2016 International Red Vintage Duofold - Any Experience?

[GJMekenkamp]

Hello,

 

I'm thinking of buying a 2016 version International Red Vintage Duofold.

 

Surely someone owns this pen. What can you tell me about this pen? Is the size and weight comparative to the Parker Urban and Parker I.M.?

 

How about the longevity of this pen? Is it made to last?

 

And, is it worth the 400 euros?

 

Looking forward to hear your opinions of this pen!

[mitto]

The modern Duofold is the top of the line pen while the Urban and IM are the bottomline economy pens from Parker.

[lastmohican]

Hello,

 

I have the 2016 International in black and the 2015 International in orange,

 

About these pens :

 

The build quality and assembly is perfect, going to last for years. The acrylic resin used is very hard and I have still no sign of scratch after 2 years of daily use. (It is much harder than the resin of my Montblanc Meisterstuck for example).

 

I personally prefer the 2016+ models with the big "3 rings" metal, instead of "2 rings + plastic" on the cap because I'm sure I will not break the cap.

 

The 2 tone nib writes very well and is smooth, but it has no flex at all.

I found that these nibs write a bit finer than expected, more like between F and M than a "real" European M.

 

For de dimensions I measured :

130mm capped, 125 uncapped

8.5 -> 9.5 mm grip section

11mm barrel section

13mm cap section

 

Is it worth 400€... Hard to tell. For me, I see a big difference with other pens I love, like the Pilot Custom 92 in the plastic used and the attribute plating... which I paid 200€.

So I would say it is worth at least 350€~400€ yeah. Maybe not 500€ like the Montblanc which is a bit overpriced.

 

Btw it's easy to find the modern Duofolds for ~300€ on Amazon spain for example.

 

I hope it helped !

And I hope my English is understandable

 

[GJMekenkamp]

Thank you both for your reply!

 

I'm convinced. I'll buy myself one!