Parker IM gold trim finish

[wass3rm4nn]

Hello, I wished to listen to others' opinions on Parker's gold trim finish fountain pens. There's a pen (IM Premium Warm Silver) that I was seriously considering but heard chrome trim finishes hold up better over time. Also I would never buy a lacquer finish pen but this one is anodized. Does anyone has experience with when does the gold trim finish begin to chip off/reveal the underlying metal? Thank You very much!

[zmija]

Hello.
A few of my Parkers:

 

 

Vector: 1995, 10 years of intensive use,

Frontier: 2001, 3 years of intensive use,

IM: 2020, rarely used, only at home,

IM Premium: 2021, 1 year of heavy use by my daughter (14 yo) at school  

 

Let's take a closer look:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My rating (taking into account wear and age): Vector > Frontier > IM > IM Premium.

IM Premium was disappointing... 

I hope this helps  

[wass3rm4nn]

3 hours ago, zmija said:

Hello.
A few of my Parkers:

 

 

Vector: 1995, 10 years of intensive use,

Frontier: 2001, 3 years of intensive use,

IM: 2020, rarely used, only at home,

IM Premium: 2021, 1 year of heavy use by my daughter (14 yo) at school  

 

Let's take a closer look:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My rating (taking into account wear and age): Vector > Frontier > IM > IM Premium.

IM Premium was disappointing... 

I hope this helps  

Wow! The red IM Premium is exactly the same anodization as the IM Premium warm silver/grey. So if I understand correctly that's what 1 year of active use looks like on it. Indeed disappointing! Thanks for sharing, really changed my opinion about it! As far as finish durability goes, plastic/stainles steel is hard to beat! Inexpensive wins! What's actually interesting though is how the gold plating held up on those compared to the IM!