Parker Sonnet Finishes And Datecodes

[Matlock]

This is my (corrected) list.

If anyone can find any errors please let me know.

 

 

1979 - -- -- NL NI Date coding begins in the US

1980 - QE QC QL QI Date coding begins in the UK and France
1981 - UE UC UL UI
1982 - AE AC AL AI
1983 - LE LC LL LI
1984 - IE IC IL II
1985 - TE TC TL TI
1986 - YE YC YL YI

1987 - PE PC PL PI
1988 - IIIE IIE IE E (change)
1989 - IIIN IIN IN N

1990 - IIIQ IIQ IQ Q
1991 - IIIU IIU IU U
1992 - IIIA IIA IA A
1993 - IIIL IIL IL L
1994 - IIII III II I
1995 - IIIT IIT IT T
1996 - IIIY IIY IY Y

1997 - IIIP IIP IP P
1998 - IIIE IIE IE E
1999 - IIIN IIN IN N

2000 - Q.III Q.II Q.I Q (change)
2001 - U.III U.II U.I U
2002 - A.III A.II A.I A
2003 - L.III L.II L.I L
2004 - I.III I.II I.I I
2005 - T.III T.II T.I T
2006 - Y.III Y.II Y.I Y

2007 - P.III P.II P.I P
2008 - E.III E.II E.I E
2009 - N.III N.II N.I N

2010 - IIIQ IIQ IQ Q (change)
2011 - IIIU IIU IU U

2012 - IIIA IIA IA A

2013 - IIIL IIL IL L

2014 - IIII III II I

2015 – IIIT IIT IT T

[mitto]

Matlock is correct for upto 2015 datecodes. Yet , going a little ahead of time here are datecodes for 2016 - 2020 :-

 

2016 - IIIY IIY IY Y

2017 - IIIP IIP IP P

2018 - IIIE IIE IE E

2019 - IIIN IIN IN N

2020 - Q.III Q.II Q.I Q (change).

Edited February 6, 2015 by mitto

[mitto]

Gentlemen,

 

Every site I can find with Google lists the original reading of the date codes. I trust that you are right -- I'd like to find the accurate information. Where are you seeing it?

We were not seeing it anywhere. We just corrected the list appearing elsewhere. So we are the authors (lol) of this corected list. And this corrected list is as per the actual date codes appearing on the Parker pens. Edited February 6, 2015 by mitto

[columela]

Just reviving this old topic. Thanks for the info, so I can see that my Paker Sonnet metal and pearl dates from the last quarter of 2011.

Cheers

[kcwookie]

Has Parker ever used a period at the end of their fourth quarter date codes? I have a Sonnet with a date code of I. and since it's a Monochrome it's three years early. This pen is exactly duplicate of an existing copy that I believe is real. Even the packaging seems to be correct except the date code. Anyone have any ideas?

[thx1138]

Has Parker ever used a period at the end of their fourth quarter date codes? I have a Sonnet with a date code of I. and since it's a Monochrome it's three years early. This pen is exactly duplicate of an existing copy that I believe is real. Even the packaging seems to be correct except the date code. Anyone have any ideas?

 

Can you post some photos please?

[Slimfish]

I am very late to this post, sorry

 

Only just read it.

 

The Parker Sonnet was developed at Newhaven and produced at Meru.

 

One of it designers was Geoff Hollington from Brighton UK.

( TF has an interview with him on his site )

 

There were very few concept ( pre prototype, non functioning ) pens produced in late 1991 at Newhaven, the nib design was initially different to the production model.

 

The production started in late 1992.

 

 

Mitto,

 

Sir,

 

Would you kind enough to post some images of the pen ‘ flighter CT is datecoded as IIQ’ that you have mentioned, I would like to look at them please.

 

Thank you.

 

Nice car shown on your Bio pic………. Yours?

 

Personally I like the Lotus Elan plus 2 in red……smiling……..

[NumberSix]

 

Parker date codes change every 10 years and spell out "QUALITY PEN."

On a side note, I have viewed the date code list at https://parkerpens.net/codekey.html many times, and I have never once noticed that bit about the pattern.

 

Cool!

[Waltz For Zizi]

On 4/27/2020 at 7:36 PM, thx1138 said:

 

Can you post some photos please?

I also think the pens in the last quarter should have a dot after it, like for example "Q.", because I have some pens with similar date codes, even though on parkerpens.net is a simple "Q", and it would be easy to confuse a certain pen produced for more than 10 years, not knowing the exact year if it was just a "Q" for 2 consecutive cycles