I'm pretty sure this pen is real. I have another Sonnet which I bought in town which is real, and it seems to compare well to it, though it is a Laque Verdigris Rollerball so can't compare nibs!

The pen in question is a Sonnet Laque Verdigris fountain pen with a medium nib. I got it new off eBay, without a case (but with a tag) for only £25!

I've attached a couple of pictures of the nib. What do you think? Is is a very good fake or did I get a very lucky deal?

By the way, you have to click to see the nib better, the reduced version gives a jagged appearance not present in the full size version!

You know, there is a thread you should see, titled "Fake Sonnet seller again". Sorry, but I don't quite know how to put a link to the thread here.

Thanks, I looked at that before posting and most of it made me think mine is real and I was just very lucky with the price. But I'd still like a second (or even third!) opinion from someone more knowledgeable that me.

I attached two more pictures. One shows a bit where the rhodium plating has worn off to reveal what looks like gold underneath, which supports the authenticity. Please have a look at the full size versions and let me know what you think!

Hope that it is genuine!

Best,

Dare

Did you try a magnet? if it is steel underneath ...

It isn't magnetic, and it looks like Gold underneath in the 4th pic as it should be. After reading the fake articles, I am now 90% sure it is genuine!

I have a fake one and a real one. The nib looks identical to yours, and on my real sonnet it is 2 tone, yellow and white gold. You need to look at the cap, directly opposite of of the clip will be engraved, Parker Sonnet. If it's engraved to one side, i.e. not directly opoopsite of the clip, it's a fake. I can post pictures if that will help.

Adrian

Thanks,

How's this:

Not all the gold Sonnet nibs are two tone. Some of them are completely rhodium plated. Given the photo of the nib which shows the plating worn off, I would imagine it is genuine, but I'm no expert.

If it is a fake, it looks like just about the same level of effort has been put into its making as would a real one-- which would pretty much undo most of the ills of a fake pen; if is functions as well as a real one, can't be told from a real one, and most importantly cost the maker as much time and resources as the real one (thus undoing the profit for the villain), it probably doesn't matter hugely if it's not out of the Parker plant.

Thanks for all your comments. I'm sure it is genuine now, I think I was just paranoid as I got such a good deal. Seems I've just been incredibly lucky!

I am not so sure but I'm no expert. On my Sonnet the diamond shaped hallmark on the nib has the letters PP with an arrow between them but it is an older model. Maybe PW stands for Parker/Waterman on the newer models? Also the price and the fact that the plating seems to have worn off the nib quite easily suggest that it could be fake. I hope not though.

The newer ones definitely have 'PW' on them.

Worn off on a part that is not on display though, and what looks like (and should be) gold underneath.

About the price, the listing wasn't very good at all, bad small picture. I think I've been lucky to get it at a low price due to the poor listing. Poor listings of genuine goods often lead to a lucky buyer.

Everything I have looked at from the fake articles and threads on here lead me to believe it is real. And the fact it has an identical look and feel the my genuine Sonnet Verdigris Rollarball (under a powerful magnifying glass!) should have convinced me in the first place. A good deal can often lead me to paranoia!

Well, I was wrong then which is good.

Thanks all for taking the time to look and comment

Maybe £25 isn't that much of an unusual amount, afterall Lewertowski has them selling for a 'Buy It Now' for £39.99: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=110221898113

Feel a bit stupid for being so paranoid