Fountain pen

I wasn’t expecting to be quite this taken with a pen, but the Parker Sonnet has turned out to be absolutely perfect for me. I chose the fine nib this time — all my previous fountain pens have had medium nibs, and I’d never quite been satisfied. Because I keep a daily journal and need to write small, I decided to experiment. I’m glad I did. The fine nib on this pen is superb. The ink flows beautifully: smooth, even, and effortless. It’s as fluid as a good rollerball, but with that familiar fountain-pen softness and flexibility that makes writing feel almost expressive. In many ways, this is the best fountain pen I’ve ever used. I went for the silver version with gold trim, mainly because it was on a pre–Black Friday offer. The saving was substantial, but the quality has exceeded anything I expected at the price. Every now and then you buy something that’s such a pleasure to use that it actually makes you want to sit down and write. This is one of those things. Each morning, before I start my quiet time — journalling, reading, walking — I genuinely look forward to putting pen to paper. That’s not an exaggeration; it’s simply the joy of finding a tool that feels just right. Of course, no pen will suit everyone. But this one suits me perfectly.

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Bought for my wife’s work, as writing with a decent fountain pen makes it so easy. And this pen does precisely this. Her opinion is that the pen flows beautifully, smoothly, allowing for a considerable lack of writing hardship, making her day all the better. She loves it, well please with the style and weight. Looks gorgeous. I watched her writing and, it looks effortless and the letters are formed elegantly.

No complaints about how this pen writes. I am a fountain pen beginner though so don't take my word for it. It just drops a star because in the picture the stainless steel version looks more like a bead blasted, grey finish. It is in fact just standard stainless steel like any other, so more silver and shiny with a brushed finish

Beautiful looking and quality fountain pen. Bought to use alongside another that has given (and is still giving) many years of excellent service.

The pen is stunning to look at, however if you leave it more than 15 mins then the ink completely dries in the nib and makes it unusable! I would return, but since it was a gift by the time we discovered it, it was too late to return! We have tried everything to stop this occurring using the instructions, and how we know how to clean, but nothing works... Value for money is non existent sadly!

I have used Parker fountain pens for 50 years and have never encountered any problems. However, several reviewers complained about the performance of the pen's nib, which gave me serious pause for thought. Obviously, I eventually took the plunge, and I am so glad that I did. From the outset, the pen performed flawlessly, which is actually unusual; in my experience, even good pens need time to bed in as the nib gets used to the user, or the user gets used to the nib. Not so with this pen; perfect from the outset. Perhaps it was a happy combination - Jacques Herbin bottled ink providing the ammunition. The pen's visual appeal will obviously depend upon individual taste, and I usually opt for the faithful black and gold, but, for some reason, this red version caught my eye and, in the flesh, I think its a real looker. Shorter than my Waterman Expert, and more regular (torpedo) shaped than the Waterman's 'Perfecto' cigar shape, which I love, I still immediately felt at home with it. At a reduced £97, it's still not cheap (yes; I know many pens cost hundreds, & some thousands) which, for many will make buying it a financial gamble (me included!), but for me it is a gamble that paid off - I'm delighted with the purchase and am now looking for any excuse to put (this) pen to paper...

It's a beautiful pen, with it's metal housing and gold nib. It's let down by writing performance. The nib glides across paper effortlessly, but it skips constantly and takes a while to start. There's only so many times you can re-cross Ts and re-dot Is until you give up. This was my first foray into "fountain pens that cost more than £1 and don't come in a pack of 10", but I ended up falling back on my previous pen because it writes better. It's a nice conversation starter, it looks great, and if you only need a fancy pen to sign your name on documents it should work fine. If you want something you can rely on for journals, or schoolwork, you'll want something else. Or maybe mine was just defective idk

Edel verarbeitet, sehr schönes Design, gute Haptik, schreibt sehr schön flüssig. Alles so wie man es von Parker erwartet. Absolute Kaufempfehlung.

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This pen is incredible! It looks simple, elegant and stunning. The nib is quite wide and long, and has beautiful lines and curves. The cap closes nice and tight. The ink flow is perfect, allowing for a very smooth and constant writing experience. After not using the pen for a few days, I was able to simply pick it up and start writing right away without any scratching or ink flow problems. The best fountain pen I've ever owned!

Der Parker Füller sieht schön und wertig aus, liegt gut in der Hand, und schreibt sehr angenehm und weich. Ich bin sehr zufrieden mit der Feder und der Leichtigkeit des Schreibens.

Der Sonnet von Parker ist ein optisch sehr schöner Füllfederhalter mit kleinen feinen Details. Die Schriftqualität sowie die stärke bei mir M ist exakt das was ich erwartet hatte. Die Geschwindigkeit bei manchmal mehr als 100 Unterschriften am Tag macht er tadellos mit. Ich kann hier eine klare Kaufempfehlung geben, deshalb von mir auch 5 Sterne.