Duofold Centennial Fountain Pen | Classic Big Red Vintage | Fine Solid Gold Nib | Black Ink And Convertor | Gift Box

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.

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 fine nib is superb for writing lecture notes and on sub-par copy paper, the scroll work on the nib is a gorgeous ace of spades. The Centennial version is girthy and long enough for my large-ish 8 and a half inch hands. Got it for a decent price at £273, although the prices in here fluctuates a lot. So do some price comparison before buying get to the best deal. The pen came with a fabulous gift box, it comes with 2 Parker ink cartridge and a cartridge converter within the pen barrel.

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.

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.

Very similar in size to the Pelikan M800. This is a cartridge converter. Very enjoyable to use and looks great. I love the convenience of cartridges when travelling.

This is a fine pen and isn’t cheap. But I also have a Jinhao pen, and there is t that much difference between the two, except for the enormous gap in the prices. I’ve always wanted a Duofold and now I have one, but I have to admit it’s not justified by performance.

Silly smooth writing - nice heavy feel - great quality.

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.

Tengo tres plumas Jinhao y he visto que exteriormente la Parker Duofold es exacta a las plumas Jinhao, en tamaño ,color, calidad externa, tanto que se intercambian sus piezas,una desilusión...El plumín es de mayor calidad pero no justifica pagar lo que se paga, no me ha convencido.

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.

My first impression of this pen is that it is very high quality and well-polished. When I took it out of the box, there were no signs of micro-scratches anywhere and the engraving on the barrel is nice and crisp. I like the look of the nib and I'm equally impressed with how it writes. It is quite wet for a fine nib, and because of that, the line width is more of a medium-fine than a fine. The nib writes very smoothly with just a hint of feedback, and the ink flow really brings out the shading characteristics of inks. I also like the attention to detail on the pen. The Duofold logo on the finial is almost perfectly aligned with the clip, and the engraving on the barrel is always visible while you are writing, which shows the amount of thought they put into the design of the pen. It would be good if the grip section was slightly thicker, but overall, I really like the pen and I'm glad that I purchased it.

Prima di tutto, su Amazon questa penna si trova a meno di 500€, mentre nei negozi si arriva anche a 700. Non è una differenza piccola. Secondo me non è una stilografica da 700 euro, per fare un esempio non avrebbe senso secondo me pagarla più di una Pilot 845 Urushi, che ha materiali più pregiati. Arriva in una custodia Parker così così, non da penna di grande valore; ma visto il risparmio ci sta. La prima che ho ordinato scriveva malissimo, probabilmente un lieve difetto del pennino, ho fatto il reso; ma dopo un mesetto ci ho riprovato, e ho fatto bene, perché questa volta è perfetta. Come avevo letto in varie recensioni anche fuori da Amazon, la punta fine in oro ha un tratto quasi medio, di pochissimo inferiore a una M giapponese, e leggermente più largo e bagnato ad esempio di un F Faber Castell o Leonardo. Sul piano estetico, a me piace moltissimo. Trovo tutti i dettagli squisiti: il logo sull'estremità del cappuccio, la scritta serigrafata, il pennino bicolore. E' ben bilanciata e adatta a sessioni di scrittura prolungate. Per me, a circa 480 euro è un acquisto consigliatissimo; meno a prezzo pieno Amazon (sui 580). Le foto non rendono merito al colore: è un arancione molto vintage, diciamo simile al color mattone. Non aspettatevela rossa, non è rossa, nonostante il nome. Regolatevi!