Parker IM Fountain Pen, Premium Dark Green, Fine Nib with Blue Ink Refill (1931640)

Unlike any Parker I’ve had before, it dries out and I have to flush it regularly. When the ink is flowing it is a nice pen to use. Good colour and feel. The fine nib is nice too.

I love the way this looks - gorgeous shade of dark green with the lovely etched body and cap design - very tasty. Very smooth to write with (as fountain pens should be) and feels nice in the hand: it's full metal construction on this premium version - some kind of alloy I reckon as it's very light. The fine nib is nice, but I do prefer the Parker medium nib for a bit more character when writing, and also - & this is why I've docked a star - I do get the occasional hard start with this fine nib - I.e. It doesn't quite always start to lay down a line of ink as soon as I put pen to paper. This is only if I haven't used the pen for a few days but, still, it's somewhat annoying and not what I'd expect in a pen with an RRP of over £60 (I paid less than £30 on amazon - thanks Jeff) - hopefully this only affects my particular pen as a one-off, and it's not enough of a nuisance to make me want to return the pen, cos it's really rather lovely.

Parker pens are normally great, this one is awful. The design and feel of the pen is lovely, quality and premium feel, however the ink doesn't flow freely, the nib is scratchy and dries up so each time I pick it up (which is daily, it's not left to do dry) I have to scribble on my pad to get it going again. I picked up a Parker Jotter fountain pen in Tesco for £6 which works like a dream, so maybe I just got a duff one.