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

This is a big, solid pen that, despite its weight and girth, writes surprisingly well. It draws a nice, wet line. Smooth but with a slight feedback to give me a feel of being in control (of the instrument). In the past, I had problem with Parker pens drying out when capped but unused for even a few hours, this problem had gone away. Coincidentally, there is no vent hole beneath the clip - never know if that was causing the problem, so this is just an observation. The chevron pattern is pretty, the pictures do not do justice to its actual appearance. Overall fit and finish is top notch. Great daily writer, nice to write with, nice to hold, and nice to look.

Very nice pen

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

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.

Beautiful slim body and medium nib. Initially I purchased the standard body and medium nib. I didn't like its cheap look at all. However, the nib was smooth with pleasant writing experience. I returned it and ordered the slim body medium nib. The pen is smaller, looks divine and writes beautifully.

I am not sure if the product is genuine as the packaging does not correspond with the description and the photos. It does not come with the premium gift box, but usual cheap-one and does not contain welcome card introducing the product line or the premium booklet with introduction to the brand/product lines etc. I am returning it!

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.

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