PARKER IM Fountain Pen, Black Lacquer Chrome Trim, Medium Nib with Blue Ink Refill, Gift Box (1931651)

Tiene un bonito diseño y buen aspecto en general. Sin embargo la experiencia al escribir no es la más fluida, puedo decir que mi bolígrafo marca Bic que cuesta menos de 1$ escribe mas fluido.

The media could not be loaded. I love everything about this pen. I tend to write a little heavy-handedly and the medium nib has held up like a champ for several months!

When I first picked it up, I thought it felt heavy, but I got used to it very quickly, so that's great. Then, it needed a little TLC to get started. It comes with no cartridge. The cartridge was under the pen in the box. I put it in and didn't like the ink so replaced the cartridge with a twist one I ordered thinking this would probably be the case. The blue ink provided was thin, as most colored inks are, and the pen didn't write as smoothly as I like because of that. I prefer Hongdien black ink, usually injected into my pen cartridges. Once that was accomplished and the black ink flowing in, the nib didn't seem quite right and felt scratchy. To remedy this, I had to press a bit harder for a few moments and the nib fell into line with my use. So now I have trained it, tamed it, and it's just fine. It's funny how particular fountain pen writers are about their pens, but once you get one you love, it's heaven. Ball points are not comparable.

This was a gift to my Grandson who loves these pens. He will not use a ball point pen but only this kind.

I also ordered ink cartridges but cannot figure out how to install them

Probably not the best. But great for that price.

Smooth and doesn't leak

The instrument looks polished and professional but doesn’t write on command. I find myself having to dip it into water and shake it to get it to write if I don’t use it every single day.