What Are Your Opinions On The Modern Parker Duofold?

[l4yercak3]

yes or no?

 

http://www.sequoiaventures.com/iPenStore/Parker/Duofold/DuofoldIntlBlackCT600.jpg

 

btw will i be stuck with parker inks with this pen? i don't mind at all but just asking..

[BrandonA]

I doubt have a problem with them. The above one is classic looking, sleek and non-offensive.

 

My favourite Duofold though is the white and black pearl one. Ive always wanted once the early 1990s.

[humblescribbler]

If you don't like the converters, aren't Aurora carts the same size as Parker? That'll give you a few more choices.

 

Also, Goodguy did a modern Duofold review here last year.

modern duofold review

 

ps -- I love my International. Bought NOS at the Baltimore Show just last March.

Edited April 27, 2012 by humblescribbler

[Ad_Astra]

There's quite a few posted review for Modern Duofolds, but my personal issue is the idea of a C/C for it. I love my C/C pens, but especially when replicating a vintage pen and pricing it at that level, you should go with a more...substantial filler?

 

Just my take.

[Leftytoo]

I've owned lots of pens. The only 2 modern pens I would not sell are my Duofold and my Aurora 88 Piston. What I like about the Duofold is its super hard, scratch free finish. I like to fine tune my nibs, and the Parker nib is very easy to adjust.

 

Yes, Aurora and Parker cartridges are interchangeable (and very good).

[Mickey]

I bought new Centennial with a medium italic nib (#94) in 1990. It's a sweet writing pen, though I wish the converter held more ink. (With an F or EF nib, this would not be a problem.) It's definitely on my keeper list, along with a Nakaya and an Aurora 88.

[nickapos]

I guess that a vintage squeeze filler adapter will fit the modern duofold if you do not like the modern parker converter.

[Leftytoo]

I bought new Centennial with a medium italic nib (#94) in 1990. It's a sweet writing pen, though I wish the converter held more ink. (With an F or EF nib, this would not be a problem.) It's definitely on my keeper list, along with a Nakaya and an Aurora 88.

 

I would suggest you refill Parker/Aurora cartridges - more capacity and they feed really well. Just get a 5cc seringe from your doctor with a really coarse needle. I cut off the sharp tip with a Dremel tool. Filling a cartrige is just as fast and less messy than plunging the nib into a bottle of ink.

Bob

[torstar]

It's an okay pen, not worth what I paid for it.

 

Writes a lot better than it looks.

[georges zaslavsky]

Have one which had the cap broken, after they changed the cap, they exchanged my nib without asking and they charged me of 60€ for a better nib I paid despite a so called lifetime warranty back in 2002.I dislike the modern duofold, I will rather get another vintage duofold than a new one.My vintage flat tops write much better than this pen.

[l4yercak3]

oops nevermind found the answer.. button filler..

 

the review sez $120 in ebay tho. wow that's really not bad!! i might have to pay in the $400 range if i buy it at retail here in manila.

Edited April 28, 2012 by l4yercak3

[Tom Aquinas]

They are a "good" pen to my taste, not a "great" pen.

[torstar]

They are a "good" pen to my taste, not a "great" pen.

 

It would be the least likely expensive pen that thieves would think to take with them for resale value.

[Gerd W]

They are a "good" pen to my taste, not a "great" pen.

 

It would be the least likely expensive pen that thieves would think to take with them for resale value.

 

That's right, not every thief is also an expert...

 

All of my modern Duofolds write very well, are super-reliable and I like their clear and classic lines.

[Koyote]

It's a lot of money for a plastic c/c pen.

[torstar]

They are a "good" pen to my taste, not a "great" pen.

 

It would be the least likely expensive pen that thieves would think to take with them for resale value.

 

That's right, not every thief is also an expert...

 

All of my modern Duofolds write very well, are super-reliable and I like their clear and classic lines.

 

 

I rediscovered it in a pile of pens a few years ago, forgot I even owned it; didn't recognize what it was or recall the precise details of where and what I spent on it.

 

Sparked it up and it wrote very well and then I found out what it was and what it sells for.

 

Well.....

[picautomaton]

My International Duofold from around '92 is the best made pen I own. It's plastic body feels superior to precious resin and other pen plastics. It's a pity they're not being made in England anymore.

[Garageboy]

I'd prefer that it was a self filler, but what about the boutique brands that also charge $250 for a CC pen?

[langere]

It's a good pen, but, as others have said, it's kind of expensive for what it is. It is very pretty, however...

 

Erick

[tonybelding]

I've never heard anything bad about them, but.... Yeah, they sure do seem pricey compared with some of the many other excellent options we have these days. For example, compare with a similar Bexley, or with one of the production line Edisons.

 

For that matter, you could get a custom-made Edison to your specs in the same price ballpark as a Duofold -- or considerably cheaper if you are OK with a steel nib (and I like those steel nibs).