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I second the loveliness of the Sonnet. I just received one in the mail today. Kudos to Parker's France factory. I hope they keep these going for a while. I'd love to acquire some of the other finishes!

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You really can't go wrong with a sonnet, it's such a classic looking pen and for the price it's a bargain. I have this one in stainless steel with gold trim. But the only problem I have with the pen is that the medium nib runs a bit wide.

 

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I have one in black lacquer with gold trim. It was actually my first modern or new pen and I was not dissapointed. It's classic looking and writes very nicely.

 

I had an old Parker 51 that was my father's which I like better, and a vintage 1965 Sheaffer cartridge pen which I used in college which I do not like nearly as well.

 

Since then I have accumulated some Montblancs which I like, Conway Stewarts which I really like, some vintage Sheaffers, Esterbrooks, a few more Parker 51's, and a couple of Cross Century pens.

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Great review. I am sad because I lost one couple of years ago. I think is time for me to buy one.

"Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest of all; but great cleverness and much learning, if they be accompanied by a bad training, are a much greater misfortune."

 

Plato (Greek philosopher 428-348 B.C.)

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More than ten years ago, a aunt of mine offered me a Parker Sonnet, a little different from the one reviewed because it has a 18K nib. I inked her up today and afterwards I thought about looking for a review, here at FPN. Anyway, this is how she looks:

 

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frenchguy86 Near Mint

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More than ten years ago, a aunt of mine offered me a Parker Sonnet, a little different from the one reviewed because it has a 18K nib. I inked her up today and afterwards I thought about looking for a review, here at FPN. Anyway, this is how she looks:

 

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take good care of it, got the same one(large band, chrome trim, 2 tone 18k nib) and it's a ''rare'' one. Only made in 2002-2003 before the redesign of the sonnet line.

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take good care of it, got the same one(large band, chrome trim, 2 tone 18k nib) and it's a ''rare'' one. Only made in 2002-2003 before the redesign of the sonnet line.

Thank you frenchguy86. I have always been very fond of this pen but didn't knew it was a "rare" one.

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I have a Black Lacquer CT too... Yes the lacquer body give it a nice wow. I never post, so I never met any scratch. Maybe that's the main reason why I not post.

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