Rotring Newton is now Parker Facet

[LapsangS]

The Rotring Newton (600 mkIII) is in production again under the Parker brand name. I thought they had buried it with the now defunct Rotring brand but no... I am happy and sad at the same time. I just can't associate this type of pen with the Parker brand. But all these are Sanford pens anyway... I guess there are no Parkers, Watermans or Rotrings anymore... Just boring Sanford mishmash

 

Anyway, I'm glad that they are continuing it. They could have done better by reintroducing the older 600 Newton MkII though, preferably in lava finish. That would have looked more in line with other Parker pens.

 

Parker Facet

Edited August 14, 2008 by LapsangS

[Ondina]

Thanks for the link, lapsang. A pity, certainly....for all the FP lovers.

[london]

Anybody seen these for sale in the UK as yet? I'm curious.

 

- Mark

[dogpoet]

The finishes aren't hugely attractive, are they?

[jmkeuning]

Ugh. What a waste of time and materials.

[ZeleniLav]

I can only hope they'll leave the Initial alone...

[Anycall]

Actually, these pens are super-smooth writers with an attractive finish and they're a great deal at $75. Mine writes better than my more expensive Aurora Ipsilon. Although they look similar to the Rotring at first glance, any astute observer should be able to notice the differences right away: The Rotring's barrel is hexagonal whereas the Parker's has 16 sides. The plain rotring clip has been replaced with an attractively styled Parker arrow. It's a durable pen that oddly ehough, looks better in real life than it does in pictures. I was so satisfied with my blue Facet that I bought a dark gray one a month later.

 

All you haters need to stop posting. Let's hear from people who have actually tried/own the pen!

[jmkeuning]

All you haters need to stop posting. Let's hear from people who have actually tried/own the pen!

 

Go make a sandwich; you are going to be waiting a while.