PARKER Sonnet Rollerball Pen, Stainless Steel with Palladium Trim, Fine Point Black Ink (1931511)

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.

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.

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!

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

I had this pen for a while and I am often questioned on where I got from

Update - 06/11/2017. The new Parker refill ruins this pen for me. The ink skips too much. I've actually stopped using the pen as my everyday pen and gone back to the Waterman and Mont Blanc.The shipping and delivery of this was great. I have no complaints with either. This is my first Parker, Mont Blanc and Waterman are usually my preference and I've been quite happy with those. I really just wanted to try this to see if I'd like the grip and the weight of the pen and comparatively to MB, it's a whole lot cheaper. One thing I didn't expect with this is that it's skinny and 'straight'. I like a bigger pen because if/when I'm writing it's usually not for a short sentence or a scribble or two so I need something that I can hold on to. The grip doesn't feel that much different that the barrel of the pen. It's very smooth and if my hands are not perfectly dry and without lotion then I found that my fingers slip and makes my penmanship sloppy. I received the pen on 04/26 and it does come with ink, fine point, and for the first few days the ink flowed smoothly. The ink has since started skipping which I'm not pleased about but I've ordered a refill in blue ink, medium point as a replacement. For the price of this pen, I expected something with a little bit more size and weight. The good thing is - it's a pretty pen, just not one I would recommend for that price.

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!

Excellent writing instrument. Good weight excellent finish, just feels good to write with. I'm left handed, so the fact the ink dries quickly and does not smear when my hand runs over the writing is great. No ink on the side of my hand when I use this pen with the Parker inks.