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Parker Duofold Centennial 100th Anniversary Big Red Fountain Pen (Special Edition) As low as €1,195.00


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This is the best-looking Duofold Centennial Parker have produced for a while... apart from maybe the current Big Red model. Will be nice to see a return to three distinct rings on the cap.

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have to admit it's hard to resist the lapis - will have to grit my teeth and see how the new parker 51 pans out, can only take one thing for the team at a time.

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12 minutes ago, lionelc said:

have to admit it's hard to resist the lapis - will have to grit my teeth and see how the new parker 51 pans out, can only take one thing for the team at a time.

 

I hear that! The funny thing about Parker is that they are terrible at trailing upcoming products - nothing on their website, Twitter or Instagram.  

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But when is another iconic pen going to have another hundred year anniversary?

 

Montblanc comes up with anniversary pens from time to time.  I think the 100th anniversary of the Meisterstuck pens is right around the corner in 2024, and they'll probably do a special 149 for the occasion.

 

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Further confirmation in the 2021 Trade Catalogue (courtesy of parkerpens.net)

 

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Also looks like the Big Red CT is sticking around:

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Nope, sorry, not appealing to me at all. Just as well, I'll have more to spend on the Mk II models I still want. 

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On 1/30/2021 at 12:49 AM, mitto said:

I would rather buy a couple dozen more 51s for that price. 

 

 

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37 minutes ago, Pingu said:

I like it, especially the red, but I don’t think it justifies the price tag. 

 

Completely agree - very interested to see whether/how the pricing fluctuates. Parker are trying to pitch a premium product, but the materials (acrylic) and box are identical to any other Centennial; you're paying for the unique nib pattern and layering. I can see a justification for maybe £100 above the standard Centennial RRP, but they should have just made this the only Centennial offering for 2021 and kept the standard RRP. It would still acquire collector item status.

 

A mass market company that thinks its Montblanc. 

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