjà placé dans le corps du stylo. J'ai choisi une encre noire Parker noire (Quick) pour alimenter l'outil. Quelques éléments techniques. Poids du stylo avec le convertisseur : 29 g. Longueur sans le capuchon : 13 cm. Longueur avec le capuchon vissé (donc stylo fermé) : 14 cm. Longueur avec le capuchon posté (clipsé à l'arrière du stylo) : 17,5 cm. Diamètre moyen du corps : 1,3 cm. Et maintenant pour l'écriture : écoulement bien fluide de l'encre mais sans exagération, plume douce qui glisse parfaitement ; elle reste rigide. Elle n'est pas faite pour les pleins et déliés ; je «trimballe» le Duofold partout dans un petit étui en cuir : la plume ne sèche pas ; elle est toujours prête à écrire. Pour les amateurs de croquis à l'encre : il est possible d'effectuer du «reverse writing» (écriture ou dessin avec la plume retournée) pour obtenir une trace très fine correspondant à celle d'un Lamy Safari doté d'une pointe EF. Enfin l'ensemble : très bel objet qui fait son effet — j'ai acheté le modèle Red Vintage. Sobre mais très chic. Article cher, évidemment, mais vu sa qualité (Parker haut de gamme, tout de même !)... Il faut donc l'acheter lorsque le prix baisse sur Amazon. Je suis très satisfait de mon achat, de la livraison et de l'emballage. Je recommande pour ceux qui veulent (se) faire un très beau cadeau.

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.

Firstly, Good value and delivered from USA to Dubai in just five days. Great service. The pen is reviewed well across pen blogs and does not disappoint. I chose the fine 18ct nib and the line is more medium I’d say. Feed flows well and it’s perfectly set up straight out of the box with a variety of inks. Full marks to Parker for this and the nib is attractive with its ace of spades engraving. There’s no real flex, though the nib has enough give to keep your writing smooth. The converter is Parker branded and a push fit. It’s just ok (Montergrappa by comparison are screw fit and better quality - but then it’s FPs cost a lot more). And be sure to push the converter fully in, otherwise it rattles in the barrel. Overall it’s met my expectations comfortably. For $220 (AED880 delivered) it’s good value meaning the Duofold heritage in the classic colour ( with the cool Duofold vintage style engraving on the barrel) can be added to your collection secure in the knowledge you can use it every day.

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。