Duofold Ballpoint Pen

It's orange. An expensive ballpoint at over £200, but well worth it. It is precisely made and oozes quality. Parker at their best. I've used it for months now and it's a joy to use.

A handsome ballpoint pen from Parker (a division of Newell Rubbermaid, the US consumer products group) that complements their original 1921 Duofold fountain pen, which is still in production. It has a quality look with a casing made from resin (their website says Precious resin) that allows for the Duofold name and logo to be precisely laser cut into it. Twist the metal top half a turn and it softly locks into place with the ballpoint appearing. How does it write -- perfectly, especially on thick paper and it's also flexible enough for drawing. Unfortunately there is no reference to how much can be written with one cartridge. The pen, of course, comes in a luxury box. Pull open the top two flaps to reveal a black card with a top of the pen logo printed in varnish and some copy about Duofold pens in gold ink. Remove this to find the pen and a very slim forty-eight page instruction/warrantee book in multiple languages. I found this the weakest part of the overall package because it's set in ridiculously small type (for those who know about this sort of thing I think it's 3.5 point) and probably unreadable except in daylight. If you are called Parker you'll have a neat looking fabric covered box with your name in gold on the top to leave in a conspicuous place in your office or home. This is an expensive ballpoint (the fountain pen more so) but its obvious quality means, with several refills, it should last for years. I expect it sells more as a corporate gift rather than an individual buy.

Review in particularly on the Pen. It’s a ballpoint and it’s works. It’s Parker quality and it fits my Monteverde ballpoint refill conversion to rollerball/. Happy with all of it. Would be a 4/5 at least, but the box advertises is the cheap Parker pen box you would get in cheaper model like a Sonnet. Doesn’t even come with extra refill. This was mentioned by others. Ruin the entire resell value. I guess that is why it’s on the discount. This is shipped by Amazon as well so why is this a cheaper box version?

Vintage design and colour combined with todays materials and manufacturing standards. Very fine pen! The Amazon price (a little below UKP 100) was unparallelled.

I bought this as a gift for my dad. Does not feel like a ‘luxurious gift experience’ due to the cheapo looking case it comes with. It’s not the nice one pictured or described (which does look great) but a much smaller case, with no leaflet. There’s also no refill, which is also described. If it’s just the pen you’re after, this may not bother you. But let’s be real: part of buying higher end products is the whole packaging of it. I’d be equally annoyed to buy a bottle of Champagne and have it arrive in a Blue Nun or Ernest Gallo bottle. Debating whether to give to my dad or send back.

I'm conflicted with this pen. It's undoubtedly a high quality product as this is evident from the moment you open it - it comes in a well packaged box and when you open the top flap to reveal a black card with a logo printed in varnish and gold printed text in gold ink. Underneath this is the pen and a small (almost 50 page) manual. For a pen. To be fair, it also does mention the warranty too. Getting the pen out and it feels amazing - the balance is perfect and it's well presented with a lovely finish and a deep engraving that adds a great finishing touch. In use, it's brilliant and flows freely and is comfortable to use for long periods. So why conflicted? Simply down to the price - I tend use cheap pens that cost a fraction of the price and work almost as well. They are not flashy or special but they do what they are designed too. This pen is something special and while it is absolutely ideal for a special or commemorative gift, it's hard to recommend for daily use - unless money is no object. It's highly recommended for a pen as it's one of the best out there, but looses a star simply for the cost.

Opulence comes to mind when you first open the box and look at the pen. The presentation box is nice and everything is simple and neat. It has a warranty booklet, and it is a limited warranty of 2 years. However, the pen feels robust and looks lavish. The pen itself is lovely to behold. I guess the weight comes from the 18-carat gold parts on the pen. It has this very nice balance, I have a very old Parker gold pen; that had some weight to it, but this surpasses it. The nice thing about this pen is that it writes just like any other ballpoint pen, as the internal refill is a quinkflow. The Duofold weighs 29 grams, so it is a weighty pen. But it is well balanced and feels solid and robust. My first use with the pen was comfortable and flowed very well. It is a nice pen and you can write and use with ease. So, the pen itself is lovely. As what the pen information states it is a work of craftsmanship. You can tell by the look of the pen that it is hand built and put together meticulously. From the turning of the top to retract the ink nib to the weight and removing of the nib. They have put emphasis on the ease of use and change of cartridge. They probably have someone poor soul checking these pens to ensure they exacting to the specification they must adhere to. I know most put would shun and show a blind eye to a pen at this price range. I believe this pen is aimed at the higher market, so, it is not everyone's cup of tea. Most of us now live in a digital age and I tend to use a tablet or laptop. I only use a pen on the odd occasions and mainly to sign documents. So, in a digital age a pen like this is pointless. However, for special occasions this is ideal, however you wouldn't want to keep this pen on a wedding guest book as I doubt the first person who signs it would leave this pen behind :) However, I guess you can keep the pen in your suit pocket for signing documents and writing your will. It's a tricky line to step. It is expensive for a pen and then again you wont leave this lying around and let your son take it school. It is a pen for special occasions only. So, it will have limited day-to-day use. At this price you would only use this on occasions where you deem it useful, most of the time the pen will stay in it's presentation box.

The pen is well balanced and feels good, not too heavy, that I could write all day with it. Great pen! The quality of the materials is very good, Resin barrel, Palladium Plate etc., with a two year warranty. I have in my pen collection Parker Premier's slightly less cost , slightly better quality, I think. Overall, this is a beautiful pen, but, I think the pen, in my opinion, is not worth more than around $250 and the Parker Duofold Fountain version $350. ( Gold and special versions more for both.) These are considered excellent pens, but I think the prices asked, is what the downfall is for the "Parker Duofold Collections" and is why my rating is average. This is just my own opinion, as a pen collector, having many high end models.

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