PARKER Sonnet Rollerball Pen, Matte Black Lacquer with Gold Trim, Fine Point Black Ink (1931518)

Gift was well received. An excellent starter pen for a young professional or recent grad.

Beautiful design to look at and hold. Writing with it is a pleasure. Weather a personal note or creating a literary work of art, the experience of using this pen is a satisfaction in and of itself.

The pen itself is very nice, a little overpriced, in my opinion but good quality. The problem lies with the refill. It is blotchy really not nice to write with, which is surprising coming form Parker. While I really liked the pen itself because of the refill I returned it. Unfortunately refills are mostly proprietary and not easy to find good substitutions. At least or me, it was not worth all the work. Parker should know how to produce excellent rollerball refills. Unfortunately that is not the case. I even ordered brand new refills and those were exactly the same. So I am sorry to say, this was not the pen I wanted to keep even if I love Parker in general.

This pen exceeds my expectations. Not only is it solid, well-crafted, and balanced, but it's great looking. I hand-write a great deal of my notes to files and memos to staff, as well my personal correspondence and this pen makes it easy - no fatigue. The ink from the Parker refills is immediate to the paper and flows as evenly as any pen I have ever owned. I do suggest, however, that if you like a medium point, stick to the "fine" version of the refills. The "medium" is overly bold for what I would consider a medium point cartridge. Excellent pen!

Feels really nice in your hand with very smooth performance. It has a nice balance and weight with a flowing ink that makes writing a pleasure. A great value for the money. Thank you, George H W Bush Jr

Beautiful solid elegant. It is a tool of elegance and intrinsic value. There is no reason to own a pen over 10 $ in value. This brings its own enjoyment of its beauty.

My father owned this pen back in the 80s and he lost it. It is so great to be able to find the exact same pen many years later. It looks the same and feels the same. Thanks Parker for making such beautiful pen!

The pen itself seems OK and I'm guessing it is a Parker Sonnet. I'm thinking someone else previously purchased the pen and sent it back. There are two spaces in the bottom of the box. The space where I'm guessing the welcome card, premium booklet and guarantee were originally packed was empty. The ink refill in the other space wasn't rapped and is semi dried out and worthless. I purchased two refills and was surprised to find that, "For sale only in India / Nepal" is printed on the packet. I don't imagine it makes any difference but, I live in California. With no way of registering the pen with Parker for the two year guarantee and feeling that I might not be the original purchaser...... I'm thinking I should send it back.